Dumfries

[Glenn63]

So my in-laws run a lodge park in Dumfries and hopefully we’ll be able to go back to visit soon. Iv also just picked up a new car and want to go try it out around the area when I’m there.
I used to work on cranes and did a lot of wind farms up there and remember thinking some of these roads would be great in a car and not a 100 ton ballast wagon I remember one running down into Girvan the A714 and another wind farm off the A713 running into Ayr, is there any others worth a drive? If there’s a good circular route from Dumfries that would be ideal.

[Glenn63]

I’m not sure, what is it? It was about 5 years ago when I was working around there.

[Glenn63]

Thanks for that, looks a decent route from Dumfries onto the a712 at Crocketford across to Newton Stewart, a714 to Girvan, a719 to Ayr then a713/712 back to Crocketford. That’ll make a lovely pre breakfast blast before the family wake up!

[Glenn63]

So I went up this weekend just gone and took a drive over to Ayr/ Girvan and back to Dumfries. Took the a712 at Crocketford onto the a713 to Ayr, then the a719 to Girvan, lovely bit of road that just chilled on that bit and enjoyed the views it was stunning this weekend.
Stopped off in Girvan for some dinner then back down the a714 to Newton Stewart. What a fantastic bit of road the 714 is, some brilliant stretches with flowing bends makes a really nice drive keeping good momentum. Will certainly be doing it again when next up visiting the in laws.
Was planning on getting some good pictures but was enjoying myself so much I reached the end before I new it! So here’s a picture of some fish and chips at Girvan instead