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Pedaldog

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Dumfries and Galloway area?
« on: September 16, 2004, 05:32:16 pm »
Wossa flavour on camping there, mainly out of "Normal" season as I am thinking of October time.
Brought to mind when thinking bout a friends wife that died a week or so ago. The last time we spoke she was enthusing about the area and I have never looked around there.
Any ideas, tips, advice, insults etc are welcomed!
 

pberrey

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Re: Dumfries and Galloway area?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2004, 09:29:27 am »
I've never camped or cycled around there (this will be a useful post then!) but whenever I've passed through on motorcycles it has been extremely windy in winter....

Still, exposure hasn't killed me yet - go for it, just pack a woolly hat.

Paul.
 

Pedaldog

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Re: Dumfries and Galloway area?
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2004, 08:56:25 pm »
Iff'n I got to Dumfries and set myself up for a night in B+B, which way to go from there?
Are campsites still open and are they plentiful in the area?
Looking at setting off later next week with a bit o fluck.
Any help appreciated!
 

Pedaldog

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Re: Dumfries and Galloway area?
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2004, 07:04:32 pm »
UPDATE!!!
Didn't go in October and now I've got a broken arm in plaster so I will leave it until April time and use a special date as a start point.
Looking for ideas and info but still to do with camping or cheap hostels etc.
 

Pedaldog

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Re: Dumfries and Galloway area?
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2005, 06:41:23 pm »
Looks like I'll be doing it on the recumbent as the arm isn't good for uprights!
Still would like ideas and camping information though!
 

JNDavis

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Re: Dumfries and Galloway area?
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2005, 08:07:27 pm »
Sorry to hear about your arm.  You seem to be having a bit of a time of it.

Anyway, I have Talnotry campsite, on the A712 near the Goat Park, in my memory because it is one of those you could drive on to in the night after a long run up from England.  It was quiet when I stayed, possibly because of minimal facilities, and very cheap, because the warden doesn't turn up till long after an active person would be wishing to do things,  In other words, I stayed three nights and never paid, although I would have happily coughed up the backlog if the warden had ever arrived at a sensible time.

To the north west of Clatteringshaws, in the forestry and not far off forest roads are bothies, which are genuinely free and unlikely to be crammed with Southern Upland Way walkers in April.  Hmmm, you might need one of those Nomads for that.
 

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Re: Dumfries and Galloway area?
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2006, 02:59:18 pm »
The campsite above Kippford is open all year and is very friendly