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Welcome to Barend Holiday Village.

Comfortable, cosy, quiet, self catering holiday rental lodges in Kirkcudbrightshire within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; close to the picturesque safe beach at Sandyhills on the Colvend coast, where you can enjoy Galloway's famous dark skies and abundant wildlife from the comfort of your balcony.
Our self catering holiday accommodation rentals are log cabins overlooking a loch, golf course or the Solway, and are surrounded by hills and forest teeming with wildlife, yet only a quarter mile inland from the Dumfries and Galloway coast, warmed by the Gulf Stream. Car parking is outside your own lodge.

For couples, take a look at our new 2 person garden apartment at Barend Farm Cottage! Click here for details.

Book with Barend and get our Barend Booking Bonus - Up to 70 pence per litre off fuel!


Any length of stay over 3 days - any day of entry!

Late Availability: Take an extra day free on all new low and medium season bookings subject to availabability. Book now!

Your own space to relax, chill and enjoy.
Aerialview of Barend

Scandinavian Style Lodges Delightful choice of lodges sleeping up to 8 persons.

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Sandyhills Bay

Sandyhills Bay Just a short stroll from the beautiful Sandyhills Bay

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Red Squirrels at Barend

An Abundance of Wildlife Red Squirrels abound at Barend. We also have a huge variety of birdlife.

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7 Stanes Mountain Biking

Mountain Biking We are idealy located to take advantage of the world famous 7 Stanes mountain Biking trails.

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Dark Skies

Galloway's Dark Skies You can enjoy the beautiful dark skies of Dumfries & Galloway, as shown in this Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park photograph by Keith Hilder, from the comfort of your balcony.

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Barend has so much to offer the discerning visitor.

Barend Holiday Village

Dumfries & Galloway has so much to offer the visitor that one visit is never enough; which explains why many of our guests return time and time again.

Bar & Restaurant

Freeview & DVD in Lodges

Gary & Leslie have been the tenants of BarendBar & Restaurant for over two years now and have gone from strength to strength offering a very warm welcome, great local food, a wide range of drinks, malts and champagnes. They provide excellent service with great quality food sourced from local producers - Click here to go there now!