Welcome to the Galloway Forest Park

Situated in the heart of Galloway, southern Scotland, the Galloway Forest Park managed by Forestry Commission Scotland offers spectacular views and a diversity of dramatic scenery. Three hundred square miles of wild beauty are waiting to be explored, here, in Britain's largest forest park.



Established in 1947; the park boasts tranquil valleys encompassed by heather-clad hills, rugged rock faces, burns cascading down magestic slopes and the forest, moorland and lochs rising up to the grandeur of the mountains. The Merrick, Mulwharcher and the Rhinns of Kells stand proudly above the home to much of the unspoilt, ancient woodland which attracts some 800,000 visitors every year.

Stretching from seashore to mountaintops, The Galloway Forest Park has an outstanding variety of wildlife. Red and Roe Deer thrive in this woodland park while mighty birds of prey patrol the skies.

 This natural sanctuary is however, easily accessible as a result of three Forestry Commission visitor centres at Glentrool, Kirroughtree and Clatteringshaws, which receive around 150,000 visitors annually.

Known affectionately as the "highlands of the lowlands", the Galloway Forest Park offers an endless assortment of things to see and do, to suit everyone, in some of the most breathtaking scenery Scotland has to offer.

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FEATURED PLACES TO STAY AND THINGS TO SEE & DO

The Bruce Hotel Newton Stewart Tel: 08445 432 832 The Bruce Hotel is ideally situated to experience the Darks Skies of Galloway. The Bruce Hotel is a 20- bedroom, 3-star hotel, centrally located in Newton...	Stroan Loch Mossdale This is a popular coarse fishing Loch, which is a widening of the Black Water of Dee, a river running from Loch Dee and Loch Ken. The Raider's Road, a popular...
The Lodgings B&B St Johns Town of Dalry Tel: 01644 430015 / 07747 691447 The Lodgings bed and breakfast accommodation is situated in St Johns Town of Dalry near New Galloway and just 18 miles north of Castle ...	Galloway Luxury Cottages Port William Tel: 01988 700944 Inchlonaig House is a beautifully decorated contemporary house located in the picturesque and unspoilt coastal village of Port William . Ideal for...
Loch Trool Glentrool Loch Trool is renowned as having some of the finest scenery in southern Scotland. Lying in the heart of the Galloway Forest Park it offers the visitor a...	Bruntis Lochs Newton Stewart Bruntis Loch is situated approx 4 miles south east of Newton Stewart. The Bruntis is made up of two lochs both of which can be accessed off the Dumfries road...