Transport

Ferries

Services connecting South West Scotland to Northern Ireland operate throughout the year from Cairnryan.

P&O operate a ferry service from Cairnryan to Larne.

Stena Line operate a ferry service from Cairnryan to Belfast.

These ferries provide for day trips and short stays to Larne & Belfast. Perfect for a visit to Giants Causeway, or a shopping and sight-seeing day out in Belfast.

See our Ferries page (left) for travel news, timetables, distances etc 

Rail

Stranraer rail station is just 4 miles away, and provides a direct link to Glasgow. Proposals have recently been made for the reinstatement of a railway connecting Cairnryan with Stranraer.

Rail enquiries

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/pois/....station.3.htm

Road

Bus & Coach enquiries

http://www.citylinkonlinesales.co.uk/CitylinkWeb

Bus timetables anywhere in Scotland

http://www.travelinescotland.com..

Local bus timetables

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/dumgal/Documents.aspx?letter=T&page=9

Road traffic news

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/whereilive/travelscotland/

Air

Prestwick International Airport

http://www.gpia.co.uk/

Glasgow International Airport

http://www.glasgowairport.com/

Castle Kennedy Airfield

http://www.castlekennedyairfield.co.uk/index.htm

Weather

Stranraer & Cairnryan Weather forecast (next 5 days)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0377

Stranraer & Cairnryan High/low tides for next 7 days

http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/... Stranraer 7 day

With beautiful views the length of the coastline, the area is ideal for walking, bird watching, botany, and general relaxation.  True sandy beaches are close to hand at nearby Luce Bay, with the picturesque fishing village of Portpatrick being a fifteen minute drive away.

Logan fish pond, a fully restored Victorian Fish Larder, in the site of a blow hole which formed during the last ice age, is around 20 minutes away.

Galloway Forest Park, Britains largest forest park at 300 square miles, is only half an hour away.

Botanical Gardens

Gardens open for charity

http://www.gardensofscotland.org

http://www.scotlands-garden.org.uk/whatson.html

Logan Botanic Gardens

http://www.rbge.org.uk/rbge/web/visiting/lbg.jsp

Logan House & Gardens

http://www.mull-of-galloway.co.uk/attractions/logan_house_gdns_enhance.html

Castle Kennedy & Gardens

http://www.castlekennedygardens.co.uk  

http://living.scotsman.com/features/Heritage-schemes.3937984.jp

Ardwell Gardens

http://www.mull-of-galloway.co.uk/attractions/ardwell_gardens.html

Glenwhan Gardens

http://www.glenwhangardens.co.uk/

Dunskey Gardens

http://www.dunskey.com

Galloway House Gardens 

http://www.gallowayhousegardens.co.uk/

Castle of St John, Stranraer

http://www.dumfriesmuseum.demon.co.uk/casstjo.html

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~leighann/articles/history/castle.html

Stranaer museum

http://www.dumfriesmuseum.demon.co.uk/stranmuse.html

Logan Fish Pond

http://www.loganfishpond.co.uk

Mull of Galloway

http://www.mull-of-galloway.co.uk

http://www.galliecraig.co.uk

Ailsa Craig trips

http://www.ailsacraig.org.uk

National Trust

http://www.scotlandforyou.co.uk

Culzean Castle & Country Park

http://www.culzeanexperience.org/

Galloway Forest Park

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/gallowayforestpark

Crossraguel Abbey

http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/majorsites/crossraguel.html

Bladnoch Distillery

http://www.bladnoch.co.uk/

Glenluce Antiques Centre - Dervaird Farm

http://www.glenluceantiquescentre.co.uk/

List of South Ayrshire historic buildings

http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/community/Buildings.htm

Attractions in the wider Dumfries & Galloway area

http://www.dumfriesmuseum.demon.co.uk/muselst.html

Dumfries & Galloway: Summary of places of interest

http://www.cast.org.uk/A-C.htm

VisitScotland list of visitor attractions in Dumfries & Galloway

http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/......

Angling and deep sea fishing is available on Loch Ryan, and for golfers, there are courses at nearby Stranraer and Portpatrick . The world famous Turnberry  is just 30 miles (about 40 minutes) towards Ayr.

Stranraer Leisure Centre provides a wealth of activities for old and young alike.

Golf

Golf courses

http://www.stranraer.org/golf/index.html

Bird watching

http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=99

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/m/mullofgalloway/index.asp

http://www.fatbirder.com/links_geo/europe/scotland_dumfries_and_galloway.html

http://www.the-soc.zenwebhosting.com/docs/dumfries-and-galloway.pdf

Walking

http://www.britishwalks.org..stranraer

http://www.southernuplandway.com/

http://walking.visitscotland.com/walks/southscotland/

Leisure Centre

http://www.stranraer.org/ryancentre/

http://www.dgcommunity.net/dgcommunity/miniweb.aspx?id=201

Camera Club

http://www.stranraercameraclub.org.uk/index.htm

Events are shown in order throughout the entire year. Where dates have yet to be announced, the previous year details show in brackets.

