WHAT SAY YOU?

Peter Chisholm "The Dungeons comprise a great walk, often with the round to yourself."

Mike Ramsay "Newton Stewart is a fine, wee base in the area with nice family-run hotels and businesses and we chanced upon the idyllically sleepy Ayrshire village of Barr on the way down... a charm of a place."

Charlotte Akam "A brilliant area with some great walks around lochs Trool and Clattering shaws. Merrick offers an amazing view if it’s not in thick cloud! Glentrool campsite is great and has a handy cosy cabin for when you are camping in the rain."

Allan Young "The Grey Man of Merrick is a must – classed as a mimetolith [a naturally eroded rock which resembles some other form, like a face or an animal] it takes a bit of finding but it’s a remarkable piece of rock."