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Newton Stewart

The burgh of Newton Stewart sits on the River Cree, close to where it enters Wigtown Bay. It is a pleasant, clean town, founded in the 17th century by William Steweart, son of the Earl of Galloway. A ford once stood where the present bridge crosses the Cree, and it was used by pilgrims to Whithorn and St Ninian’s shrine.

Newton Stewart Museum is within a former church in York Road, and has displays and exhibits about the history of the town and immediate area. In Queen Street you’ll find an unusual but internationally known little museum called Sophie’s Puppen Stube and Dolls House Museum, which has 50 beautifully made doll’s houses and room settings. The scale is 1:12, and all the exhibits are behind glass. There is alo a collection of more than 200 exquisitely dressed dolls.

The Wood of Cree Nature Reserve is owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and lies for miles north of the town on a minor road running parallel to the A714. It has the largest ancient woodland in Southern Scotland, and here you can see redstarts, pied flycatchers, wood warblers and so on. There is a picnic area and nature trails.

Six miles west of Newton Stewart is the picturesque village of Kirkcowan, which has a church dating from 1834 with external stars to the gallery.