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PORTPATRICK romantic Scotland at it`s best!

Touring the UK finding Britain`s hidden gems - Portpatrick is one of the most popular holiday villages on the coast of South West Scotland. Portpatrick has a picturesque harbour, a wealth of things to do and most likely, more places to eat than any other village in South West Scotland. Portpatrick, on the coast of the Irish Sea, was once where young couples from Northern Ireland came to get married – similar to Gretna Green. Many years ago, Portpatrick was a ferry port for Donaghadee. On clear nights you can see the lights from the villages on the Irish Coast twinkling across the water and even the Mourne Mountains 56 miles across the sea. Things to do in Portpatrick From Portpatrick Harbour, you can go on a thrilling high speed RIB boat trip, a sea fishing cruise or a sightseeing and nature spotting boat trip. The harbourside at Portpatrick has a row of attractively painted houses and several pubs where you can relax – just sit out and watch the boats coming and going. There are several quirky gift shops on the streets around Portpatrick harbour. There are many places to eat in Portpatrick. You can stay for well over a week and sample a different restaurant or pub every night. At weekends, there is usually live music in one or more of the pubs. Several of our bars and restaurants specialise in fish and sea food but there is still a wide variety of other types of food – something for everyone Portpatrick has its own RNLI Lifeboat based in the harbour where the RNLI also operate a well stocked gift shop. Walkers are well catered for in Portpatrick. There are spectacular cliff paths in both directions. South past the ancient ruins of Dunskey Castle to Knockinaam or northwards past several secluded bays to Killantringan Lighthouse. Killantringan Bay has a vast expanse of firm and level sand. Excellent for rock-pooling or walking your dog. The walk from Portpatrick to Killantringan is the start of the Southern Upland Way. The beautiful and easy walk through Dunskey Glen to Sandeel Bay is also one of the most popular walks near Portpatrick.