For a lads trip to take in the above trails.

Can I have some recommendations please?

We always seem to end up at Barncrosh just outside Castle Douglas.

Great place if there’s loads of you but you’ll need taxi’s or a designated driver if you planning nights on the ale.

there’s loads of stuff on http://www.cottages4you.co.uk/

We stayed at Gorsebank last time. Great accommodation, cheap and 300 metres from trail head at Dalbeattie

http://eat-sleep-ride.com/mountain-bike-map

http://www.cowansfarmguesthouse.co.uk/

Gorsebank
Marthrown of Mabie
Kipford caravan park
Mabie House pods

Probably best staying near Dalbeattie/Dumfries and travelling the 1hr to Kirry

Sandy Hills holiday park has worked for – literally 1/2 way round Dalbeattie (took us 3 trips to work that tho!)

+ you can cycle the coastal path along to Kipford. Might be closed for the winter soon tho. Also has pods/wigwams.
http://www.wigwamholidays.com/sandyhills_wigwams
Pub and food across the road at Barend
http://www.barendholidayvillage.co.uk/

Cheers for the recommendations 🙂

did the same a couple of months ago and stayed at Mabie House Hotel. Couldn’t fault it – great service and great food and right at the start of the loop around Mabie.

http://www.solwayselfcatering.co.uk/
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+1 Mabie House

Another hotel option; http://www.galloway-golf.co.uk/

Urr lodge is decent and close to Dalbeattie, cheap too. Its handy to have a none drinker to drive you down to Kipford though for food and beer.

Glenearly caravan park in Dalbeattie – a 10 minute ride from trail head.

http://www.glenearlycaravanpark.co.uk/

30 mins from Mabie in car.

45 mins from Kirroughtree in car.

Very nice static for hire, we have been the last 3 years for our biking / drinking trip.

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Cheers again, will check them out when i get a spare half hour.