Airds Farm Guest House

Airds Farm Guest House It's not everyday you get a welcoming committee from a herd of beautiful cows but as we approached the stunning land, upon where Airds Farm sat, we knew we had come across something special. After a delightful welcome from Lyndsay the owner we were shown up to our room. It was faultless. Clean fresh and tidy with everything we needed for a 4 night stay and the view from the bedroom was incredible,acres of fields with Loch Kenn shining in the sunshine. Breakfast was the highlight of our day the selection catered for every desire. Lyndsay was an excellent cook. In the evenings after a day of sight seeing we would settle down in the conservatory which was warm and cosy with a lovely ambience about it. Our stay was faultless and we hope to visit Airds farm again next year. The area is within a few miles of Castle douglas which has some fab eateries and an amazing fish n chip shop. Our stay in Dumfries and Galloway was a runaway success.

This is a business that deserves your custom. The setting is stunning with views over the loch to the hills beyond, Lyndsey is a perfect host, nothing was too much trouble. The room was excellent, the bed and pillows were incredibly comfortable, however the crowning glory was the breakfast which was superb. If we are in the area again then we wouldn't want to stay anywhere else.

We had a 2 night stay. Made very welcome on our arrival. We were directed to our room, which was pretty large with a double aspect windows. With a view out front to die for. Lindsay the owner was away our first night. But her housekeeper provided us with a full cooked breakfast, which was fabulous. Not sure there was any negative’s. Perhaps the road up to the farm might be a bit daunting for some. Especially when the cows won’t get off the road in front of you. 🤣 Over all, great couple of days away in a wonderful area.

A very peaceful two-days away in a beautiful corner of Scotland. Comfy bed, massive cooked breakfast, great coffee and entertaining chat from hosts Lindsey and Anna! Don’t forget to have fish and chips from Moore’s just five minutes along the road in Castle Douglas!

A lovely quiet B&B up a long private road in the middle of the rolling Galloway countryside. A lounge and conservatory to watch the wildlife & birds were for guests use. The large room was clean and included all mod-cons with tea & coffee and fresh milk to put in the small fridge in the room. WiFi was surprisingly good for such a remote location. Breakfast was good with a fair selection. But it is remote so your evening meal will need own transport or some planning. Overall a very nice place perhaps suited to those looking for a quiet return-to-nature stay.

During our 3 day stay, which was excellent, I unfortunately became unwell. Lindsey and nurse Jimmy stepped in, took care of me and drove me to hospital. Lindsey saw me through A and E then drove me back to Airds. Her kindness is much appreciated and is indicative of the care and attention she gives to her guests

Our friends stayed there and the husband had a dental emergency and they stepped up to care for him by personally taking them to town. That is above average for a host. I hope that if that happened to us someone would be gracious and help us. They have been amazing in many other ways too. Five stars for graciously caring for strangers.

We stayed for a weekend in between a bit of stormy weather of course but it was still lovely. This was last minute and due to the weather there were a few cancellations so we pretty much had the place to ourselves!! The farm is located off the main road pretty easily accessed but it's a farm road so be prepped it's single track with cows on it...I coped though in my small city car.. We were made to feel really welcome and weren't bothered at all...which really suited us, the breakfast was lovely...thank you mandy! And my partner tried his 1st bit of haggis.. The main attraction here in my opinion are the birds and the stars...amazing. Public transport isn't great so expect to drive.. We would both stay again and for a super last min trip this was right up our street.

I write this with some trepidation because it is inevitable that the owner will feel offended and wish to point out that everyone else thinks Airds Farm is fantastic, hence the plethora of five star reviews, but sadly we do not share other guests' experience. We are very selective in where we stay and so it was precisely these glowing reviews that prompted us to book for four nights to potter in the area on our return from a week in Northern Ireland. Indeed, it is because I rely so much on Trip Advisor myself that I feel obliged to pop my head above the parapet and endorse the only previous negative review of this establishment (which I'd not previously spotted as it's in Dutch and one has to select 'All languages' to read it) which simply said [in terms] they thought it below par for the price. As a seasoned TA reviewer [giving four or five star ratings some 95% of the time] I would normally take a single comment like that from a new contributor with a large pinch of salt, but management responses to criticism can be very revealing in themselves and had I seen this one at the outset then I would have gone elsewhere. Airds Farm is conveniently located off the A713 with easy access into Castle Douglas. We stayed in Room 3 which is a large double-aspect room with a lovely view, so on the plus side it's light and airy, but the bathroom was very small and [save for the shower] rather gloomy; the wi-fi in the room non-existent (despite the presence of an extender at the top of the stairs); and the twin beds [in our opinion] particularly uncomfortable. Access is tricky, especially for anyone with mobility issues, so a handrail on the upper sections of the staircase would be a helpful addition. Breakfast [ordered the night before] was limited but nicely cooked. Even the negatives wouldn't matter too much in the ordinary course because they add character - which is one of the reasons we like farmhouse B&Bs - but one has to get the basics right and, apart from the beds, the main issue we had was that we didn't feel welcome. Others say they DO feel at home here, so perhaps we just happened to be staying at a difficult time for the owner (as in my arguably biased opinion I’d have thought we were model guests, being senior citz who generally keep themselves to themselves), but whatever the reason we certainly didn’t enjoy our stay. The upshot was that decided to cut our losses and return home after three nights, even though we were obliged to pay for four. FWIW l've given both the other places we stayed in on our trip five stars, so make of that what you will.