The Urr Valley Hotel is a long established country house hotel set in 12 acres of mature woodland and gardens. With its stunning views across the Dumfries and Galloway countryside, it is in an ideal location. Within walking distance of Castle Douglas, one of the region’s most attractive towns, the hotel makes an ideal base for touring the attractions of Dumfries and Galloway. Built around 1700, the Ernespie House, as it was known, has a long and interesting history.