At around five hundred years old, The Auldgirth Inn stands at a key junction for travellers up and down the Nith valley. It has witnessed technological developments come and go from the days when folk travelled only on foot or horseback, to the arrival of the coach, the railway line and now the car – the Inn has seen them all.

We are informed that one of its most famous regulars was Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns when he farmed at Ellisland about four miles to the south. In the late 1700s the Inn would not have been all that different to the main building we see today. By all accounts the Auldgirth Inn has religion to thank for its very existence. First reports indicate it began life as a halfway house for the monks of Melrose travelling to Whithorn on Pilgrimages who were thought to have used the site of the Inn as a retreat.

This historical building (Category B listed) oozes with charm and nostalgia which has not been lost during the most recent renovation. This newly renovated 500-year-old building consists of our Award Winning with 3 AA rosettes and Michelin Guide Restaurant incorporating seven cosy beautifully presented letting rooms.

Although already a successful restaurant business in turnkey condition, the building itself could lend itself to change of use to residential, however, any interested party wishing to pursue this will need to make their own enquiries with Dumfries & Galloway Council.