THE MULL of Galloway is a stunning and tranquil area of Scotland. The landscape is abundant with fertile farmland dotted with livestock, linked by windy country roads where you’ll often see pheasants and rabbits jumping out from the golden yellow gorse bushes or the occasional bird of prey circling overhead. Every now and then the road will hug the coastline giving you a glimpse of the sun kissed sea and occasional herons perched motionless on rocks.
Portpatrick was running a ferry service to Ireland as early as 1616 but the first proper harbour was built in 1770