Glentrool Visitor Centre

About Glentrool Visitor Centre

How to get there:

Glentrool Visitor Centre is in Galloway Forest Park. Newton Stewart is the nearest town or village.

From Newton Stewart take A714 signposted to Girvan for eight miles. Take right turn at Bargrennan signposted Galloway Forest Park. Take next right turn just past Glentrool village signpost to Glentrool Visitor Centre.

By Bus: 359, goes from Newton Stewart to Ayr, stopping at Glentrool Village

OS Grid Reference: NX 372 786
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com

What's on in Galloway Forest Park

September

• Red Deer Range - Guided Walk
  Tuesday 8 June 2010
  Thursday 10 June 2010
  Tuesday 15 June 2010
  Thursday 17 June 2010
  Tuesday 22 June 2010
  Thursday 24 June 2010
  Tuesday 29 June 2010
  Thursday 1 July 2010
  Sunday 4 July 2010 to Thursday 8 July 2010
  Sunday 11 July 2010 to Thursday 15 July 2010
  Sunday 18 July 2010 to Thursday 22 July 2010
  Sunday 25 July 2010 to Thursday 29 July 2010
  Sunday 1 August 2010 to Thursday 5 August 2010
  Sunday 8 August 2010 to Thursday 12 August 2010
  Sunday 15 August 2010 to Thursday 19 August 2010
  Sunday 22 August 2010 to Thursday 26 August 2010
  Sunday 29 August 2010 to Tuesday 31 August 2010
  Sunday 5 September 2010
  Sunday 12 September 2010
• Fishing open day
  Saturday 26 June 2010
  Saturday 21 August 2010
  Sunday 18 July 2010
  Sunday 5 September 2010
  Sunday 19 September 2010

October

• Rutting week
  Friday 9 October 2009
  Monday 4 October 2010 to Friday 8 October 2010
• Lantern making
  Wednesday 27 October 2010
  Wednesday 28 October 2009
• Minibus tour - Galloway Red Kites
  Sunday 13 June 2010
  Sunday 11 July 2010
  Sunday 8 August 2010
  Thursday 14 October 2010
• Roaring stags
  Sunday 3 October 2010
• Lichens and Fungi at Caldons
  Friday 8 October 2010

November

• Taste of Dumfries and Galloway 2010
  Saturday 6 November 2010 to Sunday 7 November 2010

Facilities:

	See events page for forthcoming activities
	Light meals, home baking and tea and coffee available
	Parking, Toilet and access to Visitor Centre for Disabled visitors. Please be aware that timber lorries are operating in this area, take care when on forest roads.

Activities

	The Merrick Footpath Blue Trail Yellow Trail Bruce's stone Red Trail Green Trail
	There are cycling routes available starting at the visitor centre, including the Glentrool 58 km 7stanes trail. Palgowan cycle route
	There is open access for horse riding on all forest roads in Galloway Forest Park (except where roads may be closed for timber haulage etc) Glentrool Horse Riding
	Extensive education service offered throughout Galloway Forest Park. Contact details below for more information
	Fishing permits are available for Loch Braden, Loch Dee, Black Loch, Loch of the Lowes, Lillies Loch, Spectacle Loch, Garwachie, Loch Eldrig, Stroan Loch, Linfern Loch and Palnure Burn. Permits can be purchased at any of the Visitor Centres.

Contact:

User Comments

Name: lorraine botwood ()
28/Feb/2010

i have young children and we all love walks and we love the whole area from glentrool, loch braden to loch doon and most of the winter we just visit glentrool as its close to home, be aware the toilets are close not very handy with kids. would give 5* it they were open even in winter

Name: John & Lynn Lindsay ()
13/Nov/2009

Glentrool Visitor Centre, simply the best,Shona and Barberra what a double act !! great food, and well presented.

Name: freddie + angela smithers ()
16/Apr/2009

we as a family realy enjoy the walks the sight seeing is out if this world we live in sheffield but have lots of family in scotland we allways come to your wonderfull forest and for many years to come we allways come back

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