Find attractions in Dumfries & Galloway with castles, historic sites, nature reserves, visitor centres and more and plan a day trip or great break.
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Galleries
Castle Douglas
Visit the Clience Studio in the beautiful village of Castle Douglas where you can admire the atmospheric watercolour and oil images of Angela Lawrence.
Parks & Gardens
Dumfries
The Dock Park is the oldest park in Dumfries and is located on the east bank of the River Nith.
Castles
Castle Douglas
Situated on an island in the middle of the River Dee, this formidable castle is only reachable by boat.
Castles
Nr Thornhill
Once a stronghold of the Douglases, Morton Castle is a fine late 13th-century hall house.
Arts & Crafts
Castle Douglas
Discover traditional clog and shoemaking at this fascinating workshop and be measured for your own shoes or clogs of your own choice of style , colour or colours, finish and type of soling. Or find a pair from stock.
Museums
Stranraer
Stranraer's historic Old Town Hall is home to this fascinating museum where you can discover Wigtownshire's past.
Museums
Dumfries
Built into the sandstone of the bridge itself in 1660, Dumfries' oldest house is now a museum of everyday life in the town.
Historic Buildings & Homes
Dumfries
Explore the former home of Robert Burns, which today it is one of the leading visitor attractions in Dumfries dedicated to Scotland's national poet.
Exhibitions
Lockerbie
Visit this tribute to the community of Lockerbie at the Dryfesdale Lodge Visitor’s Centre, situated by the Lockerbie Air Disaster Memorial and Garden of Remembrance.
Children's Attractions
Twynholm, Kirkcudbright
The Cocoabean Company is a family-run chocolate factory where expert chocolatiers make and decorate exquisite treats and you can sample them for yourself.
Castles
Stranraer
This medieval tower house was built around 1500 by Ninian Adair of Kilhurst, one of the most powerful Lairds of Wigtownshire.
Nature Centres & Reserves
Castle Douglas
This small but diverse upland reserve - known locally as the Lowes Lochs - boasts a wealth of wildlife.
Museums
Creetown, Newton Stewart
The coastal village of Creetown hosts one of the finest private collections of gemstones, crystals, minerals, rocks and fossils in its award-winning Gem Rock Museum.
Monuments & Ruins
Stranraer
Discover Galloway’s Viking and Celtic connections in Kirkcolm churchyard, where these 10th century Viking Carved Stones are found.
Castles
Visit this impressive townhouse and discover a 16th century family home.
Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys
Kirkcudbright
Mary Queen of Scots spent her last hours on Scottish soil in this Cistercian abbey founded by David I. Built in c12th. the abbey stands in a small secluded valley, its remoteness in keeping with the strict rules of the Cistercian abbey.
Parks & Gardens
Stranraer
Agnew Park has a wide range of leisure facilities for all ages including a large boating lake with a range of boats, including canoes, skiffs and pedalos.
Cinema
Dumfries
This arthouse cinema shows a wide variety of films in a fantastic setting in the heart of Dumfries.
Nature Centres & Reserves
Newton Stewart
For a woodland walk, it's great place to visit. In spring & summer, the wood fills with a carpet of bluebells, other flowers and birdsong while red squirrels are busy in the trees. Visit the otter platform, where you may luckily see one in the river.
Museums
Dumfries
Discover the life and times of John Paul Jones, 'The Father of the American Navy' at the traditional cottage where he was born in 1747.