Castle Douglas was a fabulous, interesting, retreat for our family of 9 adults and 5 children for 5 days. With magnificent views especially for bedrooms over gardens, woodlands, farmland (with sheep) streams and other water, all around. Look out for the massive old tree in the garden!! Plenty of space on the lawn for a quick game of football, cricket, or rounders! Unfortunately, we couldn’t let the dog off the lead as there were gaps in the fence so a little downside if you have a dog. The downstairs rooms were bigger than expected with loads of nooks and crannies to hide if you needed a quiet moment. The bedrooms were spacious and comfortable with modern bedding. The bathrooms were good, 2 with baths and 2 with showers. We never felt cold at all as the heating was very efficient. The House was as expected for a very old building with massive, interesting, well furnished rooms, space for everyone. The modern kitchen was exceedingly well equipped with double oven, crockery, pots and utensils etc. The cold room housing the fridges and freezers was an interesting and useful space for food storage and of course the beer!! The boot room was great for the dog. The snooker table provided entertainment for all ages and we had some lovely evenings around the open fires which were lovely and atmospheric. Kids enjoyed playing hide and seek etc, and generally having space to be kids. The caretakers were kind in not rushing us out on moving out day, which we thank them for. All in all, a very different way to spend a few days with family and friends which we wouldn’t mind repeating!