Attractions in Dumfries & Galloway
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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Clience Studio
Type
Type
Galleries
Castle Douglas
Telephone:
+44 (1556) 504318Visit the Clience Studio in the beautiful village of Castle Douglas where you can admire the atmospheric watercolour and oil images of Angela Lawrence.
The Dock Park & Castledykes Park Multi Play Area
Type
Type
Parks & Gardens
Dumfries
Telephone:
+44 (1387) 260000The Dock Park is the oldest park in Dumfries and is located on the east bank of the River Nith.
Threave Castle
Type
Type
Castles
Gradings
- 4 Castle
Castle Douglas
Telephone:
+44 (7711) 223101Situated on an island in the middle of the River Dee, this formidable castle is only reachable by boat.
Morton Castle
Type
Type
Castles
Nr Thornhill
Telephone:
+44 (131) 6688800Once a stronghold of the Douglases, Morton Castle is a fine late 13th-century hall house.
The Clog And Shoe Workshop
Type
Type
Arts & Crafts
Gradings
- 3 Visitor Attraction
Castle Douglas
Telephone:
+44 (1644) 420465Discover 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.
Stranraer Museum
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 3 Museum
Stranraer
Telephone:
+44 (1776) 705088Stranraer's historic Old Town Hall is home to this fascinating museum where you can discover Wigtownshire's past.
The Old Bridge House Museum
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 3 Museum
Dumfries
Telephone:
+44 (1387) 256904Built into the sandstone of the bridge itself in 1660, Dumfries' oldest house is now a museum of everyday life in the town.
Ellisland Farm
Type
Type
Historic Buildings & Homes
Gradings
- 3 Visitor Attraction
Dumfries
Telephone:
+44 (1387) 740426Explore the former home of Robert Burns, which today it is one of the leading visitor attractions in Dumfries dedicated to Scotland's national poet.
Dryfesdale Lodge Visitors' Centre Trust
Type
Type
Exhibitions
Lockerbie
Telephone:
+44 (1576) 205962Visit 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.
The Cocoa Bean Company
Type
Type
Children's Attractions
Gradings
- 4 Visitor Attraction
Twynholm, Kirkcudbright
Telephone:
01557 860608The Cocoabean Company is a family-run chocolate factory where expert chocolatiers make and decorate exquisite treats and you can sample them for yourself.
Castle Of St John
Type
Type
Castles
Stranraer
Telephone:
+44 (1776) 705544This medieval tower house was built around 1500 by Ninian Adair of Kilhurst, one of the most powerful Lairds of Wigtownshire.
Knowetop Lochs
Type
Type
Nature Centres & Reserves
Castle Douglas
Telephone:
+44 (131) 3127765This small but diverse upland reserve - known locally as the Lowes Lochs - boasts a wealth of wildlife.
Creetown Gem Rock Museum
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 4 Museum
Creetown, Newton Stewart
Telephone:
+44 (1671) 820357The 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.
Kirkcolm - Viking Carved Stones
Type
Type
Monuments & Ruins
Stranraer
Telephone:
+44 (1776) 705088Discover Galloway’s Viking and Celtic connections in Kirkcolm churchyard, where these 10th century Viking Carved Stones are found.
MacLellan's Castle
Type
Type
Castles
Telephone:
01557 331856Visit this impressive townhouse and discover a 16th century family home.
Dundrennan Abbey
Type
Type
Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys
Gradings
- 4 Historic Attraction
Kirkcudbright
Telephone:
+44 (1557) 500262Mary 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.
Agnew Park
Type
Type
Parks & Gardens
Gradings
- 2 Visitor Attraction
Stranraer
Telephone:
+44 (1776) 703535Agnew 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.
The Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre
Type
Type
Cinema
Dumfries
Telephone:
+44 (1387) 253374This arthouse cinema shows a wide variety of films in a fantastic setting in the heart of Dumfries.
RSPB Wood of Cree Reserve
Type
Type
Nature Centres & Reserves
Newton Stewart
Telephone:
01988 402130For 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.
John Paul Jones Cottage Museum & Visitor Centre
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 3 Visitor Attraction
Dumfries
Telephone:
+44 (1387) 880613Discover the life and times of John Paul Jones, 'The Father of the American Navy' at the traditional cottage where he was born in 1747.
