High Kirkland Holiday Cottages: Heron View

Heron View comes with the essentials already sorted: electricity, heating, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi are all included, plus a supply of logs for the woodburner. The kitchen has a cooker, dishwasher, washing machine and fridge, so you can cook proper meals. Upstairs are two bedrooms (one kingsize, one with two single beds plus a pull-out single) and a shower room. Downstairs, an open-plan living space centres on a woodburner, with a dining area and kitchen flowing together. A travel cot and highchair are available if needed.

Outside is where Heron View genuinely stands apart: a private hot tub for six sits in the gravel garden, with views over farmland toward the Galloway Hills. Parking for two cars is included. The cottage is no-smoking. Kirkcudbright, known as the Artist's Town, is within easy reach on foot—the harbour, galleries, shops and restaurants are there, along with the ruins of MacLellan's Castle. For those who prefer quieter days, woodland and coastal walks start from the property itself. The cottage sleeps five and welcomes one well-behaved pet.