What a lovely relaxing garden! We were able to get in with our English NT membership. It is quite easy to find. Threave Garden is a little hilly, but not too much of a challenge and plenty of seats. Some spectacular trees and amazing flower borders too. Clearly a lot of love has gone into the place. I wish we had the energy to visit the nature reserve...maybe next time! The cafe had a lot of choice and was very clean. The staff were very friendly. There was an amazing view from the terrace, over the gardens and beyond.

Visited Threave Garden with my family , including 3 dogs. The car park was full on arrival at around 1130am but on speaking with staff we were advised to park on the grass verges on the approach road. We all ate at the restaurant and took advantage of the outside seating area, although dogs were allowed inside too. There were plenty of tables. There was a fair selection of foods available and vegan options too. Really reasonably priced also. The gardens were beautiful and very well maintained. Plenty of variety and lots of areas to walk around. Also we were able to get free entry with our English National Trust cards.

Great place to visit, easy walking and very peaceful with some lovely seating despite the number of visitors on the day. Good value and a very pleasant few hours in the many different themed areas of the gardens. The tea room and plant nursery areas were also very pleasant, we would certainly return.

Fantastic garden, well maintained by the garden team and trainees. Lots to see, a full day's visit even if the house is shut on your visit (we went on a Friday in mid-July). Scones were superb, one of the best had in Dumfries and Galloway.

Great spot for a wander, or to look at wildlife. Year round interest in gardens, which are approximately 60 acres. Sensible shoes required if you want to walk the woodland trails. The Walled Garden is very impressive, with fresh fruit and veg to buy!

Must visit if nearby, worth the drive! Will be retuning several times for sure. Definitely get a map at the front desk, this place is huge! Cafe is great, coffee was good and the cakes were fab! Walled garden and the garden of contemplation are worth a visit. The bridge and water feature across from the walled garden is gorgeous and so serene. Even on a rainy day, this place is beautiful. Staff were fab, especially Tracy! Gift shop is good too, lots of choice and not too pricey!

Nice gardens (although we visited quite late in the season to see it at its best), with woodland walk and a nice cafe with friendly staff. Dog friendly too (on lead).

Carlingwark Loch is right next to Castle Douglas. As it was so hot and we didn't fancy travelling far, we thought we would spend a couple of hours here. It is really relaxing and feels very much like a family place. There were all kinds of people enjoying the area. Everyone seemed happy.

Nice Loch with grassy banks on one side, and a walk through wild bushes on the other.

A beautiful place right in the centre of town

Lovely park and loch just at the bottom end of the town. Play areas for the kids and peaceful surroundings.

A lovely little park with great views, very popular with dog walkers. You can walk round the loch but it is about three miles and very muddy in places, with some of the walk taking you on to side roads.

Great place for a walk.

A great walk enjoying the Loch and then through countryside via well laid out paths taking you in a clockwise route using some B roads. The Loch isn't too large and is just outside Castle Douglas so you can walk straight into the centre in a matter of minutes

Quite lovely wee park, especially if you are lucky enough to catch the sun. Very quiet. Nice for a relaxing walk or just chill and enjoy the view. Just wish it could be maintained more often.

It was disappointing compared to 20+ years ago. The carpark alongside the Loch has disappeared. We believe it is now the caravan park. The weather was poor so we didn't feel like walking around the Loch. Certainly is a sleepy town on a Sunday.

Well kept park with lovely view over the Loch

lovely clean well presented park. only downside some dog owners dont want to keep their dogs on leads. and telling someone who has a fear of dogs that "its only saying hello" does not cut it.

Great place for all the family lovely views

Amazing place

(Translated by Google) Great place to relax. (Original) Super miejsce na relaks.

Art by Angela Lawrence. Beautiful paintings of coastal views around Kirkudbright and surrounding areas among other views. Also place mats and mugs with prints of her art for sale. This shop has some of the best art works I've seen, I would definitely recommend this as a must visit when in Castle Douglas

Angela is clearly a very talented artist and her pictures convey the sense of light and space felt when visiting coast and hill country in the Dumfries and Galloway region better than any others that I have seen. She's also a very approachable person and happy to talk about her work even if you're not buying. I visited Clience Studio many times before eventually purchasing the small oil painting 'Balcary Bay Jewels' that now adorns my home office wall and helps count down the days before my next visit to this wonderful corner of Scotland. I shall be back soon...

Great little studio filled with fantastic seaside inspired art. Angela was really friendly and was actually working on a piece when we came in.

Beautiful artwork and a lovely lady

Really like this wee gallery in Castle Douglas . The art work is excellent.

Beautiful art work and a very nice lady.

Excellany place to relax.

Our second visit to this lovely café in the centre of town with great seating in the garden area or conservatory. Good coffee, service with a smile and quite simply the best scones ever and the wife states her lemon drizzle cake was pretty good too!

Lovely fast, friendly and efficient service for 10 hungry cyclists. We got a large table in the big garden out back (which you would never know existed from the Main Street). Great value for money and quality food.

