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Information

Library ( 01556-502643; King St; 10am-7.30pm Mon-Wed & Fri, 10am-5pm Thu &
Sat) Free internet access.
Castle Douglas Information Centre ( 01556-502611; King St; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat
Apr-Jun & Sep-Oct, 9.30am-6pm daily Jul & Aug) Located in a small park behind the lib-
rary.

Getting There & Away

Buses pass through Castle Douglas roughly hourly en route to Dumfries (45 minutes) and
Kirkcudbright (20 minutes); there are also regular connections to Stranraer, New Gallo-
way and Ayr.

Kirkcudbright
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Kirkcudbright (kirk- coo -bree), with its dignified streets of 17th- and 18th-century mer-
chants' houses and appealing harbour, is the ideal base from which to explore the south
coast. Look out for the nook-and-cranny wynds in the elbow of beautifully restored High
St. With its architecture and setting, it's easy to see why Kirkcudbright has been an artists'
colony since the late 19th century.

Sights & Activities

Broughton House
(NTS; www.nts.org.uk ; 12 High St; adult/child £6/5; noon-5pm Apr-Oct) The 18th-cen-
tury Broughton House displays paintings by EA Hornel (he lived and worked here), one
of the Glasgow Boys ( Click here ) . The library, with its wood panelling and stone
carvings, is the most impressive room. Behind the house is a lovely Japanese-style garden
(also open Monday to Friday in February and March).

GALLERY

MacLellan's Castle
(HS; www.historic-scotland.gov.uk ; Castle St; adult/child £4/2.40; 9.30am-1pm &
2-5.30pm Apr-Sep) Near the harbour, this is a large, atmospheric ruin built in 1577 by

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