Merrick is a spacious and comfortable cottage designed to make self catering an enjoyable experience. After your adventures exploring all Dumfries & Galloway has to offer this is a perfect place to rest and recover.
Merrick has a family bedroom with both a double and single bed, a well fitted kitchen,, living/dining area as well as a private garden with great uninterrupted views of the natural landscape.
This cottage is ideal for couples, a young family or small group.

Waterside boasts 4 self catering
cottages in total. Located within 10 minutes of the famous Galloway Forest Park. It is a
secluded rural haven set in 18 acres of grounds with the river Bladnoch running
along the perimeter providing fantastic fishing opportunities. Nature and
wildlife are truly on your doorstep. But despite being “in the middle of
nowhere” Newton Stewart and all its amenities are located just 9 miles away.
Below is a non exhaustive list of who will enjoy Waterside and
the surrounding areas:
Hunters - Although we don't permit hunting on the grounds a
number of syndicates operate in the area within a short distance and often base
themselves from Waterside.
Anglers - The river Bladnoch which runs along the perimeter of
the property provides excellent fishing for both migratory and non-migratory
species. This is available onsite free of charge with the owners prior consent.
Astronomy/Astrophotography -The nearby Galloway Forest has since
2009 been designated a gold tier dark sky park due to its breath taking and
rare stargazing conditions. Those conditions are almost replicated at
Waterside with bortle 2 skies, this provides incredible dark skies for astronomy
and astrophotography enthusiasts.
Walkers/Mountain Bikers – Dumfries and Galloway is famed for its
mountain bike routes including the most spectacular rides of the 7 Stanes,
Glentrool is either 20 minutes by car or a little warm up bike ride, through
the forest and heath lands past Ochiltree loch. The Kirroughtree trails are
also within reach via a 30 minute drive. The Southern Upland Way route goes
right past Waterside. A suitable stop off for both ambitious walkers transiting
the route in its entirety and shorter more exploratory walkers looking to visit
Laggangarn and the Wells of Rees or in the opposite direction to Bargrennan.
Golfers – Dumfries and Galloway boasts over 30 golf courses and
the tourist board offers a “Gateway to golf pass” for 3, or 6 rounds on any of
the 26 participating courses. The nearest being a 10 minute drive away in
Newton Stewart, a 18 hole 5,806 yard course (par69) which has spectacular views
from each hole. Waterside’s location offers the golf enthusiast a great rural
escape with great golf just a short journey in multiple directions.
Families/Couple's - If you just want to get away from the chaos
of everyday then Waterside is ideal. If you have planned adventures or just
want to relax and unwind onsite with nature on your doorstep.

Merrick Cottage, Waterside Newton Stewart.

Very nice place a must for quiet weekends

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Very clean and tidy cottage in a stunning location, lovely hosts.

We spent two nights in the Merrick cottage. The inside was very clean there was everything you needed for the stay, bed was very comfortable ☺️ the outside area beautiful we could see the amazing night sky with forrest at the backgrounds. We received clear instructions how to get there and we didn't have any issues how to find the location. There is a lot of beautiful places to visit in a short distance (driving) we definitely will be back in the future. Can highly recommend for anyone escaping modern world to enjoy peace and amazing views 🤩

2 nights in a paradise 

What a lovely secluded, well equipped  space to unwind from daily life. We had a great time and our hosts were amazing. Great space to chill and fantastic for bikes  

My partner and our dog had a lovely time at Waterside, very peaceful and great access to Glentrool and Kirroughtree for mountain biking

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