Secret Trails Self Catering Lodge, Kippford

17/02/2024

Fancy a lovely spring stay on the beautiful Solway Coast?
We still have spaces at our cosy wooden lodge in March.
Beautiful scenery, woodland walks, abundant wildlife, pubs in walking distance and a lovely wood burning stove to keep you warm in the evenings.
Currently we have a 4 night minimum booking.

10/02/2024

Getting the lodge ready for our next guests arriving tomorrow. It is such a lovely day, full of sun and birdsong. It really feels like spring is here.

26/11/2023

RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve is a short drive away from our lodge. At this time of year it is full of huge flocks of wonderful Barnacle Geese and other wintering wildfowl. We have been hearing flocks of them passing over Kippford for the last few nights, and sometimes they stop off briefly in our fields. This short film from last year gives a sense of how magnificent this can be. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=755755688821409

03/08/2023

The wonderful Wigtown Book Festival is celebrating their 25th year this year.
The festival runs from 22nd Sept to 1st Oct 2023 and is about 1hrs drive from the lodge. The programme of events is now live for booking!

Our ten day book festival in Scotland’s National Book Town is part of a year round programme for readers and writers of all ages in Dumfries and Galloway.

27/06/2023

We still have space in July if anyone fancies a last minute summer break!

We love hosting guests in our wee chalet and enjoy seeing the comments and pictures left in our visitors book. We are very proud of our feedback on AirBnB (below) which we hope reflects the lovely holidays everyone has had with us.

02/06/2023

Beautiful day in Kippford. Sun is shining and the tide is coming in. People getting boats ready to head out and a family crabbing (always fun to do) at the pier.

22/09/2022

We have now opened up booking for 2023 at the chalet.
We have purposely kept prices exactly the same as this year. With everything going up in price at the moment we feel it is important that everyone can still afford to have a nice break.

11/01/2022

A beautiful sunny but wintery morning in Kippford today. Looking forward to welcoming visitors to our lovely village during 2022.

22/07/2021

Just off the coast near us.

18/07/2021

11/07/2021

We love having families staying in our lodge and have made a point of including games, dvds, paper and pens, good books and a selection of toys for anyone staying to play with.
We really enjoy all the positive comments and feedback from the children who visit and as an added bonus this week we also received this lovely picture!

23/06/2021

It is lovely to see Moat Brae opening up again and this activity sounds delightful!

This weekend, have a unique story written just for you! Petit Prance will be typing stories by request live in Moat Brae. Using an old typewriter equipped with rainbow ink, this is a unique opportunity to have a hand crafted short story written for you and your family!

This activity is FREE with your regular admission.

24/04/2021

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, there is blossom on the trees and we are really looking forward to welcoming our first guests of the year to the lodge at the end of the month!

10/02/2021

While much of the east coast of Scotland is deep in snow, here in Kippford it has been beautifully sunny and clear recently.
Here is hoping the rest of the year brightens up for us too.
We can't wait to welcome guests to our chalet again once lockdown has eased. In the meantime we will, of course, continue to follow the national lockdown guidelines and have currently blocked off bookings until the end of April (to be reviewed as we make progress).

21/09/2020

Lovely picture of Kippford from the air. We have discovered Hilo Pitkeathly recently, who has some stunning photos of the local area. We like them so much we have ordered two already!

Kippford sunset,

11/09/2020

There are lots of beautiful and exciting places to visit in Dumfries and Galloway.

The first thing you’ll notice about Dumfries & Galloway is just how beautiful this part of lowland Scotland is, from its stunning coastlines and sandy beache...

09/07/2020

14/06/2020

As lockdown beings to ease a little we are looking forward to welcoming guests back to our chalet from the 15th July.
However, in order to keep both our guests and cleaners safe we will be spacing stays a little further apart than normal, allowing time between visits to safely clean and disinfect. This will mean fewer dates are available, but we want to ensure safety for everyone.