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Wigtown Ploughman, Wigtown

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30 South Main Street, Wigtown, DG8 9HG (View on Google Map)
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  • Community Owned

Reopened in 2025 after having being bought by the community, Wigtownshire’s newest hostelry had over 200 years of history as a pub before closure in 2022. A traditional inn, there is a main bar and a lounge area as well as a spacious beer garden. The community are investing to bring a kitchen and letting rooms into action in the future but customers are welcome to bring their own food into the bar at present. Note that the inn is open as a community space outside of the bar opening hours. Wigtown is Scotland's National Book town. It is is well placed to explore local attractions of the Machars and coastal villages and the Cradle of Christianity in Whithorn.

Information for this venue is provided by the Ayrshire & Wigtownshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Plough Inn; Craft Hotel; Wigtown Ploughman Hotel
Local Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Last updated
01/09/2025
Last surveyed
12/04/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Wigtown Inn Community Benefit Society
Pub ID
AYR/D0083
Asset of Community Value

Community Owned

Wigtown Inn Community Benefit Society. Year Purchased Feb 2025.

The Wigtown Community Inn Community Benefit Society completed the purchase of the Ploughman in February 2025 for £330,000 following approval of funding from South of Scotland Enterprise. The nearly 450 Members of the society are now volunteering to help refurbish the pub, and contribute to the Community Share Offering to pay for the refurbishment. The pub reopened on Friday 28th March. See this BBC article and the group's website for more details.

General information about community pubs
Monday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Changing

Changing beers typically include: Five Kingdoms (varies) , Wigtown (varies)

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Facilities
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Community Pub Community Pub
Transport
Close to bus routes (90m)
415

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