Getting here
By car: turn off the A75 onto the A711 and follow the signs for Kirkcudbright. After passing the Stewartry Museum on your right, turn right onto the High Street and follow the road round.
The 501, 502 and 555 buses run from Dumfries (via Castle Douglas or Dalbeattie) to Kirkcudbright.
Planning your visit
Please see our drop-down Facilities below for helpful information about planning your visit. For more information about planning your visit, please see our frequently asked questions.
Accessibility
Please note that wheelchair access is only to the studio, exhibition room and the garden.
House
- There are steps up to the front door without a handrail.
- There are steps, stairs and changes of level throughout the house, with some narrow doorways.
- The house is not suitable for larger wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
- Above the lower ground floor, the property is currently only accessible to visitors who can manage unaided. (We’re planning to improve access to other floors in the house – please check the website before your visit.)
- For visitors who need assistance, a video entry system from the lane at the side of the house provides access to most of the lower ground floor rooms, including a new exhibition area and Hornel’s Studio.
Garden
- Garden benches are available on the lawns and overlooking the River Dee.
- Part of the garden can be viewed from Hornel’s Studio.
- The narrow garden paths are not suitable for wider wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
- The paving in the garden is very uneven and sometimes slippery.
- We’re planning to improve access to the garden for wheelchair users and visitors needing assistance – please check the website before your visit.
We have an ongoing programme of accessible content development. Detailed accessibility guides for the most visited Trust places are available on our Accessibility pages as well as links to useful resources.
We’d love you to visit the Euan’s Guide website to review the accessibility of Trust places and tell us (and others) what’s good and where we need to do better.