Scottish Snowdrop Festival Sundays starting February 2011

http://white.visitscotland.com/snowdrop_festival/dumfries_and_galloway.aspx

http://www.rbge.org.uk/whats-on/events?location=2  (Logan)

http://www.dunskey.com/

Dumfries & Galloway Wildlife Festival

2nd - 25th April 2011

http://www.wildlifefestival.org.uk/

Galloway Garden Festival

(last held May 2008)

http://www.gallowaygardenfestival.org/ (no longer in use)

Wigtown Spring Book Weekend

30th April - 1st May 2011

http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/

Newton Stewart Walking Festival

11th - 17th May 2012

http://www.newtonstewartwalkfest.com/

Castle Kennedy Scottish Model

Air Show:

21st - 22nd May 2011

http://www.saaweb.org.uk/

Castle Kennedy Plant Fair

29th May 2011

 http://www.castlekennedygardens.co.uk

Stranraer Half Marathon plus Junior Runs

4th June 2011

http://www.runstranraer.co.uk/

The Wickerman Festival

22nd - 23rd 2011

http://www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk/

Stranraer show

27th July 2011

http://www.stranraershow.co.uk

Ayr Flower Show

5th - 7th August 2011

http://www.ayrflowershow.org/

Lochinch Castle Food Festival

4th September 2011

http://www.castlekennedygardens.co.uk/lochinch-events.html

Portpatrick Folk Festival

(3rd - 5th September 2010)

http://www.portpatrickfolkfestival.org/index.html (2010)

Galloway Golf Classic:

(last held 10th-11th Sept and

13th-14th Sept 2007)     

http://www.gallowaygolfclassic.co.uk/

Stranraer 10k road race

5th November 2011

http://www.runstranraer.co.uk/

Wigtown Book Festival:

23th Sept - 2nd Oct 2011

http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/

Stranraer & area events

http://www.stranraer.org/sti_live/events.html

List of events in Dumfries & Galloway

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=7

List of events in South Ayrshire

http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/events/

Football

http://www.stranraer-mad.co.uk/

http://www.stranraerfc.org/

Shops, businesses & services

http://www.stranraer.org/directory/

Stranraer Free Press

http://www.stranraer-freepress.co.uk/

Galloway Gazette

http://www.gallowaygazette.com/

Galloway News

http://icdumfries.icnetwork.co.uk/

Dumfries & Galloway Standard

http://www.dgstandard.co.uk/

Stranraer current & historical  news

http://www.stranraer.org/sti_live/news.html

Belfast Telegraph

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/article3245412.ece (this article reports Stena 2008 business increase)

The move from Stranraer has resulted in vacation of a vast area, for which there are multi-million pound proposals for a waterfront development. A breakwater and pontoons have already been established.

To cater for enhanced ferry traffic flow in the area, there are proposals for road widening in several areas along the A77 & A75.

Stranraer Waterfront

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/scotland/south_of_scotland/7715231.stm

http://rpu.dumgal.gov.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/committee_reports/018842.pdf

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/dumgal/documents.aspx?id=11626

http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/....stranraerwaterfront.htm

http://www.scottish-enterprise.com//...rhinsrenewal.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7136194.stm(11/12/2007 - 50 berth marina go-ahead)

Stranraer Maritime Museum & Heritage Centre

http://www.stranraermaritimemuseum.co.uk/

http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/Letters-to-the-Editor.5114318.jp

Road projects

http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/projects

http://www.nce.co.uk/geotechnical/features/2008/06/a_rock_and_a_fast_place.html

Wigtown Local Plan

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=436&p=0

Innernessan history

http://www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/corpus/search/document.php?documentid=1371

Cairnryan history

General

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/cairnryan/cairnryan/index.html

General

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43448&strquery=cairnryan

Operation Hardrock,1958

http://public.fotki.com/crossleydd42/operation-hardrock-/

A new life for Cairnryan Port (Shipbreaking)

http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=c10400&no=336429&rel_no=1

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/5008418_X3Wyv#315921383_qUTKQ (photos)

Cairnryan and the fight against Nazi Germany

http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=c10400&no=334225&rel_no=1&back_url=

Cairnryan military railway

http://www.railscot.co.uk/Cairnryan_Military_Railway/body.htm

http://www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/corpus/search/document.php?documentid=1373

Loch Ryan, history & uses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ryan

Stranraer Parish

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com..

Stranraer History

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townhistory361.html

http://www.shockymap.com/timemachine/ (Photo port 1942)

Mull of Galloway

http://www.mull-of-galloway.co.uk/history

Town plans

http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/townplans/stranraer_1.html

Stranraer & District Local History Trust

http://www.stranraerhistory.org.uk

Stranraer War memorial

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Wigtownshire/Stranraer.html

BBC - a walk through time

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/whereilive/southwestandayrshire/walk/06.shtml

BBC - Your place & mine

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/antrim/A1081748.shtml

Larne - Cairnryan ferry operations

http://www.larneferryweb.com/features/2004/old_cairnryan/old_cairnryan.htm

Mulberry Harbours

http://www.fettes.com/scotsatwar/AZindex/m/mulberryharbours.htm

http://www.combinedops.com/Mulberry Harbours.htm

http://www.rsars.org.uk/ELIBRARY/gal.pdf

History of Local Policing

http://www.dumfriesandgalloway.police.uk/aboutus/history.htm

http://www.streetmap.co.uk for Cairnryan

http://www.streetmap.co.uk for Stranraer

http://www.dumfries-and-galloway.co.uk