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Wild Goat Park


(Average user rating4 unrated 3.3/5)

About Wild Goat Park

This car park is situated on the Queens Way in the heart of Galloway Forest Park, adjacent to the Wild Goat enclosure.

The goats do come up to the fence and they are partial to a sandwich or two, so watch out!

How to get there:

Wild Goat Park is in Galloway Forest Park.
From Newton Stewart
Take the A712 signposted New Galloway for roughly 8 miles. You will find the main car park on the left hand side.
From New Galloway
Take the A712 signposted Newton Stewart for roughly 11 miles. You will find the main car park on the left hand side.
There are some additional pull in places along the road that can be used to temporarily pull off the road to view the goats.
Newton Stewart and New Galloway are the nearest towns or villages.
OS Grid Reference: NX496720
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com

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    Friday 5 July 2013
    Sunday 28 July 2013
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    Friday 26 July 2013

August

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  • Fishing Day
    Friday 5 July 2013
    Sunday 28 July 2013
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Facilities:

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Contact:

Galloway Forest District

01671 402420
e-mail: galloway

User Comments

5 Stars 5 Stars

I live relatively to the Wild Goat Park and I love going to visit. The scenery is beautiful, and the goats are delightful, and are very greedy!

Emma, 15/Dec/2011
4 Stars 4 Stars

very interesting and informative site

Ron Kirkpatrick, 21/Sep/2011
1 Star 1 Star

where is a simple map of the park ? that would be useful!■

Anonymous, 3/Aug/2010

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