High Tide - The Hut

25/03/2024

Looking forward to going, only about 5 weeks to wait!

30/12/2023

Anyone wanting to take a last minute booking for New Year, High Tide has suddenly become available for the week from tomorrow. Let us know asap if you’re interested.

29/11/2023

I’m wondering what it’s like down at the hut in this cold weather! Probably not like this….

18/10/2023

Transformation is about to happen - this big pile of previously used curtains will be made into new, much thicker curtains for the main room! All adds to the cosiness in winter. Watch this space...

02/10/2023

We recently added reading lights on either side of the fire, (they swing out to shine on your book/ paper/magazine)

02/10/2023

The outside has recently been painted, looking smart!

02/10/2023

A great map of where Carrick Shore actually is - even the Horse Rock is shown!

(If you can see this from the window of High Tide then you know it is safe to walk out to Murray's Isles (actually if you want to spend any time on the islands, you need to start walking before that...)

02/10/2023

There’s nothing quite like being at the hut when it is a naturally high tide AND it’s a storm! Usually all we can see here is our sandy beach where we have our camp fires …

09/09/2023

Oooh. This might have an impact on our holidays here:

Beachcombers and beach cleaning equipment reduce shell numbers and endanger some organisms

02/09/2023

High Tide is our wooden holiday hut, built by our grandfather in 1937.

The main room was originally a joiner's cabin, and it has been added to bit by bit over the years. This means it is full of quirkiness, unusual artefacts, and bags of history.

It's situated right on the shores of the Solway Firth in the SW of Scotland, just a few steps from the beach, and with a stunning view of the islands a couple of miles out to sea.

It is powered by a solar panel, has a cosy log stove, and 12-volt electricity (clothes washing is done in the nearby town of Kirkcudbright (Kir-coo-bree)

It has one main bedroom (double bed), and one small bedroom with 2 single beds in. There is a shower room and kitchen.

Everything is on a tiny scale, and will be for you if you love this kind of character-filled and unusual experience!

The shoreline itself is full of craggy rocks, little and large beaches, and a tideline that goes out a long way, making it ideal for swimming and other beach activities.

Dumfries and Galloway is well-known for its Dark Skies Park, only a few miles away from the hut.

For more info, history and photos, see the website. Contact us if you have any questions.

31/08/2023

Every year I am grateful to our grandfather for building this holiday hut ages ago (1937 to be precise). It's full of character, memories and quirkiness - and therefore only appealing to those who like that!

Anyway, I can't wait to visit High Tide again, our annual holiday is coming up very soon!

I am dreaming of waking to the view out the bedroom window; to the peace and quiet of the dark skies; to the huge expanse of beach as I look out towards the islands.

Last year I was painting the front door - this year it will be the back one!

31/08/2023