Activities

WALKING

Portpatrick is popular with walkers.  The Southern Upland Way starts in the village and extends to Cockburnpath on the Berwickshire coast, a distance of 212mls/340kms.  For shorter walks, the coastal paths running North and South of the village provide the walker with sightings of seabirds, wildlife and spectacular cliff-top views. There is also an attractive walk through the nearby Dunskey Glen. 

GOLF

Dunskey Golf Club has a fine 18 hole course on the cliffs overlooking the village and with views across the Irish Channel. There is also a smaller 9 hole course on the same site.  Click on 'Places of Interest 2' on this website for information on the championship course at Turnberry.

A putting course in the village is popular with both children and adults.  

TENNIS / FOOTBALL

There are two all-weather, floodlit courts in the village used for tennis and football.

BOWLS

A bowling green shelters under the cliff beside the tennis courts.

PLAY PARK

The children's play park is in the same are as the bowling green and tennis courts.  It has two swings for infants, climbing frames and two swings for older children. 

An ice-cream van and one selling fish and chips is parked at the harbour during the tourist season.   

FISHING

Fishing trips leave daily from the harbour, weather permitting. Locals and visitors fish from the rocks to the North and South of the village where they catch pollack.  Fishing permits are available for several lochs in the area. 

AMUSEMENT ARCADE

At the other side of the village from the harbour / play park / tennis and bowling green, is the small amusement arcade, a popular place, especially when it is wet.