Food

Tesco and Morrisons deliver to Rockcliffe.

Colvend has a really well stocked Londis.

Dalbeattie has a small Co-op, as well as a couple of good local butchers.

Castle Douglas is a designated food town and has some excellent delicatessens and restaurants, as well as a large Tesco: cd-foodtown.org.

Destination farmshop at Loch Arthur, Beeswing locharthur.org.uk/farm-shop-cafe

Meric Fish deliver to Rockcliffe weekly. To order just contact Mary on 07767 407614 or mericfish2u@gmail.com.

Kippford (a mile walk through the woods) has two pubs and an excellent cafe: The Anchor: theanchorhotelkippford.co.uk; The Mariner Hotel: facebook.com/themarinerkippford; and The Ark: facebook.com/thearkkippford.

The Garden Room cafe in Rockcliffe serves lovely cakes and sells some curiosities.

Colvend has a monthly local produce market: www.dgmarkets.org/markets/colvend-produce-makers-market