Places to see in ( Dumfries - UK )
Places to see in ( Dumfries - UK )
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. Dumfries is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was a civil parish and became the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South. People from Dumfries are known colloquially as Doonhamers.
Like the rest of Dumfries and Galloway, of Scotland's three major geographical areas Dumfries lies in the Southern Uplands. The river Nith runs through Dumfries toward the Solway Firth in a southwards direction splitting the town into East and West.
Dumfries has a long history as a county town, and as the market town of a surrounding rural hinterland. Dumfries is a relatively prosperous community but the town centre has been exposed to the centrifugal forces that have seen retail, business, educational, residential and other uses gravitate towards the town's urban fringe.
Located on top of a small hill, Dumfries Museum is centred on the 18th century windmill which stands above the town. Included are fossil footprints left by prehistoric reptiles. Based in the control tower near Tinwald Downs, the aviation museum has an extensive indoor display of memorabilia which strives to preserve aviation heritage, much of which has come via various recovery activities.
The Theatre Royal, Dumfries was built in 1792 and is the oldest working theatre in Scotland. There are a number of festivals which take place throughout the year, mostly based on traditional values. Guid Nychburris (Middle Scots, meaning Good Neighbours) is the main festival of the year, a ceremony which is largely based on the theme of a positive community spirit.
Dumfries is linked to the Northbound A74(M) motorway at Beattock via the A701 road. The A75 road eastbound links Dumfries to the southbound A74(M), leading to the M6 motorway and Carlisle. The A75 road west links Dumfries with the ferry port of Stranraer. The A76 road connects to Kilmarnock in Ayrshire. Dumfries railway station lies on the Glasgow South Western Line. It was awarded Best Station Awards by British Rail in 1986 and 1987. The train service is now operated by private company Abellio ScotRail which provides services to Glasgow and Carlisle, and less frequent services direct to Newcastle. The nearest station to Dumfries on the West Coast Mainline is 14 miles (23 km) east along the A709 road at Lockerbie, and the nearest West Coast Mainline station linking directly to Dumfries by rail is Carlisle.
As the largest settlement in Southern Scotland, Dumfries is recognised as a centre for visiting surrounding points of interest. The following are all within easy reach:
John Paul Jones Cottage Museum – The traditional Scottish cottage in which John Paul Jones was born in 1747.
Solway Coast
Sweetheart Abbey in the village of New Abbey
New Abbey Corn Mill Museum
Criffel – a hill on the Solway Coast popular with hill walkers for its magnificent views of the Southern Scottish coastline and across the Solway Firth to the Lake District of Cumbria
Threave Castle in Castle Douglas, home to the Douglas Clan of James Douglas who fought with Robert the Bruce
Moniaive conservation village
Moffat and the views nearby of The Devil's Beef Tub, The Grey Mare's Tail waterfall and the A708 from Moffat past the Grey Mare's Tail to St Mary's Loch.
Mabie Forest - popular destinations for outdoor recreation such as mountain bike and walking.
Ae village and forest
Lochmaben with its lochs popular with boaters and also its history with Robert the Bruce
Wanlockhead – Britain's highest village registered at 1,531 feet (467 m) above sea level and the Lead Mining Museum
Caerlaverock Castle
Drumlanrig Castle
Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre was the first Tibetan Buddhist Centre to have been established in the West.
Bridge house museum at the foot of the old bridge within Dumfries
Burns' house & mausoleum in St Micheals graveyard
the Robert Burns centre on the mill sands dumfries
At Twynholm is the David Coulthard Museum.
Gretna Green and the Old Blacksmith's Shop famous for runaway marriages.
Tharpaland – International Buddhist Retreat Centre under the auspices of the New Kadampa Tradition. Kelsang Gyatso completed a three-year retreat at Tharpaland.
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Top 10 Things to do in Dumfries and Galloway Scotland Part 2 Camera Obscura & Dumfries Museum
Join me on the second part of my trip to visit things to do in Dumfries, were I will visit the camera obscura live and also the Dumfries Museum. Dumfries is such an amazing town with lots of history to explore. There of course many great visitor attractions Dumfries that commemorate the life and works of Robert burns that can be visited
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UK Vlog Day 6, Dumfries, Scotland
We travel by train to Dumfries, Scotland. We visit a centuries old graveyard, and see the beautiful town of Dumfries and the River Nith.
Top 17. Best Tourist Attractions in Dumfries - Travel Scotland
Top 17. Best Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Dumfries - Travel Scotland: Caerlaverock Castle, Drumlanrig Castle, Dino Park, Dalscone Farm Fun, Dumfries Museum, Robert Burns House, Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Hetland Garden Centre, Dock Park Dumfries, WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, Robert Burns Centre, Savings Banks Museum, Robert Burns Mausoleum, Morton Castle, Crichton Memorial Church, Garden of Cosmic Speculation
Dumfries Town Walkabout At Christmas
Walking about Dumfries, Scotland 20th Dec 2017
Dumfries Aviation Museum
A walk around the Dumfries Aviation Museum on 17 November 2018
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List of Best Things to do in Dumfries, Scotland
Dumfries Museum
Caerlaverock Castle
Robert Burns House
Dino Park
Hetland Garden Centre
Dalscone Farm Fun
Drumlanrig Castle
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
Mabie Farm Park
St Michael's and South Parish Church
Dumfries aviation museum open day 19 july 2015 final
A film of Dumfries and Galloway aircraft museum open day at Heathhall Dumfries Scotland.
