Challoch is Tealloch ~ 'hearth, forge' particularly a blacksmith's forge on high ground. Challoch Farm, on high ground, was originally a part of the Ardwell Estate. Nowadays Challoch is no longer a working farm but a friendly and welcoming country house Bed and Breakfast.
Situated on the attractive Rhins Peninsula in Galloway, Scotland's southwest, Challoch bed and breakfast is well placed for beaches and rolling countryside. The Rhins form one of Scotland's most southerly areas and enjoys a warm climate, being warmed by the currents of the Gulf Stream.
Challoch bed and breakfast is set in an idyllic, unspoilt rural position, with westerly views over the undulating countryside to the Irish Sea and the Mountains of Mourne. Our westerly facing conservatory is ideally placed to watch the spectacular sunsets the big skies over the Rhins provide on a regular basis. Christine and Stuart Yeadon are your hosts at Challoch bed and breakfast, and their good local knowledge will ensure you get the most out of this beautiful part of Scotland. With it's cosy guest's lounge, comfortable bedrooms with en-suite facilities, beamed dining room and a comfortable conservatory, Challoch bed and breakfast is the ideal home from home.
From the nearby town of Stranraer, on the shores of Loch Ryan, there are regular ferries across the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland - the high speed ferries operating out of Port Rodie and, further up Loch Ryan, at Cairnryan, can get there in a little over an hour! There are also regular coach trips across to Northern Ireland during the season, offering day trips around the Antrim coastline, the Bushmill's Distillery, the Giant's Causeway and even shopping expeditions into Belfast City - with its shops, restaurants and zoo. From the harbour in Stranraer one can take a train to Glasgow or Ayr or a coach to various towns along the A75 towards Dumfries, about 75 miles to the east.
For the golfing enthusiast, we are well situated for seven golf courses - with the world famous Turnberry course about an hour's drive north up the coast road. (Local courses include; Dunskey, Portpatrick, Stranraer, Lagganmore, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire County Golf Club.) Gardening fans are well catered for too. We are fortunate in that we are very close to Logan Botanic Garden, Ardwell Garden, Castle Kennedy Garden, Glenwhan Garden, Dunskey Garden.
So, whether you want to wander amidst the peace and quite of the countryside, doze by our log fire, or undertake something more energetic - golfing, swimming, sailing, walking - you can find it locally. For the outdoorsmen and women there are numerous outdoor activities close at hand or a short drive away. Clay pigeon shooting, sea angling, river and loch fishing, bird watching, walking along forest trails or hills, golfing, sailing...it is all on offer. Please telephone us for bookings as we cannot get e-mails here!
