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Thanks so much to everyone who has visited The Wigtown Ploughman so far, what a start to the Wigtown Book Festival! Tomo...
26/09/2026

Thanks so much to everyone who has visited The Wigtown Ploughman so far, what a start to the Wigtown Book Festival! Tomorrow we have a choice of Sunday Roasts as well as many other delights. The apple and peach crumble is to die for too! Book a table on our website or give us a call on 01988 610311 to avoid disappointment 🍻🍽️

It’s the LAST DAY of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets for Melanie ...
25/09/2026

It’s the LAST DAY of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫

Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets for Melanie Ramdarshan Bold and TWO Family Day Passes!

- Writer and Youth Literature and Culture Professor, Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, joins us on Sunday, 4th October to talk about a global symbol of the UK in the 21st Century – a marmalade-loving Peruvian bear who first appeared in a now-legendary 1958 children’s book 🧸

- Family Day Passes enable a family of up to five people full access to children's events for one day at Wigtown Book Festival. Booking of individual events is still essential and can be arranged with the festival box office. This is a great chance for two local families to attend for FREE 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

To enter for a chance to win the tickets, simply like or comment on this post, and your name will be entered into a randomiser draw. Winners will be chosen, and announced, within 24 hours.

* Please note that winners will be announced in the comments under each ticket draw post, and tickets won will have to be collected in person at The Wigtown Ploughman. Tickets are not refundable or transferable.

Wonderful b**r news… and Wigtoberfest is back! 🍻We’re thrilled - and honestly a bit blown away - to have been included i...
24/09/2026

Wonderful b**r news… and Wigtoberfest is back! 🍻

We’re thrilled - and honestly a bit blown away - to have been included in the CAMRA Good B**r Guide 2027. There are a million and one thank yous to be given, in no particular order!

Thanks to the brewers at Five Kingdoms Brewery and Wigtown Brewery for their top-notch b**r that we’re really proud to serve! We also hope to have Sulwath Brewery on the bar in the not-too-distant future.

Thank you to those on the Management Committee who have given countless hours to the cause. Ada, Angela, David, George, Julie, Kim, and Meg - all bona fide legends.

A massive thank you to the face of the pub: our utterly amazing staff. They can be really proud of themselves and all the hard work they've put in to make this happen. Genuinely the nicest bunch of people and an absolute joy to work alongside.

Thank you to all the volunteers who run our community space in the mornings, filling the building with joy and bringing warmth and togetherness to the town. Thank you so much to all the other volunteers who help around the building with maintenance, oddjobs, and just being all-round good eggs.

And last but definitely not least, thank you - our supporters, drinkers, eaters, music makers and storytellers. Thanks so much for your support. We love you all. 🍻

P.S. Wigtoberfest is back on 24th & 25th October! 🇩🇪🍺

Grab your tickets from our website now. We’ll have b**r from Five Kingdoms Brewery, Wigtown Brewery, Sulwath Brewery and Lowland Brewing, with hopefully a couple more joining them!
Full programme coming soon. Thanks again!

It’s the PENULTIMATE DAY of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳 🎫Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets eac...
24/09/2026

It’s the PENULTIMATE DAY of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳 🎫

Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Sally Magnusson and Larry Lamb!

- Renowned journalist, presenter and author, Sally Magnusson, will join us in the Festival Marquee on Saturday, 3rd October at 1.30pm to chat about The Shapeshifter’s Daughter, her latest novel – an electrifying reimagining of the Norse tale of Hel, queen of the underworld ⚔️

- Also in the Festival Marquee on Saturday, 3rd October, at 6pm, we’ll be treated to an audience with Larry Lamb. The Gavin and Stacey star will take us on a deeply personal poetic journey through the highs and lows of his oh-so-colourful life and career in theatre, film TV and writing ✍️

To enter for a chance to win the tickets, simply like or comment on this post, and your name will be entered into a randomiser draw. Winners will be chosen, and announced, within 24 hours.

* Please note that winners will be announced in the comments under each ticket draw post, and tickets won will have to be collected in person at The Wigtown Ploughman. Tickets are not refundable or transferable.

It’s Day 8 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Graeme Arm...
23/09/2026

It’s Day 8 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫

Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Graeme Armstrong and Bill Paterson!

- On Friday, 2nd October at 12pm in the County Buildings, Graeme Armstrong, the award-winning author of The Young Team, returns with Raveheart – a state-of-the-nation novel that sees a Coatbridge DJ take on an ultra-nationalist government 🎧

- Bona fide national treasure, Bill Paterson, will be appearing in the Festival Marquee on Friday, 2nd October at 7.30pm. The much-loved star of Fleabag and the voice of BBC’s repair Shop will tell us about his glittering stage career and what it was like growing up in 1950s Glasgow 🎭

To enter for a chance to win the tickets, simply like or comment on this post, and your name will be entered into a randomiser draw. Winners will be chosen, and announced, within 24 hours.

* Please note that winners will be announced in the comments under each ticket draw post, and tickets won will have to be collected in person at The Wigtown Ploughman. Tickets are not refundable or transferable.

