"River Ken Cottage" - Fantastic views/walking - Rural place in Galloway Hills

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A small, dark wooden cabin with a sloped roof, a wooden door, and a small porch.
A natural landscape with a river, trees, and grassy areas.
A wooden dining table with a vase of flowers and a travel brochure.
A cozy cabin interior with a leather sofa, a small table with a lamp, a patterned rug, and a decorated Christmas tree.
A wooden cabin with a stone pathway leading to it, surrounded by grass and a rocky area.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Onsite parking available
    Convenient and secure on-site parking, a rare amenity in the area.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Barbecue grill
  • Refrigerator
  • Off-street parking available
  • Non-smoking
  • Microwave

Explore the area

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Castle Douglas, SCT
  • Place, Lock Ken
    ‪34 min drive‬
  • Place, The Lane
    ‪37 min drive‬
  • Place, Galloway Forest Park
    ‪41 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Castle Douglas

Located in Castle Douglas, this cottage is in a rural area and in the mountains. The area's natural beauty can be seen at The Lane and Lock Ken, while A' The Airts and Museum of Lead Mining are cultural highlights. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking, cycling and hunting nearby.
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Castle Douglas, SCT

What's nearby

  • Lock Ken - 34 min drive - 34.6 km
  • The Lane - 37 min drive - 33.9 km
  • Galloway Forest Park - 41 min drive - 41.7 km
  • Drumlanrig Castle - 50 min drive - 47.6 km
  • Dalscone Farm Fun - 59 min drive - 59.3 km

Getting around

  • Auchenleck Station - 50 min drive
  • Glasgow (PIK-Prestwick) - 73 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Carsphairn Tearooms - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪The Buck Tearoom - ‬12 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is "River Ken Cottage" - Fantastic views/walking - Rural place in Galloway Hills pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at "River Ken Cottage" - Fantastic views/walking - Rural place in Galloway Hills?

As of 29 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at "River Ken Cottage" - Fantastic views/walking - Rural place in Galloway Hills on 13 Nov 2026 start from £235, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at "River Ken Cottage" - Fantastic views/walking - Rural place in Galloway Hills?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at "River Ken Cottage" - Fantastic views/walking - Rural place in Galloway Hills?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at "River Ken Cottage" - Fantastic views/walking - Rural place in Galloway Hills?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is "River Ken Cottage" - Fantastic views/walking - Rural place in Galloway Hills located?

Situated in the mountains, this cottage is within 20 miles (32 km) of The Lane, Lock Ken and Clatteringshaws Loch. Galloway Forest Park and Loch Ken Marina are also within 25 miles (40 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
lovely place and location, hope to come back in summer
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Mar 2026
Didn’t see much of Ian But he was a good guest and respected our accommodation
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely short stay

Very nice and quiet house in a beautiful environment, nice hostess, we had a little BBQ.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We enjoyed our short stay at 'River Ken Cottage' very much. Judy, our host was very helpful and friendly. The cottage was well equipped and maintained. We would recommend this property and would be happy to stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Loved staying here. So quiet and peaceful. Would defo be back
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Brilliant little cozy and quiet cabin. Very clean, all appliances worked well. Just what we needed for a quiet get-away! Would highly recommend and hope to stay again!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quiet retreat

Place was fantastic, spotless clean, with all the amenities you will need, surroundings were beautiful loads of walking routes, will definitely book to stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

stay review

What an amazing place! peaceful and beautiful!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautoful place

1st time staying here and would definitely reccomend..so remote and tranquil just what was needed when you work in a busy city all week. Hosts were friendly and accommodating. Could not fault this place atal. Definitely another visit on the cards.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

You won't be disappointed

Absolutely amazing so peaceful and relaxing definitely would recommend if you want away from your busy life,we can't wait to go back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Small piece of heaven

This is a lovely property with everything you require.Judy the host was a lovely lady but leaves you alone.a lot of wild animals are within the area.So relaxing and peaceful
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in, communication

Great way to relax

I had a verry nice stay at the River Ken Cottage. The vieuws and walks where beautiful. The Cottage it self was clean and well equipped. Although the owners were friendly, The could show some more interest in there guests.
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Mar 2020
We tend to leave guests to themselves as they usually want peace and tranquility when staying. Being relatively new to the area ourselves we are not really able to offer suggestions on sightseeing as yet
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nature Abound

