With some terrific road trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to experience everything that Kirkcudbright, 18 miles away, has to offer. MacLellan’s Castle, Broughton House and Tolbooth alone make the drive out worth it. Locals will also probably point you toward Dumfries, 20 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, let it be Dumfries Ice Bowl. (But we’re also huge fans of Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club and Robert Burns Centre.)