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Rickwood House Hotel
Heugh Road · Portpatrick · Wigtownshire · Dumfries & Galloway · Scotland · DG9 8TD
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SWC300 South West Coastal 300 Three Day Itinerary based in Portpatrick
The South West Coastal 300 or SWC300 is growing in popularity and is now recognised as being the 2nd most popular route in Scotland after the NC500.
To enjoy this scenic route to its fullest, we recommend that you to take your time and explore the route slowly – probably over several trips. So to give you some ideas, here are our suggestions for a three or four night stay at Rickwood B&B in Portpatrick taking in as much of the nearby scenery as possible.
SWC300 Day 1 Explore The Machars
Selected Highlights: Scotland’s Book Town, St Ninian’s Cave, Whithorn Iron Age Round House, Gavin Maxwell’s Otter and Monreith Beach
SWC300 Day 2 Ayrshire Coast
Selected Highlights: Dunure Harbour, Culzean Castle, Burns’ Cottage and Birthplace Museum
SWC300 Day 3 Mull of Galloway and The Rhins
Selected Highlights: Portpatrick, Scotland’s Most Southerly Point – The Mull of Galloway, Logan Botanic Garden, Corsewall Point
Lendalfoot from the South
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@TheCoig Lots of Black Guillemots in their winter plumage in Portpatrick Harbour.
The sun is shining also here in Portpatrick - South West Scotland. A great day for a walk to Dunskey Castle or Sand… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A “must do” part of any holiday in Portpatrick has to be a visit to the @MullofGalloway where you can walk part of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Wonderful visibility from Portpatrick yesterday evening. Isle of Man easily seen. These views are a great reason to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@dgcouncil Dumfries- not as good as Portpatrick though!