Myrtle and Rose Cottages

28/12/2024

27/12/2024

A lovely couple of hours out in the dreich afternoon. There may have been a few allusive horizons out there somewhere but they remained out of sight, so we made the most of the trees.

23/12/2024

Wishing all our guests, (past, present and future!), friends and family a very happy festive holiday and all the best for 2025! From Hilary, Mark and all of us at Whitecroft Farm, Myrtle and Rose Cottages (Photo is one of our Herdwick ewes, Coniston aka Connie, twin sister to Derwent)

20/12/2024

Truly well deserved the fantastic Anchor Inn, Kippford - one of our special locals! Always a must for us at Whitecroft Farm, and highly recommended for the visiting guests at our holiday cottages, Myrtle and Rose Cottages

You can imagine our absolute delight when we were contacted by The Guardian to say we were going to feature on their readers TOP 10 PUBS 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Huge thanks as always to the whole team that make The Anchor so AMAZING!!!⚓️

16/12/2024

Christmas and Hogmanay opening hours at The Beagle, with food by the excellent Mr Pook!

13/12/2024

And a very Happy Christmas to all at the wonderful Steamboat Inn, Carsethorn, always a fav for us and our holidaymaker guests, well worth a visit! All the best, Hilary, Mark and all of us at Whitecroft Farm, Dalbeattie ... and Myrtle and Rose Cottages

Celebrate the Festive Season at The Steamboat Inn! ✨🎄

🌟 Christmas Day & Boxing Day - We will be closed.
🌟 All other days - Open as normal! 🍻
🌟 New Year’s Day - No regular food service, but we’ve got a complimentary buffet - Once it’s gone, it’s gone!

See our festive menu and find out more at https://bit.ly/3ZkaTjT

💻 Book online via Google, Facebook & Instagram
📞 Call to book 01387 880 631
📍 Visit us at Carsethorn, Dumfries, DG2 8DS

13/12/2024

And a very Happy Christmas to Sandra and all at the wonderful Laurie Arms in Haugh of Urr, from Hilary, Mark and all of us at Whitecroft Farm, Dalbeattie ... and Myrtle and Rose Cottages

A little reminder of our opening hours over Christmas and New Year. 🎅🏼🎄🥳

07/12/2024

Myrtle and Rose Holiday Cottages - Autumn 2024 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/c11213a37c04/july-august-18159942
Although Autumn weather is often mixed, we've been lucky enough to have some gloriously sunny Autumn days, and clear nights for star gazing and another marvel of the Aurora Borealis!

06/12/2024

Another great local initiative on our doorstep. Can’t wait until it’s realised.

03/12/2024

The Devil’s Porridge…

On This Day (1st December) in 1916, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's newspaper article about Moorside (which was a codename for H.M. Factory Gretna) was published in the Annandale Observer.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle described the process in the article as "the nitro-glycerine on the one side and the gun-cotton on the other are kneaded together into a sort of devil's porridge" with munition workers stirring it in large nitrating pans or, as he puts it "those smiling khaki-clad girls who are swirling the stuff round in their hands would be blown to atoms in an instant if certain very small changes occurred."

In this article he coined the phrase "devil's porridge," which is were we get our name from at The Devil's Porridge Museum!

Why not come and visit us to learn more about the amazing story of H.M. Factory Gretna? We're closed for the festive season from 9th December 2024 (re-opening on the 6th January 2025), so be sure to visit before then!

30/11/2024

This is excellent news and will be a popular year round spot to visit! https://www.ssdalliance.com/stars-align-for-the-scottish-dark-sky-observatory/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0EnGSBOGUl-bxzgHijxrjGgrV1stEJHv8qkEWU3AwIGuHTne-lDZ0fXKA_aem_wIZLLxB1BbZG_SlVZOxNew

The new national astronomical observatory will be located at Clatteringshaws Loch within the Galloway Forest Park

28/11/2024

A well deserved break for hard working staff at the Anchor!

Advance Customer Notice……

The entire team will be taking a short break in January ⚓️

25/11/2024

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2025 to all at the The Steamboat Inn from all of us at Whitecroft Farm and Myrtle and Rose Cottages

Celebrate the Festive Season at The Steamboat Inn! ✨🎄

Here's what you need to know about our festive hours!

🌟 Christmas Day & Boxing Day - We will be closed.
🌟 All other days - Open as normal! 🍻
🌟 New Year’s Day - No regular food service, but we’ve got a complimentary buffet - Once it’s gone, it’s gone!

Special treat on New Year’s Day with a Scottish Piper and live music from Gemma B! 🎵🎤

18/11/2024

Lovely events on in Wigtown this Winter!

18/11/2024

Highly recommend! Friends and I went for a wonderful walk from Rockcliffe to Kippford last week, and stopped at Anchor Inn, Kippford for gorgeous tea and scones just out of the oven! They were delicious! And dog treats and cuddles for May too!

16/11/2024

Wonderful Winter Wigtown ...

15/11/2024