Belted Galloway

Dumfries & Galloway


Named after the striped local breed of cow, this is a good licensed cafe and also has a gift shop and some information on local walking routes. The food isn't upmarket and is reliably solid, backed by some tasty home baking. There's decent disabled access.


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