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Although it has gone through a remarkable transition over the years, this delightful little hotel still bears testimony to the golden age of touring and sporting activity and has carefully retained all that unmistakable character and personality, and many artefacts of a bygone era.

The essence of this beautiful landscape has been captured superbly in the hotel - the highest of standards of hospitality and comfort having been carefully and meticulously blended with glorious period pieces, wood panelling, wonderfully individual bedrooms and an ambience and atmosphere exuding grace, relaxation, timelessness and tranquillity. You can often hear the silence. It is actually quite difficult to conjure up the remarkable feeling of personal well-being this generates but a regular and growing following of discerning guests from all over the world return again and again, to savour the hotel's and the whole area's therapeutic and very enriching qualities.

Nine wonderful bedrooms, nine individual 'personalities', all individually decorated. Pleasantly old fashioned, yet unobtrusively modern, thoughtfully appointed, offering a quite unique traditional ambience, yet with every contemporary comfort, including private bath, satellite television and direct dial telephones, as well as wonderful tiled fireplaces in a selection of rooms.

Creating that feeling that they were just made for you no matter which one you choose. This combination of modern guest standards laced with an unmistakable feeling of yesteryear is much talked about by visitors… and undoubtedly remembered with fondness and affection. And rooms named after erstwhile residents - such as 'Churchill’ add to the nostalgic charm.

Fresh flowers, quality toiletries and other little touches create the perfect welcome when you first open the door.

Knockinaam Lodge Room Descriptions

Knockinaam Lodge Churchill

This is the largest room in the hotel and where Sir Winston Churchill stayed at Knockinaam. It looks out over our gardens and also has a view of the sea and cliffs. It has a King Sized Sleighbed, and a seating area . The bathroom features a 100 year old enamelled concrete soaking bath. It also has a walk-in shower.

South

This room is the brightest room in the hotel having windows facing the sea and a side window overlooking our pond. It may be made up either as a King Size or Twin-Bedded Room. It has a nice seating area. The bathroom has a large bathtub from which guests may look out the bathroom window and watch the waves coming into shore. It also has a walk-in shower.

Bay

Our most romantic room, featuring a Victorian Half Tester Bed. It has a small seating area for you to relax in and a large bathroom with bathtub and walk-in shower. This room also shares the garden and sea views with South.

Pond

This is a good sized room that overlooks the pond and its surrounding gardens. It also may be made up as a King Size or Twin-Bedded Room and includes a small seating area. The bathroom is the largest in the hotel. It has a large bathtub, double sinks and a walk-in shower.

Glen

This is the largest of our standard rooms which and overlooks the pond. It may be made up as a King Size or Twin-Bedded Room. It has a small seating area and a newly decorated bathroom with large bathtub with hand-held shower.

Bachelor

A newly refurbished double room features a Queen sized bed, views over the garden make this a favourite room of ours. The bathroom has a bathtub with power shower over the bath. It shares a lobby with Whin perfect when an adjoining room is required.

East

A small, colourful double room overlooking the pond. Very warm and comfortable. The bathroom has bathtub and shower.

Whin

Our newly refurbished suite, the bedroom has double aspect windows with glorious views over the sea and gardens. It may be made up as a Twin or King sized double, if required the seperate lounge has a sofa bed making the room ideal for families. The bathroom features a roll topbath and walk-in power shower.

Croft

Located by itself on the 2nd floor, this room is bright and cheerful. The cedar walled bathroom has a large bathtub with hand held shower. It is located up the stairs from Churchill and is often used for older children of guests using that room.

Restaurant

Savour informal dining at its very best, complemented - tastefully by great wines, carefully and expertly chosen to blend with the food – spatially with classic, gentle ambience of soothing charm and a light, delightfully unstuffy atmosphere – and convivially with that feeling of being amongst friends whilst at the same time being carefully and unobtrusively served by a caring, easy friendly staff team with their interest in your wellbeing being their hallmark.

