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Inside Kilnford Farm Shop: timber roof beams, a round wooden stand of ciders, gins and tonics, and aisles of shelves on a wooden floor.
Dumfries and Galloway

Kilnford Farm Shop

A farm shop, butchery and café in restored barns on the edge of Dumfries, selling the farm's own Galloway beef and Blackface lamb.

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The Rome family have farmed around Kilnford, on the edge of Dumfries, for over 300 years, and in 2011 Jock Rome turned the farm's derelict barns into a farm shop round a sandstone courtyard.

His Belted Galloway cattle and Blackface sheep graze the high ground at nearby Ingleston all year, and the beef is hung on site for three to four weeks before the butchers cut it to order. The counter also has bacon and ham cured in the shop, Kilnford haggis and homemade pies, with a deli of Scottish cheeses, local ales and gifts, from local pottery to mugs printed with the farm's Belties. The Farmhouse Kitchen Café cooks with what the shop sells, from a full Scottish breakfast to daily lunch specials, and opens onto a sun terrace and a play area among the trees. The Bothy does burgers to take away. Before you eat, walk the nature trail past the Galloways to the bird hide on the pond and the willow hedgehog in the secret garden.

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Before you go

The shop, butchery and café are open Tuesday to Sunday, and closed on Mondays.

Where
Kilnford Barns, The Old Glen, Dumfries, DG2 8PT, just off the A75 on the outskirts of the town.
Open
Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm, Sunday 9am to 4pm; closed Monday. Last orders for hot food in the café an hour before closing.
Café
The Farmhouse Kitchen Café, with a sun terrace and a children's play area; the Bothy for takeaway burgers.
Outside
A nature trail past the Belted Galloways and Blackface sheep to a bird hide on the pond.
Parking
Free.
Phone
01387 253087

Opening hours

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
9am–5pm
Wednesday
9am–5pm
Thursday
9am–5pm
Friday
9am–5pm
Saturday
9am–5pm
Sunday
9am–4pm

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Where it is

At Kilnford Barns, The Old Glen, just off the A75 on the edge of Dumfries, DG2 8PT.

Close byDumfries and the Nith.
  1. Sandstone riverside building with crow-stepped gables, cherry blossom framing the riverbank pathRobert Burns CentreA free museum of Burns's last years in an 18th-century watermill on the River Nith in Dumfries, with a model of the town in the 1790s.2 miles 5 min by road
  2. Dumfries Museum and Camera ObscuraDumfries Museum and Camera ObscuraA windmill tower with the oldest working camera obscura in the world on top.2 miles 6 min by road
  3. Robert Burns HouseRobert Burns HouseThe simple sandstone house in Dumfries where Robert Burns spent his last years and died in 1796, now a free museum.3 miles 6 min by road
  4. The Twelve Apostles Stone CircleThe Twelve Apostles Stone CircleThe largest stone circle on mainland Scotland, a ring of great stones about 86 metres across in farmland just north of Dumfries.4 miles 7 min by road
  5. Red sandstone cathedral with pointed arches, tower and gothic west doorThe Crichton, DumfriesAn 85-acre parkland estate on the edge of Dumfries, with landscaped gardens open free all year, over 1,000 trees and grand red sandstone buildings.4 miles 10 min by road
  6. Cheese wheels and wedges displayed on wooden counters in a farm shopLoch Arthur Creamery and Farm ShopA Camphill community that has been making its own cheese since 1985.7 miles 11 min by road
  7. Ellisland FarmThe farm Burns built and could not make pay, on the bank of the Nith.7 miles 12 min by road
Directions
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Gift shop table with wrapping paper, Nutscene twine, seed tray dibbers and Highland cow paintingsRestaurantsFlourish2.6 miles
Corner shopfront lit at dusk with outdoor table and chairs on pavementCafeKings Coffee and Books2.6 miles
A sign reading "Gracefield Arts Centre, gallery, cafe, craft shop, print makers workshop, studio rooms, admission free" stands beside a red sandstone building with solar panels on its roof.AttractionsGracefield Arts Centre2.7 miles
Black hanging sign reading "The Globe" against brick buildingsRestaurantsThe Globe Inn, Dumfries2.9 miles
Sandstone church spire with clock tower overlooks a statue in Dumfries town squareAttractionsRobert Burns Statue2.9 miles
Multi-arched sandstone bridge over the River Nith with a weir in DumfriesAttractionsDumfries2.9 miles
Weathered headstones and an obelisk line a gravel path between tall cypress treesAttractionsSt Michael's Church, Dumfries3.0 miles
Burger stacked with onion rings, chips and a pint of beer at the barRestaurantsMabie House Hotel6.0 miles

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