First time visit to Castle Douglas and the wonderful Designs Gallery Cafe. Thoroughly enjoyed our lunch here - the Croque Monsieur was superb. Choice of eating inside or out and the sunny rear garden was very relaxing. Good customer service and good coffee. Thank you.

The staff are absolutely lovely, I only had a sandwich so I can't speak of the food really, you can't mess up a sandwich, however it was very nice! The best thing is how lovely the atmosphere is. The little garden makes a nice backdrop to your food and drink and feels like a mini escape. Highly recommend you try it out.

I went with friends on Saturday, (including my dog). The staff were so friendly and welcoming, and the food was great. They had a specials menu, which we tried, and the coffee was delicious! Dogs are welcome in the outside area, and there is a large covered area for shade, or from the elements, and dog bowls are dotted around the area. Definitely visiting again!

This café is amazing. Always clean and bright. A great menu offering delicious food. All the staff are so friendly and caring. We have been visiting every week for our lunch and it has always been delicious. 5 stars plus!

Nice shop with books and craft goods. Went to café but saw main meals not on till 11.30. We both went for eggs Benedict on sourdough toast. Unfortunately the poached eggs were overdone. Also we saw somebody getting soup that was listed in the menu as not before 11.30. Had we known we would have had that. Overall recommended to try it and the shop has some nice, but pricey, things.

What an amazing place. We came down with our dog who is quite old now and doesn’t like being left alone somewhere that she isn’t familiar with. A quick google search and it tells me this place is dog friendly. However being a “Greek” restaurant I wasn’t sure, until that was I saw the menu. It’s more akin to a Mediterranean Tapas place than just Greek stuff. It was great. Massive menu, the staff were very friendly and even gave Izzy, my dog, some water. Very dog friendly with a big sign in the door saying dogs are welcome. We planned on having dessert but after the starter and mains i was stuffed. We will 100% be back. Great place.

Amazing food with very large portions. If you get the sharing platter you will only need 3 dishes per person!!!

Made for a special birthday lunch! £110 for the 5 of us, absolutely worth it. The food! The bread was warm when that incredible sharing starter came out, all home made, the flavours of the humous, aubergine thingy, garlic dip and other thing was amazing and the portion sizes of our mains were plenty! I had the seafood pasta, the scallops, prawns, muscles and squid were cooked perfectly and I'd have it again. Everyone enjoyed their meals. Lovely smiley staff Our 6 month old daughter enjoyed herself too. great quality high chair, nice and clean and we were allowed to store our fold up buggy in the corner. There are changing facilities in the one woman's toilet, not sure if there is in the men's We will be back

Very tasty food, the atmosphere was lovely and the staff were fantastic. We ate a LOT and everything was delicious!

Food was very good and service excellent, just a little more expensive than at home. Glad we tried Nikos. It was popular with customers for takeaways while we were there.

Fantastic mezze served by fantastic staff. Cannot recommend this place enough. The restaurant itself is lovely and even though they were full it never felt overly noisy or too busy and the serving staff were all friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal at Nikos. Big thanks to all the staff!

Well I can only say amazing, food wonderful & service from everyone was great & thank you Martin for the warm friendly welcome

Today I visited with my mum who’s waiting on a cataract operation. Not owners fault but my mum asked to move from a two seat to an empty four seat table as sun was blinding her eyes, even after I changed seats? Other side seemed darker and since it was her first time there, I wanted her to be comfortable? Baring in mind there where no blinds in the windows and no ther empty tables and we had just ordered a lunch? I had been bragging to my mum about this dog friendly cafe that I had found and the fuss the owner had made of TED our silky Dashchund the other day? Once our coffees where served we where approached by the owner to say that it was really a table for four and why hadn’t we moved to a table of two?? I said unfortunately that there were no other tables to move to at that time, but couldn’t see the issue as we had ordered lunch and the cafe was not that busy, no one waiting? Owner walked away and then came back to repeat same question but to also say” if a family of four came in where would they sit”? The same argument could be said if I came in for lunch myself, would you put a man or another women opposite me in my table if teo( no you wouldn’t) I would object like most people would, who wants a stranger sitting beside them!!! Also the day I was in with my husband we had to wait for a table outside and then where taken to the exact table( check your cctv with not a moan? You can’t decide to change your rules day by day? Also castle Douglas was empty today but the other day we brought Ted our dog it was very busy( why did you put us at this table today doesn’t make sense? That’s because you want dog owners in your cafe?( more money) The same sign was on the table the other day, so make your mind up? Never had this ever happen anywhere, only good cafe owners would welcome 1 person on their own or 4? Crazy As you said today you need the business

We visited today for drinks and cake. Lemon Bakewell was gorgeous. Really enjoyed our visit.

We popped in for lunch on a visit to Castle Douglas to this wonderful dog friendly cafe. What a superb find, the food was amazing! We both had a toasted sandwich from the fab selection and shared. Chicken bacon brie and cranberry on one and chicken chorizo mozzarella and salsa both on brown. They were served with a side salad with balsamic dressing, coleslaw and nachos with a sweet chilli dressing. The bread was thick and chunky and it made a filling and delicious meal. The staff were very attentive, pleasant and super dog friendly. It got quite busy whilst we were there and I can see why.

