Drummore

Drummore is a village in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland. It's the most southerly village in Scotland, near the tip of the Rhins, the peninsula that ends at the Mull of Galloway. It's a tiny place with a population of 534 in 2011, but has facilities out of proportion to this, serving as a visitor base for this scenic area.

Get in
Stranraer 17 miles north is the transport hub, with trains from Glasgow and Ayr, buses from Dumfries, and ferries from Belfast and Larne to the port at Cairnryan.

By car from Glasgow follow A77 south, from Carlisle and Dumfries follow A75 west, then turn off onto A716 south towards Mull of Galloway.

Bus 407 runs along A716 from Stranraer via Lochans and Port Logan to Drummore four times a day M-Sa, taking 45 min.

Get around
You need a car or bike to get around the area.

See

 * has views across to the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland. There's been a lighthouse on the Head since 1913, but the present structure is a metal tower installed in 2009.
 * Logan House Garden, adjacent, is a Victorian woodland garden. It's open Mar-Sep: daily 9AM-5PM, adult £4.
 * See Stranraer for sights further north in the Rhins, especially Portpatrick village, and the limited amusements of Stranraer itself.
 * Logan House Garden, adjacent, is a Victorian woodland garden. It's open Mar-Sep: daily 9AM-5PM, adult £4.
 * See Stranraer for sights further north in the Rhins, especially Portpatrick village, and the limited amusements of Stranraer itself.
 * See Stranraer for sights further north in the Rhins, especially Portpatrick village, and the limited amusements of Stranraer itself.

Do

 * Mull of Galloway Trail starts at the Mull and runs up the east shore of the Rhins via Drummore and Sandhead to Stranraer (26 miles). It continues up the coast via Cairnryan and Finnart Bay to Glenapp (11 miles), where it joins the Ayrshire Coastal Path to Skelmorlie (100 miles). The Mull-to-Stranraer stage is just right for a marathon, run annually in June, with a half-marathon from Ardwell to Stranraer.

Eat

 * Queens Hotel is best bet for local dining, see Sleep.
 * Queens Hotel is best bet for local dining, see Sleep.

Sleep

 * B&Bs are in the village centre.
 * B&Bs are in the village centre.

Connect
As of March 2022, you might get a basic mobile signal from Three, but nothing from the other UK carriers. Finish up any important calls before you leave the main road at Stranraer.

Go next

 * North via Stranraer to Alloway near Ayr, Robert Burns' birthplace, and ferries run from Ardrossan to the Isle of Arran.
 * East via Newton Stewart and Dumfries to Gretna and Carlisle or northeast into the Scottish Borders.