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Knockinaam Lodge from the air, a grey stone country house in green lawns above its private cove and pebble beach, with cliffs and the Irish Sea beyond.
Dumfries and Galloway

Knockinaam Lodge

A 19th-century country house above its own cove near Portpatrick, a restaurant with rooms with three AA Rosettes and a seven-course dinner that changes daily.

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Welcome

Down on the Rhins of Galloway, Knockinaam Lodge sits above its own private cove, looking out across the Irish Sea.

This 19th-century country house, three miles from Portpatrick, is a restaurant with rooms, and its dining room holds three AA Rosettes. Dinner is a seven-course set menu that changes every day, built on seasonal produce from Dumfries and Galloway and the rest of Scotland, and it's served every evening. There's lunch on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, and afternoon tea on Friday and Saturday. The wine list has won the AA's Wine Award for Scotland, and there are open fires in the bar and the dining room. The house has a story to tell, too: Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower met here while preparing for the D-Day landings. You don't need to stay the night to eat here, so book a table and leave time for a walk down to the beach.

Not farThe Port Pantry, PortpatrickA café on the harbour front at 24 Main Street, Portpatrick, open every day from 9.30am for breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee and dessert.2 milesSee itThe Port Pantry, Portpatrick
Before you go

Book a table online or by phone, and tell the lodge about any dietary needs when booking.

Where
In its own cove three miles from Portpatrick, DG9 9AD.
Dinner
Every evening, 6.30pm to 8.30pm: a seven-course set menu that changes daily, £135.
Lunch
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, 12pm to 1.30pm: three courses, £40 (£47.50 on Sunday).
Afternoon tea
Friday and Saturday, 2pm to 4pm.
Children
Welcome.
Access
The public rooms are reached by one step.
Parking
Free, for up to 20 cars.
Phone
01776 810471

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
noon–1.30pm, 6.30pm–8.30pm
Tuesday
noon–1.30pm, 6.30pm–8.30pm
Wednesday
6.30pm–8.30pm
Thursday
6.30pm–8.30pm
Friday
2pm–4pm, 6.30pm–8.30pm
Saturday
2pm–4pm, 6.30pm–8.30pm
Sunday
noon–1.30pm, 6.30pm–8.30pm

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Where it is

In its own private cove in the south-west corner of Scotland, three miles from Portpatrick and eight from Stranraer, DG9 9AD.

Close byPortpatrick and the Rhins of Galloway.
  1. Dunskey CastleDunskey CastleA roofless tower on the cliff edge, half an hour along the path from Portpatrick.1 mile as the crow flies
  2. PortpatrickPortpatrickA painted harbour on the Rhins, and mile nought of the Southern Upland Way.2 miles as the crow flies
  3. Small wooden hut atop layered coastal cliffs above the seaRhins of GallowayThe peninsula at Scotland's south-west tip, circled by an 83-mile waymarked coast path from Stranraer to the Mull of Galloway and back.3 miles as the crow flies
  4. 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.4 miles as the crow flies
  5. Castle of St JohnCastle of St JohnA tower house in the middle of Stranraer that has been nearly everything.6 miles as the crow flies
  6. Palm trees and colourful flowerbeds line a gravel path in a coastal gardenLogan Botanic GardenTree ferns and cabbage palms on the Rhins, kept alive by the Gulf Stream.8 miles as the crow flies
  7. Mull of Galloway LighthouseMull of Galloway LighthouseRobert Stevenson's tower of 1830 on the last cliff in Scotland.16 miles as the crow flies
Directions
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A stone country house facade is partly covered in red and gold autumn ivy climbing past its dormer windows and chimney stacks.The Royal Apartment
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Portpatrick
  • 3 miles from Knockinaam Lodge
Free 29 Nov – 2 DecA white gatehouse with twin turreted roofs stands on a lawn, a round table set for tea beside a green ceramic barbecue and potted palm.Selkie's Haven Lodge
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Portpatrick
  • 3 miles from Knockinaam Lodge
Free 25–28 OctWren's Nest
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Portpatrick
  • 3 miles from Knockinaam Lodge
Free 23–26 OctA rendered stone cottage with a gabled porch and a wooden bench sits behind a gravel courtyard, ivy climbing one gable end.Symphonica Lodge
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Portpatrick
  • 3 miles from Knockinaam Lodge
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