If you are walking past this coffee shop, you might see a sign outside that says cake⬅️ pointing towards the business/ no cake➡️ pointing towards the street. Choose cake, always choose cake. They have a good selection of cakes available for takeaway as well as for people who want to sit in the coffee house with a drink. We will definitely be back

We were there on one of the wet days in April 25, the place was busy but we got a seat quickly, service prompt with a friendly server, the food was well presented and tasty. It was great value for money, busy and friendly, a nice place for lunch on a dismal day.

A lovely place to stop in for some food or a quick cake!! All the workers were lovely and friendly and service was quick (even though it was very busy when we went)!

Delicious home made cakes, beautifully displayed. Almost too many to choose from! We thoroughly enjoyed ours and the chai lattes were excellent.

Bit disappointed really. The service was very friendly and my main course of chicken kebab was fine but the sides were just plain boiled veg and quite dull. There's a balance to be had between waiting too long for food and being rushed. Our starters were barely finished when the mains came and we felt very rushed. In and out in 45 minutes.

Food is amazing. Service is great. Staff are really friendly. Prices are really reasonable. My wife and I both had steaks. Best steaks we've ever had. Cooked to perfection. It gets busy, so book in advance. Next time we're in Scotland, we will be back.

One of the hidden gems in the borders, from outside unassuming but once inside transported to your happy place. Check out the specials menu, lobster fresh from Solway Firth this morning. Lovely mix of herbs and spices all cooked fresh. Chef even popped out for feedback and ensure everything okay. Definately going back. Apologies food pics already started just too appetising to wait for pictures!!

As a chef myself I really find eating steak in restaurants difficult.... however Carlo's chef cooked my steak perfectly the attention to detail was lovely and refreshing! my prawns were huge, punching full of flavour! And my tiramasu was the best ive ever tasted!! the staff were lovely very friendly and attentive. can't wait to come back!! its a five star from me The Hungry Biker #TheHungryBikerFoodBlog #highlyrecomemded #hiddengems

Came here the first time and had dinner with friends. Such a lively place. Food is nice , especially the starter. Garlic bread is so soft , focaccia is yummy , salmon sauce is the best !

Very friendly and accommodating staff. We were walk ins and they still managed to find us a nice table. I would highly recommend this place if you love italian food, remember that pizza is not italian ;) so no pizzas there. Wine list a little expensive but it is a very nice restaurant. This is a very high end restaurant compared to the little town however my chicken was done with it being a little too chewy/dry in parts and others a little off texture. (Basically too high heat when cooking). There was a bit too much sauce with this meal, could have done with a sprinkling of cheese. My friends has a great meal and stated 5 stars. I would higly recommend this place with a solid 4 stars. Still room for a little improvement.

One of our favourite places to eat in Castle Douglas, if not our outright one. Proper authentic Italian food of really high quality, and they know how to entertain our 4 year old every time he's in. The fact they remember him is even better. Cannot recommend more highly.

Visited after comparing local fish and chip shops online (reviews, websites, pictures etc), decided to visit Moore's chip shop as it appeared to be the best option. I had the breaded haddock supper £10.50; whilst the fish itself was tasty, it was very thin (too crunchy therefore, and much thinner than a normal chip shop haddock) and was comparatively small. Chips were cooked well and there was a reasonable portion of them. The (80p) homemade tartare sauce was tasty. Took 25 minutes from the point of order for cooking and serving, which is perfectly acceptable. Friendly service and well organised operation, particularly given the busy queue. Overall due to the fish, whilst it tasted good, it did not represent good value for money when compared to fellow fish and chip shops.

Fish and chips at its best, freshly prepared, good size portions even for regular size. Very pleasant staff. Reasonable prices, £20.00 for 2, some may find this a little costly but you get what you pay for and the quality was so very good. We will be back before we go home 😁

Enjoyed a large haddock and chips supper with a side of (veggie) gravy. Perfectly cooked with crisp batter. Very popular when we visited with a decent queue, which is a good sign, but we were served quickly. You can also purchase a large range of ice cream too.

This is my favourite chip shop in Scotland. I just wanted to thank Abby and Lynne for all my chippy dinners. Amazing food and they always have it ready before I get through the door. Love this place, you're the best 😋

I'm often suspicious of chippy's that do burgers, pizzas and other stuff but we were passing and decided to get fish and chips for lunch. It was busy which, to us, was a good sign and we weren't disappointed. The fish was cooked fresh, nice and crispy, excellent tasty mushy peas and.tartare sauce. Very friendly staff too. Would 💯 go again!

Never in my life have we had such a disgusting meal from here. Me, my partner and my son had 2 haddock suppers and sausage supper, the chips were disgusting, the batter on the fish was soggy and full of grease. All 3 of us ended up ill. For a good chip shop the standards have gone drastically down hill. Waste of £ 33.00.would never ever recommend this place for what we received.

Had a superb fish supper from Moores recently - i've seen bigger portions but the food was top quality. What was most remarkable, was that even after a 20 minute car journey the chips and fish batter remained crisp and delicious! some sort of witchcraft on the go here i think.