image: The Arkhouse Inn, Stranraer logo.
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image: The front of the Arkhouse Inn, Stranraer.

Formally known as the Ross Hotel and owned by the Ross's (we are unsure if they were any relation of Sir John Ross of the North West Castle) then in the late '30s it was bought by Margaret and Norris Spencer and renamed Spencer's Hotel.
In the late 1950's the hotel was  taken over by Molly and Wullie Pollock. (Molly was the sister of Margaret Spencer)
The Spencer's then renamed the hotel as The Polnor.

The Polnor Hotel at first was mainly busy with travellers, lorry drivers, delivery drivers (in those days mainly delivery vans) and others who came to Stranraer. The Spencer's remained with the hotel until it was sold, in 1983, to Mrs Pollock (a niece of Mr & Mrs Colin Arkless). Mr and Mrs Pollock started with a Cocktail License that had to be held for one year, before being granted a Full License to trade alcohol as a public house in the early '70s. They kept the hotel's name for a year before changing it to the current name;  Arkhouse Inn.

The Arkless family held onto the place until 1991, when it was sold to Mrs Arkless' brother, Paul McDevitt, and his wife Leslie. Paul & Leslie ran the hotel until August 15th, 2005, when Mr and Mrs Sheppard took ownership of the hotel and have kept (and intend to keep) the current name. All previous owners were very successful in this hotel and wish the current owners the same success in the future.
image: The main bar at the Arkhouse Inn, Stranrear.image: One of the numerous Victorian wall plaques in the Arkhouse Inn.image: One of the numerous Victorian wall plaques in the Arkhouse Inn.image: One of the numerous Victorian wall plaques in the Arkhouse Inn.image: The Arkhouse Inn, Stranraer.

  THE ARKHOUSE INN - 17 - 19 CHURCH STREET - STRANRAER - DG9 7DG - TEL: 01776 703161

image: All major credit cards acceptedd at the Arkhouse Inn, Stranraer.image: All major credit cards acceptedd at the Arkhouse Inn, Stranraer.image: All major credit cards acceptedd at the Arkhouse Inn, Stranraer.image: All major credit cards acceptedd at the Arkhouse Inn, Stranraer.image: All major credit cards acceptedd at the Arkhouse Inn, Stranraer.image: All major credit cards acceptedd at the Arkhouse Inn, Stranraer.