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Bed and breakfast accommodation
20 minutes from Glasgow Airport, 45 from Prestwick.
30 minutes from Glasgow.

South Branchal

South Branchal
Bridge of Weir
near Glasgow
Scotland

Only 30 minutes drive from Glasgow (and 20 from Glasgow Airport), Caroline and John Craig's comfortable family home is a haven of rural peace. Secluded along a half-mile drive, South Branchal (a farmhouse with 18th century origins) looks out over paddocks where Caroline's horses graze, and over the valley of the River Gryfe to hills beyond, and to Ben Lomond in the distance.

The Craigs have set aside a wing for bed and breakfast guests, with two bedrooms each with its own bathroom.

Apart from Glasgow, South Branchal is convenient for day trips to Loch Lomond and the Isles of Arran, Bute, Great Cumbrae, etc. The ferry from Gourock to Dunoon is 25 minutes away, so there's easy access to Southern Argyll, as is the ferry from Troon to Belfast, so staying here could easily be part of a visit to Ireland.

Caroline and John have lived in the West of Scotland all their lives and so are happy to help suggest where to go and the best way to get there - always good subjects for discussion around the breakfast table.

Accommodation:

Right;
Large Twin bedroom.

Left;
Private bathroom, en suite.

Bedroom
Bathroom

Right;
Twin bedroom.

Left;
Private bathroom, just a step away.

Bedroom

Both bedrooms look over the sheltered garden and old 18th century steading behind the house.

Right;
Guests' downstairs Sitting Room.

There is a further bathroom and bedroom - sometimes available - on the ground floor, both of which have disabled access. Please enquire.

Sitting Room

Breakfast:

Breakfast is served in a wing of the kitchen downstairs (right) with a window looking over the front garden and paddocks.

Caroline makes a country breakfast - all kinds of ways of cooking fresh local eggs, best local ayrshire bacon, sausages, black pudding, and plenty of toast, fruit, yoghurts, cereals and fresh coffee.

Alternatively you can have a more continental style breakfast of ham and cheeses, etc., if you like - and special diets can be catered for; please just ask.

Breakfast Table

Tariff:

Summer 2008  
  price in £ per night
Amber Room and Lower Courtyard room 36
Blue Room Upper Courtyard Room 34
The Angus Room 34
Nursery wing:
2 rooms with shared private bathroom		 28
Maximum size of party 6 people
Single occupancy plus £10
12% off for week - 7 nights or more
 Dressing Table
Closed at Christmas and New Year.
No smoking in the bedrooms please
Pets welcome by prior arrangement.
Children welcome by prior arrangement.

To enquire or to book:

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Please contact:
Caroline and John Craig

South Branchal House
Bridge of Weir
near Glasgow
Renfrewshire, PA11 3SJ
Scotland, UK
Tel: 01505 872985
or from outside the UK:
Tel: 44 1505 872985

Top photograph courtesy of Caroline.
Please tell Caroline and John you found South Branchal through About Scotland!

Extracts from the Visitors' Book

Dear Caroline and John, thank you for your overwhelming warm welcome. it couldn't be easier for us to sleep in a foreign country. Andrea and Arnulf, Dusseldorf, Germany.

A beautiful place with beautiful people. We had a lovely and refreshing stay. Blessings to you in the name of Jesus. Douglas and LaVerne Raine, Fairlie Farm , Commerce USA

A wonderful place with wonderful people. Caroline and John thanks a lot for your hospitality. It is so pretty and full of peace. Francesco Pessutto , Conegliano, Italy.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us. We had a wonderful time and will not forget the warm welcome we received here. You made our last days in Scotland very memorable. Gary and Chris Gorecki OH. USA

Staying with the Craigs you can enjoy moorland walks, bird watching and trout fishing on their estate. Muirsheil Country Park borders with them, and sport at Lochwinnoch includes dingy sailing and wind surfing. Lots of golf courses. Museums and art galleries abound - street markets, auction rooms, junk shops and antique shops. Caroline went to art school after she left Trinity College Dublin. Both she and John were born and bred in the West of Scotland.

Map of the area:

Map of the area west of Glasgow