It’s Day 7 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Patrick Ga...
22/09/2026

It’s Day 7 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫

Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Patrick Gale and H is for Hawk!

- On Thursday, 1st October at 12pm, Patrick Gale will be in conversation to chat about his new book, Love Lane. Discover the real-life inspiration behind the hugely popular author’s latest novel, which amplifies the story told in A Place Called Winter 🏠

- The Merse plays host to a screening of H is for Hawk on Thursday, 1st October at 7.30pm. Shown in partnership with Driftwood Cinema, this poignant film is based on the powerful memoir of the same name by Helen Macdonald 📽️

Fancy a pub quiz tomorrow evening? We have a couple more spots available if you want a chance to flex your neurons and win cash prizes! Starting at 7:30pm on Wednesday, sign your team up on our website or email [email protected]

To enter for a chance to win the tickets, simply like or comment on this post, and your name will be entered into a randomiser draw. Winners will be chosen, and announced, within 24 hours.

* Please note that winners will be announced in the comments under each ticket draw post, and tickets won will have to be collected in person at The Wigtown Ploughman. Tickets are not refundable or transferable.

It’s Day 6 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Chris Chib...
21/09/2026

It’s Day 6 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫
Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Chris Chibnall, and Louise Welsh & Chris Brookmyre!

- On Wednesday, 30th September at 12pm, Chris Chibnall, the creator of Broadchurch and former Doctor Who showrunner, will tell us about his hugely successful television career and his new CV entry: best-selling crime fiction author of The Parkwood Murders 🩸

- Two of country’s smartest and funniest crime writers – Louise Welsh and Chris Brookmyre, will be in the Festival Marquee at on Wednesday, 30th September at 6pm to discuss their friendship, their literary careers, the state of Scottish crime fiction, and the fine art of murder 🗡️

To enter for a chance to win, simply like or comment on this post, and your name will be entered into a randomiser draw. Winners will be chosen, and announced, within 24 hours.

* Please note that winners will be announced in the comments under each ticket draw post, and tickets won will have to be collected in person at The Wigtown Ploughman. Tickets are not refundable or transferable.

It’s Day 5 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Catherine ...
19/09/2026

It’s Day 5 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫
Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Catherine Simpson, and Ian Carter & Karen Menarry!

- On Tuesday, 29th September at 12pm, Catherine Simpson will be in the Festival Marquee to chat about loving and caring in a time of crisis, the subject of her deeply personal book – Sandwiched: Caring Up and Caring Down 👐

- Join Ian Carter and Karen Menarry at The Merse on Tuesday, 29th September at 6pm to hear them chat about A Galloway Year – their book on Galloway’s landscapes, from its vast, muddy Solway to its woods and farms, rushing burns and heather-clad hills 🏞️

To enter for a chance to win, simply like or comment on this post, and your name will be entered into a randomiser draw. Winners will be chosen, and announced, within 24 hours.

* Please note that winners will be announced in the comments under each ticket draw post, and tickets won will have to be collected in person at The Wigtown Ploughman. Tickets are not refundable or transferable.

It’s Day 4 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Maggie Rit...
18/09/2026

It’s Day 4 of our Wigtown Book Festival ticket giveaway! 🥳🎫
Today we’re giving away a pair of tickets each for Maggie Ritchie and Lucy Porter!

- Why do women make such excellent spies? Find out on Monday, 28th September at 1.30pm when the award-winning Maggie Ritchie appears at The Merse to introduce us to the real-life Scottish women who inspired her Cold War thriller, White Raven 🕵️‍♀️

- On Monday, 28th September at 6pm, discover why midlife women are the glue binding society together in the company of Lucy Porter – much-loved stand-up star of Loive at the Apollo, QI, Mock the Week and Have I Got News for You 🎤

You might also be interested in our monthly pub quiz happening on Wednesday, 23rd September at 7.30pm, just before the Wigtown Book Festival starts! To book a team just pop along to our website - https://thewigtownploughman.co.uk/event/ploughman-quiz-night-september-2026/

To enter for a chance to win, simply like or comment on this post, and your name will be entered into a randomiser draw. Winners will be chosen, and announced, within 24 hours.

* Please note that winners will be announced in the comments under each ticket draw post, and tickets won will have to be collected in person at The Wigtown Ploughman. Tickets are not refundable or transferable.

18/09/2026

Are you a fan of Mastermind, University Challenge, Only Connect, Eggheads, The Chase, or Pointless? If so, you might want to book a table for The Wigtown Ploughman Quiz, happening next Wednesday at 7:30pm!

Join Matt Kitson and his devilish questions and see if you can outmanoeuvre previous winners The PI Stakers and The Warrior Chiefs. There was only one point in it last month, so it really is anyone's game!

Get your team together and come along! Max per team of 5. Book online by entering on our website:

📯 https://thewigtownploughman.co.uk/event/ploughman-quiz-night-september-2026/

📧 or emailing [email protected]

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30 South Main Street
Newton Stewart
DG89HG

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 10pm
Tuesday 12pm - 10pm
Wednesday 12pm - 10pm
Thursday 12pm - 11pm
Friday 12pm - 12am
Saturday 12pm - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 10pm

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+441988610311

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