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There are a million ways to fill your holiday in Scotland with many things to see and do. From tours and attractions to shopping and activities, use the things to see and do search to help you plan your perfect break to Scotland.
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Galloway Kite Trail
Type
Type
Nature Centres & Reserves
Castle Douglas
Telephone:
01556 670464The trail is a great way to explore scenic, inner Galloway while looking for the spectacular red kite, a bird of prey reintroduced here since 2001. A 24 mile circular road trip, open all year round (plus 14 mile summer trail in Galloway Forest Park).
more than 5 miles
Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace
Type
Type
Historic Buildings & Homes
Gradings
- 4 Visitor Attraction
Nr Lockerbie
Telephone:
0844 493 2245A museum devoted to writer and historian Thomas Carlyle, one of the most influential thinkers in 19th century Britain.
The Whithorn Story
Type
Type
Exhibitions
Gradings
- 4 Visitor Attraction
Whithorn, Newton Stewart
Telephone:
+44 (1988) 500508Whithorn is a great place to spend a day learning all about the priory and the pilgrims who travelled here to honour St Ninian.
Hermitage Castle
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Type
Castles
Gradings
- 4 Castle
Roxburghshire
Telephone:
+44 (1387) 376222A vast and eerie ruin of the 14th and 15th centuries, Hermitage is associated with the de Soulis, the Douglases and Mary Queen of Scots.
The Clan Armstrong Centre
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- Awaiting Grading
Canonbie
Telephone:
+44 (1387) 371876The Clan Armstrong Centre features the largest Clan Armstrong library high up in Gilnockie Tower.
Leadhills And Wanlockhead Railway
Type
Type
Railways
Gradings
- 2 Visitor Attraction
Biggar
Telephone:
+44 (1555) 662963This narrow gauge railway operates between Scotland's highest villages, Leadhills and Wanlockhead.
Hidden Treasures - Museum of Lead Mining
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 4 Visitor Attraction
Wanlockhead
Telephone:
01659 74387Situated in the heart of Scotland’s highest village at 467 m above sea level, the Museum of Lead Mining is fun for the whole family.
Robert Burns House
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 3 Museum
Dumfries
Telephone:
+44 (1387) 255297It was in this house in Dumfries that Robert Burns wrote some of his best known poems.
Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 3 Visitor Attraction
Dumfries
Telephone:
+44 (1387) 251623Based around the original control tower of the former RAF Dumfries, the museum houses a fascinating collection of aircraft and flight memorabilia.
Dawyck Botanic Garden
Type
Type
Parks & Gardens
Gradings
- 5 Garden
Peebles
Telephone:
+44 (1721) 760254In the depths of the Scottish Borders countryside, Dawyck Botanic Garden has a stunning collection of trees and shrubs.
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