Download a selection of local walks that we have specially selected for you to enjoy.
A delightful walk alongside the river Dee starting and ending at the hotel. Walking boots or wellies required if it has been wet. Download the walk here
A flat walk out of town and back, a linear walk taking in some stunning coastal scenery along past the RNLI life boat station. You can download this walk here
A wee climb out of town but a lovely walk around the woods we call the red squirrel woods. A gentle stroll once you’ve reached the woods but walking shoes or boots required. You can download the walk here
A lovely walk taking some stunning coastline and amazing birdlife along the shore and cliffs. Download the map here
Loose yourself for hours in these beautiful ancient woods bordering alongside the Cally Palace Hotel & Golf course. Good boots required, trails from 2, 3 or 5 miles. Download the maps here
Want to take a walking Art Tour ? Then please check departure times and book online for the informative walking tour of our lovely Artist’s town with Fiona Lee’s Art Tours
Kirkcudbright's artists colony
The story of its artists’ colony is full of examples of artists arriving on a summer painting visit and staying on for the rest of their lives. The reasons why Kirkcudbright attracted so many painters and became an artists’ colony are not difficult to discern. It was, and remains, perhaps the most attractive small town in Scotland with impressive architecture.
There is the High Street with its ancient Tollbooth and the 18th century town houses enlivened by their variously and sometimes eccentrically painted frontages, the myriad colours giving the street an exotic, almost continental, atmosphere. Between the houses are cobbled, crooked wynds, many of which contain artist’s and craftsmen’s studios. McLellan’s Castle an imposing sixteenth century ruin in the middle of the town, dominates the skyline.
When E.A.Taylor asked Hornel why he thought Kirkcudbright was so popular with artists he said, “Well, it’s a fine old town and not too big, but big enough to keep you from vegetating.