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The boating lake at Agnew Park under a blue sky, a little island of palm trees on the right and green hills across the water beyond.
Dumfries and Galloway

Agnew Park

Stranraer's lochside park, with a boating lake, a playground and a café.

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Welcome

If you have children with you in Stranraer, this is the place to head.

In the school holidays the park comes alive from midday until five, with boats to hire on the lake, rides on the miniature railway, and go-karts and mini cars to race round. Bring a picnic and a rug and make an afternoon of it while the children run about. On Saturday mornings the park belongs to the runners, who gather at half past nine for the weekly parkrun, a 5k in the park. Come back on a quiet day out of season too, for a stroll by the water, since the park is open all year round.

Close byFig and OliveA bright cafe on George Street in Stranraer, with brunch, hot dishes, fresh cakes and a welcome for dogs and children.1 min by roadSee itFig & Olive shopfront with turquoise trim on a quiet street corner
Before you go
Where
Agnew Crescent, Stranraer, DG9 7JZ.
Ride prices
The miniature railway is £1.70 for a child and £2.20 for an adult. Boats are £6.50 and go-karts £3.80 for 15 minutes.
The memorial
On the right inside the Agnew Crescent entrance, a stone in the shape of Ailsa Craig, with an anchor on top, remembers those lost when the Princess Victoria went down on her crossing from Stranraer to Larne on 31 January 1953.
Access
The council lists a wheelchair-accessible entrance and parking.

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Where it is

A few minutes' walk west of Stranraer's town centre.

Close byStranraer, Leswalt and Castle Kennedy.
  1. Stranraer MuseumStranraer MuseumThe museum of Wigtownshire in Stranraer's Old Town Hall of 1776, free to visit, with refurbished displays and children's trails.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Castle of St JohnCastle of St JohnA tower house in the middle of Stranraer that has been nearly everything.Under a mile 2 min by road
  3. The boardwalk at Aldouran Wetland Garden running out over the reedy pond towards the wooden bird hide among the trees.Aldouran Wetland Garden and GlenA community wetland garden and bird hide on the edge of Leswalt, joined to an ancient wood with a sculpture trail.3 miles 6 min by road
  4. The Agnew Monument, a square castellated stone tower, on the green top of the Tor of Craigoch under a deep blue sky, a walker climbing through the long summer grass towards it.Agnew MonumentA Victorian tower on an Iron Age hillfort above Leswalt, looking out over Loch Ryan.4 miles 9 min by road
  5. The canal at Castle Kennedy Gardens in summer, lined with cordylines, with flowering trees in red on the bank and a path alongside.Castle Kennedy GardensEighteenth-century gardens round the ruin of Castle Kennedy, on the neck of land between two lochs east of Stranraer.4 miles 14 min by road
  6. Glenwhan Botanic Garden from the top of the slope: flowering shrubs and rhododendrons round the lochans, with Luce Bay and the Mull of Galloway on the horizon.Glenwhan Botanic GardenA botanic garden and arboretum on the hillside above Dunragit, east of Stranraer.7 miles 17 min by road
  7. The sandy beach at Lady Bay with small waves breaking, Loch Ryan beyond and the hills of its far shore under a deep blue sky, a wooded headland on the left.Lady BayA small sandy beach on the west shore of Loch Ryan, at the top of the Rhins of Galloway.9 miles 17 min by road
Directions
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A harbour village of colourful houses lines a shingle beach, wooded hills rising behind under an overcast sky.AttractionsPortpatrick8.4 miles
The Crown Hotel's white frontage on North Crescent in Portpatrick, its name over the door, window boxes of flowers and picnic tables out front under furled blue umbrellas.RestaurantsThe Crown Hotel, Portpatrick8.4 miles
The Harbour House Hotel with white walls, dormer windows and outdoor tables shaded by parasolsRestaurantsHarbour House Hotel8.4 miles
The restaurant at The Waterfront in Portpatrick, its tables laid under a pine-boarded ceiling with roof lights, and windows on the far wall.RestaurantsThe Waterfront, Portpatrick8.4 miles
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The front of Wren's Nest, a stone cottage with a pale blue door, a table and chairs and a timber planter on the lawn before it.PortpatrickWren's NestSleeps 2 · 8.6 miles

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Places to stay near the park, and when each is next free.

Rose Blair Lodge in the sun, a gabled cottage with a wooden door in a porch, trees behind and a table on the terrace.Rose Blair Lodge
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Portpatrick
  • 4 miles from Agnew Park
Free 31 Oct – 3 NovHeritage Coachman Lodge's pale blue door in the cobbled stable courtyard, a table and a wooden bench in the sun outside.Heritage Coachman Lodge
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Portpatrick
  • 4 miles from Agnew Park
Free 30 Oct – 2 NovFern Forest House, a grey stone house with ivy on its gable and a pale blue door, under a blue sky.Fern Forest House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Portpatrick
  • 4 miles from Agnew Park
Check datesFawn's Velvet Lodge in the sun, a stone cottage with a pale blue door, daisies on the lawn in front.Fawn's Velvet Lodge
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Portpatrick
  • 4 miles from Agnew Park
Free 29 Oct – 1 NovPlaces to stayEvery stay in Dumfries and GallowayAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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