Self catering ONLY

Owners of suitable accommodation in and around Annandale feel free to get in touch with the Webmaster to have details of your accommodation added at my discretion. There is a general "accommodation" page for hotels, guest houses and B & B's and a Self Catering page.

There is NO CHARGE for this service.

Please note the self catering accommodation is listed approximately in order from the head of the river to the estuary



DUMCRIEFF ESTATE A mile or so south of Moffat
Very large self catering mansion in 83 acres. Sleeps 18: Short Breaks or by the week: also available by the day for Dinner Parties, Events and Photoshoots etc. Caretaker on call, Catering available if required
E Mail info@dumcrieff.comTel No. 0777 1540 211.


Sykes Cottages are a range of holiday homes dotted around Dumfriesshire though on this page, mostly in Annandale

The Villa Holm Park, Ballplay Road, Moffat, has SELF CATERING accommodation. It's an elegant and spacious apartment in a recently refurbished former Victorian villa. It has just been inspected by the Scottish Tourist Board and given a four star rating. Contact Fran Considine tel/fax 01784 740 892 or email fran_considine@yahoo.com for booking details.

3 or 4 miles west of Lockerbie, just off the main street in Lochmaben is the Balcastle Holiday Home
Tel: 01387 810345 Mobile 07866 504361 Tastefully converted from the former Balcastle Hotel, the entire upper floor is now a luxurious holiday home which sleeps six. Scottish Tourist Board 4 Star rating !!!

A mile or so west of Lochmaben, is the LAIRD HOUSE self catering holiday house Laird House sits in an elevated position with stunning views over Annandale, from the Moffat Hills to the Solway Coast and beyond.  Situated on a working cattle and sheep farm and completed in 2009, the house is spacious and luxurious and fully accessible for disabled visitors with all rooms on the ground floor, including a family bedroom, with bunk beds if required, and a games area. TAKING BOOKINGS NOW FOR LETS AFTER 1ST APRIL.

Still Further Downstream Anthony Steel, Kirkwood, Dalton, Lockerbie, has holiday cottages to let. Check them out at Kirkwood Cottages.  Anthony has his own fishing on the Annan and can arrange fishing on other beats as well. 

Self Catering Radcliffe holiday cottage - Radcliffe holiday cottage, near Ruthwell, almost on the Solway coast offers spacious and comfortable accommodation in a quiet rural village setting close to the Solway Firth and makes a great base for touring Dumfries and Galloway.

Dumfries & Galloway Accommodation Searchable directory of B&Bs, hotels, guest houses, self catering holiday cottages, camping and caravan sites

Dol-Haidd-Isaf Fishing the Teifi in South Wales? I can personally recommend these self catering cottages. Talk about home from home? It was better than being at home!! Give my regards to Pat and Brian Scull.

West Galloway Mochrum Park - Fishing and Self catering Accomodation on the Rivers Bladnoch and Cree.

Should you need any further information ‘phone me, 01683 300592 and if you need an update on river height etc. before setting off then ‘phone me again, my house overlooks the Upper Beat. Or better still E mail me first at andy.dickson1@yahoo.co.uk