Heavenly Campsite

Foodies left short by lack of fishing success should make immediate tracks for Castle Douglas, a 35-minute drive from base: the town’s a food haven, with plenty of top notch restaurants, regular food fairs, food weekends and chef masterclasses. Once appetites are satisfied, it’s a swift jaunt from the site to the town of Thornhill, 25 minutes away and where guests will get their first taste of one of Scotland’s most anticipated sights: a castle. Well, two actually… Morton and Drumlanrig castles are both a few miles outside of the town (both within 35 minutes of base), and the latter in particular is a must-visit for TV addicts who may recognise it from Outlander. Rabbie Burns is also deserving of some very Scottish attention – the national poet of Scotland, Burns is celebrated every year with renditions of 'To the Haggis' around the world, and visits to his house in nearby Dumfries (45 minutes) come highly recommended. For something a little more unexpected, time stays almost to the second so as not to miss the Garden of Cosmic Speculation, open half an hour away for just one day per year.