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Dumfries & Galloway

Things you must do in Dumfries & Galloway

Sweetheart Abbey
The splendid ruin of a late 13th-century and early 14th-century Cistercian abbey founded by Devorgilla, Lady of Galloway, in memory of her husband John Balliol.

Calling all book worms
Wigtown was officially designated as Scotland’s National Book Town in 1998 and is now the home to over 20 book-related businesses. A book lovers haven - and with over a quarter of a million books to choose from, old and new…it is impossible to escape empty-handed!

The World Famous Old Blacksmith Shop Visitor Centre
Curious travellers have journeyed to Gretna Green’s Old Blacksmith Shop for over 150 years. They have followed in the footsteps of the countless thousands of runaway underage couples from England who, since 1754, have raced to Gretna Green to marry under Scottish law.