Wine Cellar

Knockinaam Lodge has always been famous for its superb range of wines and champagnes. Whether you begin in the drawing room by enjoying a glass or two as an aperitif before relaxing in the lovely casual restaurant, or reserve your palate for the culinary delights awaiting you here – you will soon appreciate the great quality throughout the hotel’s great list.

Special Occasions

Make your special occasion even more memorable by spending it in the quiet luxury of Knockinaam Lodge.

Our superb reputation for private dining ensures that we pay just as much attention to the quality of the setting, recognising that fine linen, exquisite tableware and excellent service can lift a meal from great to a truly memorable experience.

• Two nights accommodation in a spacious guest room
• Champagne on arrival
• Candlelight dinner for two in the restaurant each night
• Breakfast in bed if you prefer
• Bouquet of fresh cut flowers
• Gift certificate offering special rate for anniversary or return stay

So whether you're planning a wedding, honeymoon, anniversary, or birthday party - or a business event - pamper yourself and your guests at Knockinaam Lodge, where the style of bygone days mixes with gentle informality and wonderfully attentive service. Soak up the tranquillity of the hotel and its sweeping views over its gardens to the private cove.

And Knockinaam excels at romance! The perfect retreat for a very special honeymoon or a romantic or Valentines escape.

Whisky

A Celtic Toast

A true Scottish experience would not be complete without savouring a whisky or two in the lovely little wood panelled Whisky Bar with its light hearted charm and intimate character. With a quite sensational selection of over 120 single malts, the bar has enough to please even the greatest of connoisseurs.

Grounds & Gardens

Knockinaam Lodge stands in 30 acres of glorious gardens and woodland with immaculate lawns running down to a private sandy beach. In such a tranquil setting, Sir Winston Churchill met General Eisenhower and their Chiefs of Staff during the Second World War.

Scotland’s south west coast is decked with some of the most beautiful beaches in the UK. From endless stretches of golden sand to fascinating little inlets and coves. Here at Knockinaam we have our own magnificent private cove, making us quite unique and offering our guests the remarkable seclusion which this provides, lovely coastal walks, the warming effect of the gulf stream, and the Irish Sea lapping up almost to our doorstep.

Local Walks

Tempting though it always is just to relax and savour the serenity and tranquillity of this little haven, an oasis in a time-pressured world – the hotel’s wonderful grounds, cove and gardens offer unlimited opportunity, right on the doorstep for lovely gentle low level country and coastal walking, strolling, and some good mixed (but not too strenuous) walking too.

A great walk to enjoy is the one from the hotel along the coast to the friendly, popular and very attractive little village of Portpatrick, some 5 miles away.

Lounges

Golf

Tee off at Stranraer, the last course to be designed by James Braid - or admire the wonderful views from Portpatrick or Wigtownshire County. With a choice of 32 courses in Dumfries and Galloway – eighteen of them 18-hole courses and fourteen 9-hole-you can play serious golf or just a few rounds of holiday golf to your heart's content. Off the course, you'll always find a warm friendly welcome in the clubhouse.

Fishing

Scotland in miniature best describes this little known land, rolling hills, forests and breathtaking seascapes add this to the superb fishing that is available and you have the ingredients for a perfect holiday.

Shooting

Galloway is renowned for producing quality roe and red deer, and deer stalkers from all over the world travel to this area of south west Scotland to try their luck.

The forest and stalking areas are mostly mixed forest woodlands, with vast conifer plantations, as well as open grazing moors and parks.

Hiking

Nearby Portpatrick is the western starting point of the Southern Upland Way.

Get even closer to nature and with over 1,300 miles of way marked trails you can discover somewhere new every day. With walks along coastal and forest trails, through open moorland or in and around our towns, you're sure to find a route to suit your ability and interests.

Horseriding

With schools and trekking centres catering for those new to horses and ponies to the experienced rider, offering lessons, treks and horse-driving instruction you'll be sure to find a horse or pony to suit you.

Pony trekking or horse riding facilities are available for the enthusiast within easy reach. Details of horse riding facilities may be obtained from the hotel.

