At Drumlanrig Castle, you will find something for everyone. Explore the magnificent Pink Palace and its world class art collection on a guided tour. Marvel at the sights and scents in the acres of stunning Victorian gardens to explore. 

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Drumlanrig Castle & Country Estate

Our modern distillery was designed to deliver a modern grain to glass set up which would allow us to create any spirit we turn our hand to, and create an inspiring and unique home to celebrate our products and the region that drives their character.

Crafty Distillery

Moat Brae House and Garden is the 'enchanted land' where Peter Pan began... This inspiring place has been saved from demolition, restored and opened as an International Visitor Attraction

MoatBrae

Threave’s wonderful garden has been created over the years by students of the Trust’s School of Heritage Gardening – and is a fine example of landscaped beauty. The garden is divided into a series of smaller gardens to showcase different styles, including a rose garden, rockery and walled garden.

Threave Garden

Glenwhan has been cultivated over two decades from bog, rushes and gorse to win accolades as one of the best new gardens of recent times. Spring is the time for the Rhododendrons & azaleas and all the acid loving plants and is wonderfully colourful.

Glenwhan Gardens

Over the 20 years the Museum has gone from strength to strength, and many more items have been handed in to the Museum. Most items are gifted and displayed right away on the shelves, some items need to be renovated and the volunteers take on this also. The items can range from as small as a button to as large as a black range from a house up the Moss Road. 

Dalbeattie Museum

The Whithorn Trust was set up in 1986 to explore the archaeology and history of Whithorn, and to examine its role in the evolution of Christianity in Scotland. The Trust was established as a direct consequence of an archaeological excavation at Whithorn in 1984. This project showed that remains had survived which dated back to the early centuries of Whithorn’s development as a Christian centre.

2500 Years of Archeology

Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum is a small independent museum where we are passionate about the history of aviation and our local area. We have a fantastic collection of aircraft, including our Battle of Britain veteran Loch Doon Spitfire, our supersonic Lightning fighter and our wartime assault glider collection. There are dedicated displays on the Home Front, RAF Dumfries and the Bomber War, and the only dedicated Airborne Forces collection in Scotland.

Aviation Museum

Established in 1836, Reborn 2014. Annandale was one of Scotland’s oldest operating distilleries.
Enjoy our 5-star visitor experience awarded by VisitScotland that includes hourly tours, on-site café, venue hire, wedding & corporate packages, cask ownership, whisky by the dram, bottle or barrel.

Annandale Distillery

Take a walk in paradise at five star Logan Botanic Garden and discover plant treasures rarely seen in the United Kingdom. Located on the south-western tip of Scotland, Logan enjoys an almost subtropical climate. The Garden's avenues and borders feature a spectacular and colourful array of half-hardy perennials. 

Logan Botanic Garden

Galloway Activity Centre occupies a stunning location on the banks of Loch Ken in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland in the heart of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere. With our team of expert adventure instructors and our beautiful surroundings, we specialize in providing exciting and memorable holidays in a safe and friendly family atmosphere.
Catering for families, groups and individuals, you can choose from popular short taster sessions, full day of activities, certified courses and instructor training under the professional guidance of our skilled team.

Galloway Activity Center

The Devil’s Porridge Museum tells the story of HM Factory Gretna, the greatest munitions factory on earth in World War One, where the devil’s porridge (or cordite, an explosive) was mixed. There were 30,000 workers: 12,000 of them were women. Their contribution to the war effort helped women to achieve the vote.
Our state of the art, award-winning, 5 star-rated museum is one of the top things to do in Dumfries and Galloway.
Please ring to see if booking a head is necessary during busy periods such as the school holidays.

The Devil's Porridge Museum

The collection contains many fine and rare examples of crystals found in Britain. They are displayed alongside many other colourful specimens from around the world with unusual items such as the 4.5 billion year old, three kilogram meteorite, the fossilised egg and dung of a dinosaur! 

Creetown Gemrock Museum

Shambellie House lies 8 miles from Dumfries on the edge of the village of New Abbey.  This pretty village holds a wealth of history including the ruined Sweetheart Abbey and the New Abbey Corn Mill.  Find out more about the local area surrounding Shambellie to make the most of your trip to Dumfries and Galloway.

Shambellie House

Five Star Scottish Visitor Attraction, Shopping and Wedding Venue at the home of Anvil weddings since 1754

Gretna Green

This very successful market located at Dumfries Railway Station has between 20 and 30 food, drink and craft stalls. Produce available includes locally produced meats, fish, cheeses, baking, desserts, pies, bread, chocolates, vegetables, cider and beer.

Dumfries Farmers Market

The Cocoabean Company is a family run chocolate factory and visitor attraction based in Dumfries & Galloway. Children’s Chocolate Workshops are at the heart and soul of what we do but there is much more to our story…

The Cocoabean Company

Angela established Clience Studio in the artist's town of Kirkcudbright, South-West Scotland in 2004. Now situated nearby in the high street of Castle Douglas, Clience Studio is a most welcoming gallery, as well as the artist's studio, and displays her original oils and watercolours, signed giclee prints and other items produced from her work. 

Clience Studio Art Gallery

Kirkcudbright is one of Scotland’s most vibrant communities with events, exhibitions and activities taking place throughout the year.
In the 50 years since Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities was born our vibrant programme of events and festivities has grown and spread its wings throughout the year.
From early Spring to the dark nights of winter, the Summer Festivities team of volunteers organise a uniquely varied programme of events, festivals and experiences.

Visit Kirkcudbright

The first thing you'll notice about Dumfries & Galloway is just how beautiful this part of lowland Scotland is, with an undulating coastline of rocky shoreline and sandy beaches, whilst inland, there are acres of forest and green spaces. 