The country of Scotland is a splendid destination in which to take a short break. The nation great for a magnificent choice of diverse vacations, with large regions of charming countryside with excellent amounts of sites of outstanding natural beauty (perfect for ramblers, hill-walkers, mountain climbers, hikers and the likes).
Scotland also features some of the smartest tourist attractions, including, some of the finest galleries and museums in the whole of Britain, awesome beauty spots, fortified houses, castles, stately homes and historical buildings plus a great deal more.
Below I examine the town of Stranraer.
Stranraer located in southerly Scotland in Dumfries & Galloway, the town is renowned for being where it is possible to sail to Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Sadly the largest numbers of tourists fail to investigate some of the tourist attractions in the surrounding countryside and the town itself. This is something of an enigma, if you arrive at the port, and reserve yourself a room in a bed & breakfast in Stranraer, a day earlier you could get to visit a selection of the attractions before catching the ferry to the city of Belfast.
There are a number of things to see and do in Stranraer including the Castle of St John (a medieval tower house) found in the heart of the town. The tower house was constructed in the year 1510 as a home for Ninian Adair of Kilhurst (the Laird of Wigtownshire). The castle was restored, in the year nineteen eighty eight/eighty nine, by Wigtown District Council who opened it to the public in 1990.
Another place to visit near to the town is Castle Kennedy Gardens. The castle acts as the centrepiece of the garden which are found on a hill between two lochs (sadly you are not allowed to visit the ruins. The castle’s landscape gardens extend across seventy five acres. If you would like you can purchase plants from the store which has propagated them from seeds collected in the gardens.
A further beautiful tourist attraction well worth seeing is Glenluce Abbey. Even though it is in ruins (in truth the most ruinous of 3 of monasteries found in the south western part of Scotland) it has an incredible 15th Chapter House. Other places well worth taking the time to visit include, Portpatrick, Port Logan, the Machars and the Mull of Galloway.
If you are thinking about taking a Stranraer vacation please take a look at our listings of Stranraer hotels and Stranraer bed and breakfast
