Star Hotel

One of our top picks in Kirkcudbright.Three miles outside Kirkcudbright, Star Hotel is a family-run bed and breakfast in the village of Twynholm. Dating back to the 18th-century, the hotel has its own bar and restaurant, and a garden with outdoor seating.

Each room has en suite bathroom facilities with shower and complementary toiletries. There is a TV, hairdryer and tea and coffee facilities in the guest rooms, each of which has its own separate entrance.

The restaurant serves a tempting menu of real British food, with home-cooked pies and freshly battered fish and chips. Roast dinners, curries and indulgent puddings also feature on the menu.

Star Hotel is around 8 miles from the edge of beautiful Galloway Forest Park. Historic Dumfries is around 40 minutes’ drive away and Castle Douglas, the region’s food town, is less than 15 minutes from Twynholm.