"DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY" Top 5 Page for this destination Dumfries and Galloway by hevbell

Dumfries and Galloway Travel Guide: 399 reviews and 703 photos

Portpatrick lighthouse - Dumfries and Galloway

SURPRISING SOUTH WEST

The region of Dumfries & Galloway is in the south west of Scotland, next to the English border. It was my home for 5 years when I was a kid as we lived in the small village of Sanquhar. I have made trips to various parts of the region since then though and it does cover quite an area. It has over 200 miles of coastline and the large expanse of Galloway Forest park, not to mention many interesting towns and villages.

The tourist board bill this area as "Scotlands Surprising South West" as people tend to wrongly assume all of Scotlands beautiful scenery is confined to the Highlands.

Pros and Cons

Pros:fabulous scenery, plenty history & not too many tourists
In a nutshell:it IS the surprising south west!

Last visit to Dumfries and Galloway: Mar 2003
Intro Updated Jul 18, 2003
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threave countryside centre - Dumfries and Galloway

THEAVE ESTATE Things to Do (16)

Also in the grounds of Threave gardens is a Countryside Centre, housed in the old stable block. It was undergoing some... more travel advice

KIRKCUDBRIGHT Things to Do (16)

As mentioned above, Kirkcudbright became an artists colony and now houses many art galleries of varying sizes. The... more travel advice

THREAVE GARDENS Things to Do (16)

The gardens are quite extensive and have many different areas where you can see all sorts of unusual as well as garden... more travel advice

LOCH KEN Off The Beaten Path (7)

A few miles north of Kirkcudbright and Castle Douglas lies Loch Ken. It was actually created in the 1930's as part of... more travel advice

Shopping (2)
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Hotels (1)
HETLAND HALL

Comments (13)

Sjalen Jul 29, 2006 at 10:00 AM Report Abuse

Yes, this is really an overlooked part of Scotland! :)
iandsmith Mar 20, 2005 at 2:42 AM Report Abuse

Thank goodness someone has shared this lovely area with us!
nickandchris Feb 21, 2005 at 8:53 AM Report Abuse

Ahhh, Dunskey Castle. Spent a couple of holidays on the campsite next to it in the mid 90's. We were able to look round it then. It's in quite a precarious location!!!
globetrott Aug 9, 2004 at 1:49 PM Report Abuse

a great overview of an area I did not yet explore very well myself, as I am always mainly heading for the highlands & islands of Scotland :-( ...maybe next time !
quartinb Feb 13, 2004 at 4:21 AM Report Abuse

-my name is vitor and i'm a "scotlandaholic"... yep! i can imagine miself starting speech in a scotland lovin( and glued ) beauty... DEFINITLY!...
prleprle Jan 20, 2004 at 11:57 AM Report Abuse

Really very beautifull region! Well presented with fine photos.
egonwegh Jan 13, 2004 at 2:04 AM Report Abuse

That's odd: Bruce's Stone resembles this stone, commemorating the Battle of Warns (1345) in the Netherlands: http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/bb62/
sim1 Jun 25, 2003 at 12:57 PM Report Abuse

Great page about the 'surprising south west' Heather! It looks like a wonderful area to visit! I wish I knew VT and your pages before I went to Scotland, I certainly would have tried to go here as well!
CliffClaven Jun 25, 2003 at 1:30 AM Report Abuse

Hope you're no' awa' tae bide awa'!
dsantosh Jun 25, 2003 at 1:19 AM Report Abuse

Excellant page..beautiful phtographs..neat narration..wealth of information and nice tips..extremly useful..waiting for some descriptions along side of new ones