Plan a trip

A week in Fleet Valley

Stay in Anwoth. Day 1: Cardoness Castle, Cally Gardens and Rosnes Bench in Gatehouse of Fleet; day 2: Cairnharrow, Barholm Castle and Carsluith Castle; day 3: Barnholm Hill, Cairnholy 2 and Cairnholy 1; day 4: Trusty's Hill, Hillfort, Girthon Old Parish Church and Fleet Bay; day 5: Bar Hill, Plunton Castle,Lennox Plunton and Ardwall Island,chapels & cemetery; day 6: Anwoth Old Kirk, Ben John and Standing Stones of Newton; day 7: Anwoth Old Church,cross slab & Gordon Tomb, Rutherford’s Monument and Carstramon Wood.

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Day 1 · Fleet Valley

  1. Cardoness Castle Scheduled monument, 1.1 km from Anwoth
  2. Cally Gardens 1.5 km from Gatehouse of Fleet 1 km from the last stop
  3. Rosnes Bench in Gatehouse of Fleet in Gatehouse of Fleet 1 km from the last stop
Lunch
Bank of Fleet Hotel in Gatehouse of Fleet
On the way
Boreland of Anwoth in Anwoth

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Anwoth

No train, bus or boat stops recorded nearby

Day 2 · Fleet Valley

  1. Cairnharrow 4.8 km from Anwoth, just outside the area
  2. Barholm Castle Category A listed, 7.5 km from Creetown, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
  3. Carsluith Castle Scheduled monument, 5.1 km from Creetown, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
Lunch
Oakhill Cafe & Deli 5.1 km from Creetown, just outside the area
On the way
Kirkdale Bridge Category A listed, 7.2 km from Creetown, just outside the area

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Anwoth

Day 3 · Fleet Valley

  1. Barnholm Hill 4.8 km from Anwoth, just outside the area
  2. Cairnholy 2 Scheduled monument, 6.5 km from Creetown, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop
  3. Cairnholy 1 Scheduled monument, 6.6 km from Creetown, just outside the area Next door to the last stop
Lunch
Sports Bar 5.9 km from Anwoth, just outside the area
On the way
Kirkdale House and Sundial Category A listed, 6.8 km from Creetown, just outside the area

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Anwoth

Day 4 · Fleet Valley

  1. Trusty's Hill, Hillfort Scheduled monument, in Anwoth
  2. Girthon Old Parish Church Scheduled monument, 3.1 km from Gatehouse of Fleet, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
  3. Fleet Bay 4.1 km from Anwoth 4 km from the last stop
Lunch
Galloway Lodge in Gatehouse of Fleet
On the way
Anwoth Old Church Churchyard, excluding Scheduled Monument No 2340 ‘Anwoth Old Church, Cross Slab and Gordon Tomb’, Anwoth Category A listed, in Anwoth

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Anwoth

Day 5 · Fleet Valley

  1. Bar Hill 2.4 km from Gatehouse of Fleet
  2. Plunton Castle,Lennox Plunton Scheduled monument, 3.4 km from Borgue, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
  3. Ardwall Island,chapels & cemetery Scheduled monument, 6.5 km from Anwoth 3 km from the last stop
Lunch
Masonic Arms in Gatehouse of Fleet
On the way
Girthon Old Kirk Churchyard, excluding Scheduled Monument No 7868 ‘Girthon Old Parish Church’, Girthon Category A listed, 3.0 km from Gatehouse of Fleet, just outside the area

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Anwoth

Day 6 · Fleet Valley

  1. Anwoth Old Kirk in Anwoth
  2. Ben John 3.9 km from Anwoth, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
  3. Standing Stones of Newton Scheduled monument, 4.7 km from Anwoth 2 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Ship Inn in Gatehouse of Fleet

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Anwoth

Day 7 · Fleet Valley

  1. Anwoth Old Church,cross slab & Gordon Tomb Scheduled monument, in Anwoth
  2. Rutherford’s Monument in Anwoth 1 km from the last stop
  3. Carstramon Wood 4.3 km from Gatehouse of Fleet 5 km from the last stop
Lunch
The Crafty Crow in Gatehouse of Fleet
On the way
Rusco Tower Category A listed, 4.4 km from Anwoth

Open day 7 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Fleet Valley's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a week in Fleet Valley?

Anwoth. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Anwoth: No train, bus or boat stops recorded nearby.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Cardoness Castle, Cally Gardens and Rosnes Bench in Gatehouse of Fleet: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full

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