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A sign reading "HARBOUR COTTAGE GALLERY" marks a whitewashed building's blue door, framed paintings and a folding table of art displayed outside.
Dumfries and Galloway

Harbour Cottage Gallery

A cottage on the waterfront that was going to be demolished, and shows paintings instead.

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Harbour Cottage sits on Castle Bank looking over the moorings, a low white eighteenth-century building with a blue door.

It was due to be demolished until a group of local artists and businessmen bought it and turned it into a gallery, which makes it the oldest established gallery in a town that has rather a lot of them. It is run by volunteers and hung afresh every couple of weeks through the season, mostly with work by artists from Galloway and the south-west, and there are two floors of it - the upper one under the roof slope with the light coming in off the water. Entry is free.

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Before you go
How long
Half an hour to an hour
Cost
Free
Getting there
On the waterfront by the harbour; park on the High Street.

Opening hours

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Monday
10am–5pm
Tuesday
10am–5pm
Wednesday
10am–5pm
Thursday
10am–5pm
Friday
10am–5pm
Saturday
10am–5pm
Sunday
10am–5pm

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A sign reading "HARBOUR COTTAGE GALLERY" marks a whitewashed building's blue door, framed paintings and a folding table of art displayed outside.
Did you know

It was going to be knocked down.

The cottage was scheduled for demolition until local artists and businessmen bought it and converted it into a gallery.

Framed coastal landscape paintings line the walls of an upper gallery, a metal railing overlooking a person working at a desk below.
Did you know

The oldest gallery in the town.

In a town with several, this is the oldest established one, and it is run by volunteers.

Paintings of horses nuzzling, a Highland cow and a foal hang on a gallery wall, an easel and rack of postcards standing in the corner.
Did you know

A new hang every fortnight.

The exhibitions change through the season, mostly showing work by artists from Galloway and the south-west, and there is no charge.

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Where it is

On Castle Bank, on the Kirkcudbright waterfront below the castle.

Close byThe rest of Dumfries and Galloway, near at hand.
  1. Lily Knowles FloristLily Knowles FloristA family-run florist at 20 St Cuthbert Street in Kirkcudbright, open since 2006, with fresh cut flowers and locally made chocolates.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Paul Jones BakeryPaul Jones BakeryA traditional bakery on St Cuthbert Street in Kirkcudbright, known for its pies, scones, cakes and loaves.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Broughton House & GardenBroughton House & GardenThe pink-harled house where E A Hornel painted, and the garden he made behind it.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. A woman in a black puffer jacket and floral scarf smiles at an outdoor café table, a shopfront window behind her.Kirkcudbright Art ToursA walk round the artists' town with somebody who knows whose door is whose.Under a mile 1 min by road
  5. KirkcudbrightKirkcudbrightA harbour town of painted houses that has been full of artists for a century.Under a mile 1 min by road
  6. Woman stands outside Pleat, Suneeta Rathore's shop with yellow doorPleat, KirkcudbrightUnder a mile 1 min by road
Directions
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An aerial view shows a ruined stone tower keep standing in a field bordered by trees, hills and a river visible in the distance.AttractionsCardoness Castle8.3 miles
Toasted cheese sandwich with bramble jelly, knife stuck upright in the breadRestaurantsGalloway Lodge Preserves8.7 miles
Ruined stone tower reflected in still water beneath a grey skyAttractionsThreave Castle8.7 miles
ShoppingPA Pop Up, Mill on the Fleet8.8 miles
Aerial view of a rocky headland jutting into the sea near a coastal villageAttractionsCarrick Bay9.4 miles
Wooden shelf with jars and Monin bottles below a "Service With A Smile" signCafeStreetlights Coffee House9.7 miles

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