The Globe Robert Burns' Howff Dumfries Scotland
A look round Burns' favorite pub...filmed 20th Dec 2017
Dumfries Town Centre and Elsie
Fund Raising outside for the last time in 2015 and trying to find a home for Elsie.
Dumfries and galloway park
Holiday dumfries and galloway
Dumfries
Dumfries (Listeni/dʌmˈfriːs/ dum-freess; possibly from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was a civil parish and became the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire.[2] Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South.[3] People from Dumfries are known colloquially as Doonhamers.
There are at least two theories on the etymology of the name. One is that the name Dumfries originates from the Scottish Gaelic name Dún Phris which means Fort of the Thicket. According to another theory, the name is a corruption of two words which mean the Friars’ Hill; those who favour this idea allege the formation of a religious house near the head of what is now the Friars’ Vennel
No positive information has been obtained of the era and circumstances in which the town of Dumfries was founded.[4]
Some writers hold that Dumfries flourished as a place of distinction during the Roman occupation of North Great Britain. The Selgovae inhabited Nithsdale at the time and may have raised some military works of a defensive nature on or near the site of Dumfries; and it is more than probable that a castle of some kind formed the nucleus of the town. This is inferred from the etymology of the name, which, according to one theory, is resolvable into two Gaelic terms signifying a castle or fort in the copse or brushwood. Dumfries was once within the borders of the Kingdom of Northumbria. The district around Dumfries was for several centuries ruled over and deemed of much importance by the invading Romans. Many traces of Roman presence in Dumfriesshire are still to be found; coins, weapons, sepulchral remains, military earthworks, and roads being among the relics left by their lengthened sojourn in this part of Scotland. The apostle Paul claimed rank and privilege as a Roman citizen on account of his birth at Tarsus; the Caledonian tribes in the south of Scotland were invested with the same rights by an edict of Antoninus Pius. The Romanized natives received freedom (the burrows, cairns, and remains of stone temples still to be seen in the district tell of a time when Druidism was the prevailing religion) as well as civilisation from their conquerors. Late in the fourth century, the Romans bade farewell to the country.[4]
According to another theory, the name is a corruption of two words which mean the Friars’ Hill; those who favour this idea allege that St. Ninian, by planting a religious house near the head of what is now the Friars’ Vennel, at the close of the fourth century, became the virtual founder of the Burgh; however Ninian, so far as is known, did not originate any monastic establishments anywhere and was simply a missionary. In the list of British towns given by the ancient historian Nennius, the name Caer Peris occurs, which some modern antiquarians suppose to have been transmuted, by a change of dialect, into Dumfries.[4]
Dumfries Museum...An Idiots Guide
Dumfries Museum is in an old windmill and full of lots of curiosities and unusual objects. Let Mazzy & Dan show you around.
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Drone flight around Marchfields dumfries
Dumfries and Galloway - A history tour
A tour of the top historic sites around Dumfries and Galloway - the south west corner of Scotland. From atmospheric castle ruins to romantic abbeys, it is one of the most historically blessed parts of the country. This was the latest campaign from the Scotlanders travel bloggers and you can read more at locomotionscotland.co.uk
SNOW COVERED RIVER NITH, DUMFRIES SCOTLAND UK..
A FILM ABOUT DUMFRIES SCOTLAND ON A COLD WINTERS DAY. THE RIVER NITH FLOWS THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN. THE TWO BRIDGES ARE THE BUCCLEUCH STREET BRIDGE AND THE DEVORGILLA BRIDGE WITH THE SMALL TOLL HOUSE SITTING AT THE END OF THE DEVORGILLA BRIDGE. THE HOUSE IS NOW A MUSEUM.
A Tour Of Dumfries
Let us show you around a few parts of Dumfries including one of the oldest bridges in Scotland, The garden that inspired Peter Pan and share our Armistice Day with you.
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They say it rains a lot in Scotland, OMG they weren't kidding. Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland Part2
The exploring photographer: Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland Part2
Visited the wreck of the schooner called Monreith at Nun Mill bay. It struck a sand bar on the 12th November 1900 and we can still see the ribs of the ship today.
Spent a great weekend in Dumfries & Galloway in a WIgwam. It will be a great plac to go capture star trails.
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ARMISTICE DAY IN DUMFRIES SCOTLAND
ARMISTICE DAY IN DUMFRIES SCOTLAND