Knockinaam Lodge Hotel & Restaurant

Tucked into a hidden cove at the very toe of Galloway, Knockinaam Lodge feels gloriously cut off from the world — reached down a wooded track that opens onto its own pebbled beach and the open Irish Sea beyond. Once a Victorian hunting lodge, it has long been cherished for candlelit dinners, gardens tumbling to the shore, and rooms where you fall asleep to the sound of waves. Here the pace slows completely. Walk the cliffs, breathe the salt air, then return to a fire and a table that has earned a formidable reputation. A place to mark an occasion.

Few places in southwest Scotland deliver such a complete sense of escape, matched by genuinely destination dining. This is exactly the kind of once-in-a-season stay Hunters exists to champion.

• Romantic Escape
• Food Lovers
• Peace & Quiet
• Weekend Escape