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title: "North West Castle Hotel"
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description: "North West Castle offers all of it's visitors and guests a comfortable and convenient three star town centre hotel accommodation experience in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway in the South West of…"
updated: 2026-10-27
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# North West Castle Hotel

North West Castle offers all of it's visitors and guests a comfortable and convenient three star town centre hotel accommodation experience in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway in the South West of Scotland. A family owned and run hotel for more than fifty years, ‘The Castle’ itself, was formerly the home of Sir John Ross, who was once a famous Arctic explorer, who was instrumental in the discovery of the ice bound trading route which is now known around the world as the ‘North West Passage’.

With 5 flexible meeting rooms, North West Castle is the ideal choice for your meeting or event, catering for up to 500 guests. Weddings, parties, conferences, training courses or gala dinners, we can cater for any occasion. Why not ‘Try Curling’? Stranraer Ice Rink at North West Castle is open from October to March.

The discreet elegance of the house together with its breathtaking location makes Crossbasket Castle a perfect retreat for boardroom meetings, decision making and corporate entertaining

North West Castle is situated on the edge of Stranraer town centre. Many rooms have views over Loch Ryan. Corporate and incentive residents can enjoy full use of the health club facilities. Wi-Fi is complimentary throughout the hotel and there is a large free car park. North West Castle is just 10 minutes’ drive from the ferry terminals at Cairnryan – there are regular daily sailings to and from Northern Ireland. You can easily take a day trip or stay longer. Edinburgh and Glasgow are just 2 hours’ drive from North West Castle. There is a bus stop across the road from the hotel and the train station is just 5 minutes’ walk from North West Castle.

## Ideal Venue for:

- [Santa's Toy Factory](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/santas-toy-factory.md): Teams are challenged to combine a selection of wooden parts and components to produce a range of high-quality children’s toys to help Santa get ready for Christmas.
- [City Build](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/city-build.md): Teams must collaborate to design and build a (strategically planned) giant city with interconnecting zones from the provided materials.
- [Race Around the World - Festive Edition](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/race-around-the-world-festive-edition.md): Enjoy a globe-trotting experience with a festive twist to engage and motivate remote-working teams. Guide your ‘Santa’ around our themed digital map.
- [Beat the Box](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/experiences/beat-the-box.md): This challenge is about utilising every team member. Teams must combine their skills to unlock the puzzles and crack the codes required to beat the box.

## Next steps

- [Contact us](https://www.teamchallenge-company.co.uk/contact-us/)
- Phone: [03300 040903](tel:03300040903)
- Email: [info@teamchallenge-company.co.uk](mailto:info@teamchallenge-company.co.uk)

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