Cream o' Galloway
Cream o’ Galloway, a family run farm nestled in the beautiful countryside, is a wonderful example of the inner workings of an organic farm. Generous scoops of creamy ice cream, frozen smoothies and yoghurts are all Cream o’ Galloway specialties. Take a tour of the farm, which coincides with the dairy herd coming in for their afternoon milking.
After working up an appetite, visit the tearoom and sample some of the region’s celebrated local produce. Find everything from salads and vegetables grown on the farm to delicious fayre from Dumfries & Galloway’s celebrated larder. Sample freshly baked Wigwam Bread from Creetown or jams, pickles and mustards from Galloway Lodge Preserves, or even try out the local beer from Sulwath Brewery in Castle Douglas. It’s so good, you’re sure to take some home.
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Castle Douglas
Take a shopping trip to Scotland's only designated Food Town set in the heart of beautiful Dumfries & Galloway. Castle Douglas boasts more than 50 independent shops and champions local produce at all times. This charming town offers a traditional selection of local food emporiums, with local ale produced by the family-run brewery. Castle Douglas Food Town also puts an emphasis on celebrating food throughout the year, with foodie events including food fairs, chef masterclasses, food weekends and craft fairs.
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Italian Ice-Cream and Cafés
One of the lesser-known food gems of the South West resulted from a happy accident: 20th-century immigrants from Italy brought an expertise in ice-cream making to an area with an abundant supply of quality milk. The result was a blossoming along the coast of small Italian-owned cafés, each with their own individual ice-cream recipes, each also serving the best coffee this side of Milan before Seattle was even heard of. Although their numbers have lessened, many of them still exist today; pop in and enjoy them while they’re still here.
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Whisky at Bladnoch
Finally, don’t make the mistake of thinking that you’ll need to travel north to visit our whisky distilleries - you’ll hit the first one at Bladnoch in the Machars peninsula at the ‘heel’ of Scotland. Bladnoch, mothballed until recently, is a characteristically Lowland whisky. The distillery recently restarted production, and there is a visitor centre with tours available.
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