Beachcomber Lodge
Dumfries and Galloway
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Southerness sits on the Solway Coast with uninterrupted views across the Firth and into Cumbria beyond. The beach is 20 yards from Beachcomber Lodge—close enough that you can see it from the decked garden. The area is designated for its landscape, and the village itself has a working lighthouse dating from 1749, a championship golf course, and enough coves and cliff walks to occupy a fortnight. Dumfries and Galloway stretches inland with forest trails, historic sites, and the regional towns nearby if you need them.
The lodge holds six people across three bedrooms: one king with ensuite shower, and two pairs of single beds in separate rooms. A second shower room serves the rest. Everything is on the ground floor, opening onto a decked area with garden furniture and an enclosed garden. The open-plan living space has patio doors and a wood-burner; the kitchen is fully fitted with a dishwasher and washer-dryer. Essentials—heating, electricity, bed linen and towels—are covered. One dog is welcome. Parking for two cars is on site, and a pub and restaurant sit 400 yards away.
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Arrive after 15:00 Depart before 10:00
🚭 No smoking, please
What guests say
BEACHCOMBERS COTTAGE (2 COTTAGES LINKED) The 10 of us (3 extended families) had a fantastic long weekend. The cottage(s) were great for spreading out and everyone/couple had their own space. The extra large dining table was perfect and accommodated us comfortably for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Favourite event was dinner with everyone! We were so lucky with the weather as the rain held off and the sun was out most of the weekend. There was a beautiful crow fledgling in the gravel garden which we gave a wide berth to. Happily its parents were nearby. A farmer was spraying manure in the fields directly behind the cottage, so that was a bit of a turnoff, but I suppose that can't be helped considering where we were and we could escape the smell by walking 5 mins down the road to the amazing, vast beach. We attempted to walk out at 7:30/8pm to the Steamboat Inn via the shore but alas we did bite off more than we could chew and ended up abandoning the hike 2 hours into the expedition and had to cut our losses via a shortcut through the estate as unfortunately it was starting to get dusky and we were exhausted. The cottages would definately benefit from some much needed TLC. Some areas are worn, dowdy, cobwebbed and had water damaged wallpaper. Most of the beds were rather tired and worn, however, the bed clothes were lovely and fresh and the rooms were cosy. BINS The bins outside Arthur's cottage were mostly filled with the wrong waste/recycling sadly i.e. (loads of glass bottles in grey bin and black plastic filled waste bags in the recycling bins.) We did our best and took a lot of our recycling home, rather than adding to it. Having said all that, we would recommend the extended cottage for a large family gathering.
2 months ago · via Google
We went for Christmas week. The views were stunning and the beach and caves being nearby was wonderful. We had both properties. One side has obviously been modernised and is pleasant. The other cottage is a bit sad. Needs updating. The kitchen is fabulous on this side but the dishwasher top tray was dangerous with jagged metal where the ends had come off. The wood burning stove was very smoky due to there being little to no draw. So it was quite cold in there with a small radiator to heat the space. The heating comes on twice a day but in Winter maybe advisable more often. Bins hadn't been emptied when we arrived so had to take our rubbish bags home with us. The owner and son came to help when the oven didn't work. Only a few niggles which are easily rectified. We loved staying here and would hope to return again.
7 months ago · via Google
We're in the front apartment, downstairs, which has a bedroom (double bed), a bathroom accessible from the bedroom with a shower, and a living room with a kitchenette. It's clean, the Wi-Fi works well and reliably (except in the bedroom), the refrigerator is older and doesn't cool very well anymore. There's no washing machine available in this part of the building.
11 months ago · via Google
What a place to get away from it all. Perfect location to unwind and relax
2 years ago · via Google