Wigtown, Scotland's National Book Town is home to Byre Books book shop specialising in folklore, mythology stage and screen and Scottish books.

Byre Books

WIGTOWN BOOKTOWN
Local Tourist Information
How to get to Wigtown
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Wigtown was selected as Scotland's Booktown in 1997. It has nineteen book businesses in a small town of just over a thousand people. Wigtown is a true haven for people who enjoy browsing among old books in a peaceful rural setting. Within 30 minutes drive of Wigtown we have mountain walks, sandy beaches, stately homes and gardens, castles and remains of castles, and sacred sites such as a stone age circle and burial chamber, and St Ninian's Cave.

Click here for more about Wigtown Booktown, and events being organised in the town this year.

LOCAL TOURIST INFORMATION
N.b. each of these links takes you out of our website; you will then have to press the 'Back' button at the top left of your screen, or go to www.byrebooks.co.uk to return here.

What's on at the local (community owned) cinema
What to do in the nearest town - Newton Stewart
Local Tourist Board
Wigtown for genealogy searchers

Dumfries and Galloway visitor information

Dumfries and Galloway
The Dumfries and Galloway web site contains a host of information about Dumfries, Dumfriesshire and Galloway and links to web sites throughout south west Scotland.

DG Visitors Guide
The Visitors Guide is a directory to sites on the web useful to visitors to Dumfries and Galloway in South West Scotland, including hotels, tourist attractions and information sites.

DG Accommodation
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How to Get to Wigtown

From Belfast
Ferries - Stranraer/Cairnryan
Contact P&O Stena Line, 0870 600 0600
or Seacat, 08705 523 523

Bus from Stranraer to Newton Stewart.
Change at Newton Stewart for Wigtown.

From Carlisle
Train or bus to Dumfries then bus to Newton Stewart,
change at Newton Stewart for Wigtown.

From Glasgow/Edinburgh
Train from Glasgow Central to Barrhill via Ayr.
Rail info: 0845 7 48 49 50

There is a regular bus service to Newton Stewart from Barrhill village, which is a mile from the station, and an occasional bus from Barrhill station. (Service 359, contact 0870 608 2 608)
Otherwise via bus from Glasgow Buchanan Street to either Dumfries or Stranraer can only take half an hour more and is cheaper. There is a daily service Glasgow - Newton Stewart direct (via Ayr).
Local bus operator time-tables.
Phone Travelline Scotland for public transport information 0870 608 2608.

By car
Wigtown is 100 miles due South of Glasgow by road, 50 miles West of Dumfries and 25 miles East of the Stranraer and Cairnryan ferries.

From Carlisle
follow the M6/A6 to the border (no passports!) at Gretna Green. As you enter Scotland take the first left sign-posted A75 Dumfries and Stranraer. Follow for 1 1/2 hours, then at the Newton Stewart roundabout turn left for Wigtown.

From Edinburgh
take the A7 Biggar and Abingdon road to the M74 then turn left and follow signs for Dumfries then Stranraer. Or for magnificent Southern upland scenery, take the A702 from junction 14 through the Dalveen Pass, via signs to Thornhill, Moniaive, New Galloway and Newton Stewart.

From Glasgow
take the M77 / A77 to Ayr then either:
continue on the A77 to Girvan. At the roundabout on the far side of Girvan turn left to Barrhill and Newton Stewart.
Or: turn left at third Ayr roundabout to Dalmellington & Dalry. Two miles past Dalry turn right to New Galloway. At the start of the village take a right to Newton Stewart.

Road journey times:
from Carlisle 2 hours; Edinburgh 3 hours; Glasgow 135 minutes; Stranraer 45 minutes.
Public transport tends to take about 50% longer.

MAP
To view a map of Dumfries and Galloway, highlighting Wigtown, please visit our map page on the Multimap web site - click here.

Byre Books
24 South Main St.,
Wigtown
DG8 9EH
Scotland

Tel: (UK calls at local rates) 0845-458-3813
International: +44-1988-402133
E-mail: info@byrebooks.co.uk
Website: www.byrebooks.co.uk

E-mail us at enquiries@byrebooks.co.uk