A riverside village inn in the heart of Galloway
Welcome to The Kenmuir Arms
A glass-fronted restaurant, a snug bar and three ensuite rooms beside the Water of Luce, in a quiet village between the Galloway hills and the sea. The inn belongs to New Luce: the village bought it, rebuilt it, and opened its doors again for everyone.
Worth the drive, and still the village local
Lunch and dinner in the glass-fronted restaurant, or a drink in the snug. Our menus live here as proper pages, so you can read them on your phone before you set off.
To confirm with The Kenmuir Arms: The new kitchen's style of food, Sunday lunch and opening hours.
Photo: Three rooms above the inn
Large, individually decorated ensuite bedrooms, with dinner downstairs, the river outside and the deep quiet of a Galloway village at night.
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Photo: The village that saved its inn
When the Kenmuir Arms closed, New Luce voted to buy it. The village's own trust rebuilt it with local hands, funded by the windfarm in the hills above, and opened its doors again in 2023.
“The jewel in the crown of the village”
- Closed
The village loses its local
- The vote
The village decides to save it
- May 2021
Local hands get to work
- 2023
Open again
- 2026
A new chapter
Under some of the darkest skies in Britain
Galloway Forest Park was the UK's first Dark Sky Park. On a clear, moonless night the Milky Way rises over the hills, and a warm room is waiting when you get back.
Dark skies over GallowayA quiet base between the hills and the sea
Forest and loch, abbey and garden, beaches and Scotland's most southerly point, all within an easy drive of New Luce.
Photo: MPerkowski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0Finding New Luce
A riverside village about nine miles from Stranraer, in the quiet countryside between the hills and the coast.
- From Stranraer
- Take the A75 east towards Newton Stewart. At Glenluce, turn north on the minor road up the Luce valley to New Luce.
- From Cairnryan
- Follow the A77 south to Stranraer, then the A75 east to Glenluce, and turn north for New Luce.
- From Newton Stewart
- Take the A75 west towards Stranraer. At Glenluce, turn north for New Luce.
Opening hours
To confirm with The Kenmuir Arms: Opening hours and food service times under the new management.31 Main Street, New Luce, Dumfries & Galloway, DG8 0AJ
Come and stay a while
Book a table for lunch or dinner, or a room for the night. We'd love to welcome you to New Luce.