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Skim a stone or two…………

August 1, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

A stay at Ross Bay Retreat can be all you make it………as quiet as you like, a little walk here, an amble there, mud skiing here, some stone skimming there.  Watch the tide come and go, some boats go by, the cattle and sheep wander the fields, the deer pass by the window (and eat

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Grey Days.

June 21, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

We all have those grey days don’t we, where the weather is miserable, however here at Ross Bay there is always something to look at, good weather or bad.  It may be the boats bobbing about in the bay, the direction of the rain, the colour of the sea, or the waves crashing against the

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The view from the office in June!

June 21, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Well I have to say this is one of our favourite views, looking down the lighthouse field, or so we call it, and overlooking Ross island.  It is a little haven of contentment, peace and quiet.  You really could be anywhere when you just look out to sea.  A picnic overlooking the island is a

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Sandy beaches around Kirkcudbright.

May 2, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Why not explore all the local sandy beaches around Kirkcudbright (not our muddy Ross Bay)?  There is Sandgreen, Carrick, Mossyard, Brighouse Bay, Dhoon Bay, and lots more.  Our dogs certainly enjoy lying in the sunshine on the warm soft sand, would yours?

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Daffodills are go…….

February 20, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Spring lambs and spring flowers at Ross Bay Retreat, why not pay us a visit and enjoy them all at once.  Skipping lambs, swaying daffodils, calving time has started, lets put Winter behind us and spring towards Summer!

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A Trip to Laggan Outdoor.

November 14, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Our family recently had a trip for a birthday surprise to Laggan Outdoor Activity Centre which is only a short drive from Ross Bay.  We had a great day, zip wire, archery, reverse steer jeep, clay pigeon shooting ending with a superb meal in the Basecamp café.  Some wonderful family memories made, why don’t you

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Explore.

October 4, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Why not set off and explore our wonderful rocky shoreline around Ross Bay?  Have a dabble at rockpooling, sit and listen to the ebb and flow of the tide and idle your time.  A picnic whilst out and about always relaxes the soul!

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Visitors.

September 1, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

What a lovely way to view Ross Bay, sit and relax, maybe have lunch?

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Idle tides.

August 31, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Just out on the bay, idle your time away listening to the waves lap and the tide roll in and out, relax and enjoy your time away from it all.

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Summer entertainment

July 12, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

There are lots of great local things to see and do in Kirkcudbright throughout the summer, why not go along to enjoy the entertainment at the Scottish Nights, or have a Kirkyard tour, or historic walk.  Don’t forget the Arts and Crafts Trail!!

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