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Wild Goat Park
Wild Goat Park
Where we are
COVID-19 update
- Read our COVID-19 Information in advance of your visit.
- Most of our forests and facilities are open, but use our website to check before you travel.
- Do not light campfires or use disposable barbecues.
- Park considerately, taking care not to park on verges or block gates or roads.
- Take care on or around open water. Find out more on our Water Safety page.
About
Have a close encounter with Galloway's wild goats
These hairy, long-horned animals are British Primitive Goats. Goats like these were kept by our ancestors, who valued them for their milk, meat and skins.
Around 50 live in the Park while several hundred more live in the surrounding hills.
Facilities and access
You'll find parking, toilets (including accessible facilities), a café and a shop at Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre or Kirroughtree Visitor Centre at each end of the Queen's Way.
Car parking information
There is no charge to park in this car park. Please park with care and consideration. In particular please park in designated parking areas only and do not block entrances or gates.
Getting here
The car park for Wild Goat Park is on the north side of A712 (also known as The Queen's Way) between Newton Stewart and New Galloway.
Using SatNav?
DG8 7BL is the nearest postcode.
Nearby forests
Visit a famous waterfall and the striking Murray’s Monument
Facilities and activities
Distance from 'Wild Goat Park': 0.50 miles
Historic viewpoint at the head of a long tree-clad gully
Facilities and activities
Distance from 'Wild Goat Park': 1.08 miles
Get up close to some of Galloway's resident deer
Facilities and activities
Distance from 'Wild Goat Park': 1.20 miles
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