Portpatrick is a small fishing village with an inner and outer harbour. The beach sits within the outer harbour and provides sheltered conditions and is an interesting mix of sand, shingle and rocks. Portpatrick is the start of the Southern Uplands Way. Read more…
The Castle of St John is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house, built by the Adairs of Kilhilt around 1510. Over the centuries it has been used as a home, a court, a police station, a military garrison, and a Victorian prison. The castle is now a museum. Read more…
Port Logan Bay has a sandy beach in a sheltered cove next to the small village of Port Logan. The old harbour shelter for small boats to be launched from the slipway. The old pier is a popular fishing spot whilst the sheltered cove attracts many water sports, including windsurfing, canoeing and water skiing. To the north of the bay Read more…
Ardwell Bay beach is a sheltered and sandy cove popular with families and has interesting rock pools to provide a good distraction for youngsters. Also popular sea fishing location with a slipway to launch boats. Parking although the road to the bay is quite rough and narrow in place, picnic sites and slipway. Read more…
Knock Bay and Killantringan Bay contain a rural continuous sandy beach that extends to over 1km. You also have some small patches of sandy beach to the north of Knock Bay. The southern part of Killantringan Bay changes from a sandy beach to a rock platform. This beach is one of the largest on this stretch of coast and reaches Read more…
Sandhead beach is a sandy beach 1 mile in length alongside the small village of Sandhead. As the tide goes out the beach can extend to nearer 3 miles. Good safe swimming but as the water can shallow you may have a long walk to get to sufficient depth to actually swim. Read more…
Stranraer Marine Lake beach is a sandy beach to the side of the port and gets its name from the small lake in Agnew Park beside the beach. The beach is backed by a promenade and grassy areas. Facilities include car parking and a cafe can be found in the park. Read more…
