64 Places to Visit in Dumfries and Galloway | Directory
Situated in the West of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway is an unspoilt county and the Poetic Heart of the country with plenty of opportunities for great day trips. Steeped in lore and legend,the area has attractions that are ancient and modern, small and grand. Notable places to visit include all the attractions on the Robert Burns Trail, Threave Castle and wondeful castle Kennedy Gardens
Annan | Caerlaverock | Canonbie | Castle Douglas | Creetown | Dalbeattie | Dumfries | Gretna | Isle of Whithorn | Kirkcudbright | Langholm | Lochmaben | Lockerbie | Minnigaff | Mochrum | Moniaive | Morton | Newton Stewart | Parkgate | Ruthwell | Stranraer | Thornhill | Wanlockhead | Whithorn
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Birthplace of: Thomas Carlyle, Thomas Telford, Hugh MacDiarmid, William Paterson, Sir John Richardson, Joseph Thomson, Hugh Clapperton, Edward Irving, John Laurie, William McClelland, Hamish MacInnes, Kirkpatrick MacMillan, John Maxwell, William Mickle, James Mirrlees, Kirsty Wark,
Annan
Caerlaverock
Canonbie
Castle Douglas
- Brewery Sulwath Brewers Ltd
- Cardoness Castle
- Castle Douglas Art Gallery
- Cream O' Galloway
- Mill on the Fleet
- Old Buittle Tower
- Orchardton Tower
- Threave Castle
- Threave Estate & Garden
Creetown
Dalbeattie
Dumfries
- Arbigland
- Burns House
- Caerlaverock Castle
- Lincluden Collegiate Church
- Mabie Forest
- Mersehead Nature Reserve
- New Abbey Corn Mill
- Robert Burns Centre
- Shambellie House , Museum of Costume
- Sweetheart Abbey
Gretna
Isle of Whithorn
Kirkcudbright
- Broughton House and Garden
- Dundrennan Abbey
- Galloway Hydros Visitor Centre
- Harbour Cottage Gallery
- MacLellan's Castle
- Tolbooth Art Centre
Langholm
Lochmaben
Lockerbie
- Carlyle's Birthplace
- Castle O’er Forest
- Dryfesdale Lodge Visitors’ Centre & Garden of Remembrance
- Mossburn Animal Centre
- Rammerscales House
Minnigaff
Mochrum
Moniaive
Morton
Newton Stewart
- Creetown Exhibition Centre
- Creetown Gem Museum
- Galloway House Gardens
- Glenluce Abbey
- Glentrool Visitor Centre
- Kirroughtree Visitor Centre
- Monreith Animal World and Museum
Parkgate
Ruthwell
Stranraer
- Castle Kennedy Gardens
- Castle of St John
- Dunskey Garden
- Glenwhan Gardens
- Logan Botanic Garden
- Logan Fish Pond Marine Life Centre
Thornhill
Wanlockhead
Whithorn
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