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Corsewall Lighthouse's white tower and the old keepers' houses on the rocky point in low evening light, with Ailsa Craig on the horizon across the sea.
Dumfries and Galloway

Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel

A restaurant in the keepers' houses of Robert Stevenson's lighthouse at Corsewall Point, the northern tip of the Rhins.

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Welcome

For an evening out somewhere memorable on the Rhins of Galloway, head for the top of the peninsula.

Corsewall Lighthouse was built by Robert Stevenson and first lit in 1817, at the mouth of Loch Ryan, and it is still a working light. It was automated in 1994, and the old keepers' houses are now a hotel, whose restaurant is open to visitors as well as to its guests. Come early for a wander along the shore at Corsewall Point, where the rock is packed with rounded boulders, some of them a metre and a half across. Watch the sea for gannets diving, and in good weather look out for Ailsa Craig, far off across the water.

A little further outFig and OliveA bright cafe on George Street in Stranraer, with brunch, hot dishes, fresh cakes and a welcome for dogs and children.24 min by roadSee itFig & Olive shopfront with turquoise trim on a quiet street corner
Before you go

Ring 01776 853220 to check: visitors who are not staying are asked to book a table ahead.

Dogs
Diners with a dog are seated in the lounge.
The lighthouse
Still a working light, run by the Northern Lighthouse Board. The tower is not open to visitors.
Walking
The Rhins of Galloway Coast Path starts from the lighthouse, south to Portpatrick and east to Stranraer.
Address
Corsewall Point, Kirkcolm, Stranraer DG9 0QG.

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Where it is

At Corsewall Point, the northern tip of the Rhins of Galloway, beyond Kirkcolm.

Close byKirkcolm, Leswalt, Stranraer and the Rhins of Galloway.
  1. 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.9 miles 22 min by road
  2. Stranraer MuseumStranraer MuseumThe museum of Wigtownshire in Stranraer's Old Town Hall of 1776, free to visit, with refurbished displays and children's trails.11 miles 24 min by road
  3. Castle of St JohnCastle of St JohnA tower house in the middle of Stranraer that has been nearly everything.11 miles 25 min by road
  4. 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.15 miles 37 min by road
  5. Waves rolling onto a curved sandy beach beneath grassy cliffsKillantringan Lighthouse and BayA white lighthouse of 1900 on the cliffs north of Portpatrick, above a sandy bay.15 miles 34 min by road
  6. PortpatrickPortpatrickA painted harbour on the Rhins, and mile nought of the Southern Upland Way.16 miles 32 min by road
  7. Dunskey CastleDunskey CastleA roofless tower on the cliff edge, half an hour along the path from Portpatrick.17 miles 36 min by road
Directions
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.AttractionsLady Bay2.9 miles
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.WalksAgnew Monument5.2 miles
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.AttractionsAgnew Park8.5 miles
Fig & Olive shopfront with turquoise trim on a quiet street cornerCafeFig and Olive11 miles
Rose Blair Lodge in the sun, a gabled cottage with a wooden door in a porch, trees behind and a table on the terrace.PortpatrickRose Blair LodgeSleeps 2 · 15 miles
Heritage Coachman Lodge's pale blue door in the cobbled stable courtyard, a table and a wooden bench in the sun outside.PortpatrickHeritage Coachman LodgeSleeps 4 · 15 miles
Fern Forest House, a grey stone house with ivy on its gable and a pale blue door, under a blue sky.PortpatrickFern Forest HouseSleeps 6 · 15 miles
Fawn's Velvet Lodge in the sun, a stone cottage with a pale blue door, daisies on the lawn in front.PortpatrickFawn's Velvet LodgeSleeps 4 · 15 miles
Harriet's Lodestar Lodge in the sun, dark walls and a white gable, the outdoor bath and a table on its terrace.PortpatrickHarriet's Lodestar LodgeSleeps 4 · 15 miles

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Places to stay near the lighthouse, 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
  • 10 miles from Corsewall
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
  • 10 miles from Corsewall
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
  • 10 miles from Corsewall
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
  • 10 miles from Corsewall
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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