Nature around property makes it an ideal destination for lover's of fresh air and wild river's; River Ken can be heard loudly within the property. For lover's of star gazing this hits the spot for seeing shooting stars. We saw red kite, deer, pet sheep and rescued donkeys.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

I’ve never stayed in a better equipped holiday let, it’s short of nothing and the owners are very generous. The location is superb, beautifully remote within a forest with lovely forest drives. Great grocery shop and Italian restaurant in Moniave, which is 30 mins away. If you want to get away from it all this is the perfect location. The cabin is warm, cosy and comfortable and I can’t recommend it enough
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Solitude

We really enjoyed our stay. Lovely cottage, had everything we needed and a little extra a nice surprise 😊. We love to be out and away and this was perfect and beautiful. A vehicle is a must for this location. We were able to visit many areas while here and take walks right from the cottage. Judy the hostess was terrific made sure we had everything we needed. Would definitely book again!!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic place to stay !

Lovely welcoming host, very clean so much information about the local area. It was our wedding anniversary lovely thoughtful bottle of fizz and beers in the fridge. Nice touches of tablet and shortbread. Bed was so comfy. Very peaceful location, would definitely revisit. Have recommended to family. Perfect few nights away. Thank you Judy
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful

Absolutely lovely, Judy was very welcoming and friendly. If you are looking for peace and quiet away from everything without mobile and Internet you couldn’t choose anywhere better. You definitely need a car because to get anywhere it can take quite a while. Saying that we did go out every day. Absolutely loved it was sad to leave. Thank you Judy for letting us stay in your wonderful cabin.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Jul 2023
Hi Julie, glad you had a great time. Thank you for the review and the great sketch, it was lovely to meet you and so hope work isn’t too stressful. You know where to come to chill out Judy x
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful and quiet holidays.

Perfect work from the hosts. All the stuff is well thought out. The hosts are within easy reach. But their presence is not felt at all. We spent a wonderful holiday. Completely disconnected from the city and people. Wonderful wild nature and a wonderful cottage with a well-kept garden. Many thanks to the hosts.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Jul 2021
Lovely guests who left the place spotless
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nature

Cottage is located in very quite environment. For town people fantastic place to relax and sleep without any disturbance. Cottage is very well equiped, nice living room with kitchenette and heating. Bed in bedroom is big and comfortable. The welcome package with bottle of good white wine and two beers came in very handy. Location is good starting point for exploring of Galloway forrest area. Only the water pressure in the shower is not always optimal.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Idyllic location for peace and beautiful views

Me and my partner stayed here for his 40th birthday weekend we just wanted to get away and have some peace and we got exactly what we wanted the cottage itself was absolutely beautiful everything we needed was there and the added extras books,Blankets etc was a lovely touch and a bottle of bubbly left in the fridge by Judy was really appreciated the views around the property are breathtaking we were happy to get wrapped up and go out walking in the snow it made the scenery even more beautiful now that we have experienced it in the winter we will definitely be back for a summer break
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A wee gem

Such a beautiful and truly peaceful area. Great night sky and a very welcoming and cosy cabin, perfect for our needs! Judy was a great host and we felt very welcome, yet with ample privacy. Well worth the price, I will definitely recommend. Thanks Judy x
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A wonderful tranquil getaway!

Perfect in every way. We loved being at Kenn River Cottage and would have happily stayed much longer.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Magic

Can not find any fault
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful retreat

A lovely well equipped lodge set in beautiful countryside. Worth a visit.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful little cabin

Loved the cabin. The hosts were lovely and so helpful. Enjoyed the tranquil surrounds and were amazed at all the birds of prey and deer in the area. Thank you for all the treats too. We will be back.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely Beautiful, peaceful & cosy

Lovely hostess, very accommodating and welcoming and the sweetest friendly dogs. Beautiful cabin, well equipped with lots of home comforts and lovely little touches. Powerful shower, really comfy bed, nice cosy feel to the cabin. Peaceful, tranquil, lovely surroundings with the most breathtaking star gazing views on a clear night with very minimal light pollution. Really didn’t want our break to end and would have loved to stay longer. Outdoor fire pit would add to the perfection, just a Little suggestion.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
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