Meeting rooms, community activities & home to KDT, Dark Space Planetarium, Dark Arts Distillery, The Wee Pottery, Johnston Nursery, Kirkcudbright Festivities & the Youth Project. Owned and managed by Kirkcudbright Development Trust, The Johnston provides a vibrant, new community resource, including meeting room hire, community spaces, business and enterprise opportunities and is also home to some fantastic visitor attractions. The Johnston is buzzing with activity; from creative pottery painting with The Wee Pottery, sampling some stardust magic gin and tours at Dark Art Distillery, or stepping into the immersive world of science and technology at the Dark Space Planetarium! The Johnston is also a valuable community resource and the Trust is delighted to have office space in the building. We have a large community room and a smaller meeting room, both available to let on a regular basis or for one-off hires for community groups, individuals, organisations and businesses. There is also a fabulous office space, hotdesking facilities and a brand new print room. Kirkcudbright Youth Project has its own, dynamic and engaging youth space, benefitting from a gaming station, chill area, craft space, baking and cooking area, pool and table football and runs activities, workshops and support five days per week for young people aged 10 - 25. The Johnston Nursery is state of the art childcare facility located round the back of The Johnston and Kirkcudbright Festivities has a large workshop space in the building, providing a space for the Festivities volunteers to develop Kirkcubright’s creative projects. We are proud to be safeguarding these important spaces for the whole community, and we reinvest profits to create longterm economic, social, and environmental benefits for all in the community.