Cycling

Dumfries & Galloway is famed for its stunning landscapes and coastline and travelling by bicycle is the ideal way to explore here. So bring your bicycle, or hire one while you're here, and enjoy a thoroughly invigorating break.

Clay Pigeon Shooting

The excellent Scotland’s Outdoor Centre at Glenluce provides paintballing, clay pigeon shooting, off-road driving and fishing. Raft building, corporate days and team building. Rough shooting and tank driving can also be arranged. A fully equipped range has been set up here at Glenluce, catering for every need. Using fully automatic and electronically controlled traps with a minimum of 250 clay carousels throwing a variety of different clays - standards, midis, minis, rabbits and battues.

Art / Photography

Galloway is as untypical as Scotland itself. From the traditional to the utterly unique. Uncover and capture on film, the stories that haunt this land, see the wildlife who call it home and visit the places carving their own mark in tomorrow's history.

Weddings

Few hotels in Scotland have that unique setting and world class quality of Knockinaam, distinctive advantages upon which we firmly build with the highest standards of service, personal attention and performance to provide a memorable wedding experience as individual as you. Romance and Knockinaam are synonymous. For small, more intimate ceremonies and receptions in particular, Knockinaam is a remarkable venue of the highest class and style. Where else could you go?

Imagine a warm, luxurious atmosphere with happy friends and family toasting the two of you in a marvellous cocktail of celebration. Music plays.A feast of fine food awaits. Every detail effortlessly arranged to suit your taste, from the presentation of food to the crisp white table linens, sparkling crystal and the freshest of flowers.

Honeymoons

Those first timeless moments of your marriage are priceless – why not spend your honeymoon in the luxury and seclusion of a classical little Victorian Scottish country house hotel? Feel truly at home in this most romantic of places.

Have drinks before a roaring fire. Dine by candlelight on exquisite Scottish cuisine to make your mouth water. Have the trip of your lifetime!

We ensure it's all done easily, with that extra special attention to detail, so that you can feel confident knowing your honeymoon and the hospitality you'll enjoy here at Knockinaam will be very special.
We understand that every couple is different and that each honeymoon we help you to plan and enjoy must meet your needs and exceed your expectations.
You may take many holidays, but never any quite so special as your honeymoon.

Romantic Getaways

Where better to forget the pressures of your daily life and focus on each other. Have as quiet or as active a time as you please – the choices are almost limitless.

Escape from the fast lane as you melt away stress and pamper yourselves. See, smell, taste and feel the magic of this beautiful unspoilt area. Combine your love of the outdoors and each other over a few days at Knockinaam - fall in love again with nature's beauty, the glorious views.

Meetings

The almost theraupeutic quality of clear air, beautiful country and natural landscape provides that ideal environment for a potent mix of business and pleasure to inspire and engage your delegates.

We appreciate your visit and invite you to fully explore our website and see for yourself what is setting us apart from the competition. Here you are never a booking number. We have no inventory of standardised programmes to sell to you. Instead, we develop, with you, only customized solutions to meet your needs and help you achieve your objectives. Our services aren't for everyone, but if you appreciate integrity, quiet luxury, a total professional approach, award winning hospitality and a personal commitment to service, they may be for you.

Incentives

We too believe travel is the best incentive to reward top performers because it motivates them to succeed and builds loyalty. So we understand your needs, and invite you to consider holding your next small incentive event here.

‘Nothing seems to motivate like incentive travel!’

Teambuilding

In conjunction with our local partners, we can offer and present a stunning variety of team building games, exercises and adventures that are innovative, fun and effective - for memories and results that last. Set in a stunning natural environment.

Exclusive Use

Although Knockinaam is run primarily as a hotel, we do offer exclusive use, allowing you to treat the Lodge as your home for a period of time. Enjoy a relaxed and tranquil family weekend, or a special business celebration, in the beauty of the Galloway countryside. Unwind from the stresses of everyday life so you can give your full attention to your guests or delegates.

"Some of the best business inspirations dawn at moments of relaxation".

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