Hogmanay for kids...D&G any ideas?

Are there any good restaurants (nothing posh) that we can have a meal out in with the kids?

We went to Cinderella at DG One earlier which the kids liked...

So what about hogmanay for kids?

Originally Posted by JamesMio

It's a beautiful area, spoiled by and wasted on the idiots that live in it... Stuff to do with the wee ones, dunno how wee but there's Galloway Forest Park about 15-20 miles west on the A75, wild deer, goats park, roadkill cafe and loads of walks and mountain bike trails to do. I'll have a think for other stuff too

If I were you, I'd deffo take a look at the places James is talking about. From your location, I would go west on the A75 towards Newton Stewart (my house) and at the first junction for Newton Stewart, take the A712. It's a road we all love riding our bikes on around here. As you go up that road, you have a wild goat park, red deer park, grey mares tail, murrays monument, Raider's Road, Clatteringshaws Dam and there's also a small cafe.

I'm unsure if the Kirroghtree Visitor Centre is open at this time of year but it has a play park there and it also has some pretty well reknowned mountain bike trails. Failing that, it has normal trails through the Galloway Forest Park which we used to frequently cycle when we were little.

Food wise, not sure but I think there is a very nice Italian in Castle Douglas, which is a bit east of you, in Newton Stewart, the Unicorn is a nice chinese, wouldn't touch the indian personally, but there are also some nice little pub's for food, personal favourite being the Creebridge House Hotel. Not sure what there is in Kirkcudbright for eating, but if memory serves me correctly it has the Selkirk Arms which is owned by a well known local chef so I would recommend it. There is also the Masonic Arms in Gatehouse of Fleet.

[JamesMio]

It's a real shame that both the pubs down at Kippford now do really average food, because it's just lovely down there! Maybe still worth a wee trip down, because the grub's not bad as such, just nowhere near as good as such a pretty wee place like that deserves. Carlo's Italian in CD is quite nice, or any of the bits MBK's mentioned too. I'm struggling a wee bit with hogmanay, but in fairness I struggle to entertain myself at new year so I'm pretty hopeless there! Party at MBK's pad?! :0)

No, there shall be no party! lol!

Theres a resteraunt in KC called McLennans I think, its meant to have a good rep for traditional scottish food, its opposite where we stay but never seems open tbh

We've been the last few years to a caravan park near Gatehouse of Fleet. If I were you I'd buy a local paper or ask in Tesco in Castle Douglas. There's bound to be family ceilidh in the community centre, and your child will love it! [kilts optional!]

Originally Posted by dawn07

We've been the last few years to a caravan park near Gatehouse of Fleet. If I were you I'd buy a local paper or ask in Tesco in Castle Douglas. There's bound to be family ceilidh in the community centre, and your child will love it! [kilts optional!]

I'd be very surprised if there were to be honest. Hogmanay not a big thing down hear really, no one tends to do much other than have a drink.

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Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

I'd be very surprised if there were to be honest. Hogmanay not a big thing down hear really, no one tends to do much other than have a drink.

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

If I were you, I'd deffo take a look at the places James is talking about. From your location, I would go west on the A75 towards Newton Stewart (my house) and at the first junction for Newton Stewart, take the A712. It's a road we all love riding our bikes on around here. As you go up that road, you have a wild goat park, red deer park, grey mares tail, murrays monument, Raider's Road, Clatteringshaws Dam and there's also a small cafe.

I'm unsure if the Kirroghtree Visitor Centre is open at this time of year but it has a play park there and it also has some pretty well reknowned mountain bike trails. Failing that, it has normal trails through the Galloway Forest Park which we used to frequently cycle when we were little.

Pretty much everywhere was shut, but we managed to hire mountain bikes at Kirroghtree on new Years Eve and all went on the green trail, then the girls decided they'd had anough so me and the boy (6) on the ride along thing tackled the blue trail and had the best time ever!!! It was awesome, he said afterwards 'it was the happiest his heart had ever been!' I will of course remind him of that when he is 18, but it made me smile!

We also did some geo-caching along the queens road (I think), so visited all the other stunning places en-route escpecially the dam, which looked amazing with the fog coming down!

D&G is a lovely place the scenary is nothing short of breath-taking.

Thanks all for the help and advice, you are all very lucky to live in such a nice part of Scotland.

Originally Posted by krhall

Thanks all for the help and advice, you are all very lucky to live in such a nice part of Scotland.

Just don't hurt yourself or anything cos it might take a very long time before you see an ambulance.....and the nearest hospital might be 50-80 miles away....

But yes, it is very pretty!