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Museums Attractions In Dumfries and Galloway

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Sandyhills to Kippford Coastal Walk

Forest of Ae

Brighouse Bay

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Logan Botanic Garden

The Devil's Porridge Museum

Mabie Farm Park

Drumlanrig Castle

Southern Upland Way

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Old Bridge House Museum

Grey Mare's Tail

Threave Garden

Famous Blacksmiths Shop

Cream O' Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It comprises the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire, the latter two of which are collectively known as Galloway. The administrative centre is the town of Dumfries. Following the 1975 reorganisation of local government in Scotland, the three counties were joined to form a single region of Dumfries and Galloway, with four districts within it. Since the Local Government etc. Act 1994, however, it has become a unitary local authority. For lieutenancy purposes, the historic counties are largely mai...
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Museums Attractions In Dumfries and Galloway

1. Stranraer Museum Stranraer
Stranraer is a town in Inch, Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It lies on the shores of Loch Ryan, on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population including the surrounding area of nearly 13,000. Stranraer is an administrative centre for the West Galloway Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It is best known as having been a ferry port, previously connecting Scotland with Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland; the last service was transferred to nearby Cairnryan in November 2011. The main industries in the area are the ferry port, with associated industries, tourism and, more traditionally, farming. Some argue that the name comes from the Scottish Gaelic An t-Sròn...
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2. The Stewartry Museum Kirkcudbright
The counties or shires of Scotland are geographic subdivisions of Scotland established in the Middle Ages. Originally established for judicial purposes , from the 17th century they started to be used for local administration purposes as well. The areas used for judicial functions came to diverge from the shires, which ceased to be used for local government purposes after 1975 under the Local Government Act 1973.Today, local government in Scotland is based upon council areas, which sometimes incorporate county names, but frequently have vastly different boundaries. Counties continue to be used for the purpose of lieutenancy and land registration purposes, though the lieutenancy areas are not entirely identical.
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3. Dalbeattie Museum Dalbeattie
Dalbeattie is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is in a wooded valley on the Urr Water 6 km east of Castle Douglas and 19 km south west of Dumfries. The town is famed for its granite industry and for being the home town of William McMaster Murdoch, the First Officer of the RMS Titanic.
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4. Lothlorien Emporium and Toy Museum Moffat
5. The Museum, Newton Stewart Newton Stewart
The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by the UK's history as a developed state, a liberal democracy and a great power; its predominantly Christian religious life; and its composition of four countries—England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—each of which has distinct customs, cultures and symbolism. The wider culture of Europe has also influenced British culture, and Humanism, Protestantism and representative democracy developed from broader Western culture. British literature, music, cinema, art, theatre, comedy, media, television, philosophy, architecture and education are important aspects of British culture. The United Kingdom is also prominent in science and technology, producing world-leading scientists and inventions. Sport is an important part of British culture...
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6. Famous Blacksmiths Shop Gretna Green
7. Dumfries Museum Dumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland, United Kingdom. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries is the traditional county town of the historic county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South. The nickname has also given name to the town's professional football club. People from Dumfries are known colloquially as Doonhamers.
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8. Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum Dumfries
The Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is a volunteer-operated aviation museum located in and around the World War II-era watch tower at the former RAF Dumfries, located two miles north east of the centre of Dumfries, Scotland, which was in service from June 1940 until 1957, when it closed. The site was sold to a private company in 1960. The museum, founded in 1977 by the Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Group, has a collection of aircraft, both civil and military, aero engines, artifacts, and a small, but ever expanding collection of memorabilia honouring airborne forces.
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9. The Devil's Porridge Museum Eastriggs
10. Annan Museum Annan
Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela.Annan went on to study economics at Macalester College, international relations from the Graduate Institute Geneva and management at MIT. Annan joined the UN in 1962, working for the World Health Organization's Geneva office. He went on to work in several capacities at the UN Headquarters including serving as the Under-Secretary-General for peacekeeping between March 1992 and December 1996. He was appointed as the Secretary-Gener...
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11. Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre Dumfries
12. Kirkudbright Town Hall Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright, is a town and parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, of which it is traditionally the county town, within Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The town lies southwest of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie at the mouth of the River Dee, some 4 miles from the Irish Sea.
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13. Creetown Gem Rock Museum Creetown
14. Robert Burns Mausoleum Dumfries
15. Museum of Lead Mining Wanlockhead
This list of museums in Scotland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace are not included. Many other small historical displays are located in the country's stately homes, including those run by the National Trust for Scotland. To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
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Dumfries and Galloway Videos

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

Top 10 Best Things to do in Dumfries, Scotland

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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

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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Top 14 Tourist Attractions in Fort William - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom

Top 14 Tourist Attractions in Fort William - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom:
Ben Nevis, Steall Waterfall, Nevis Range Mountain Experience, West Highland Museum, Jacobite Steam Train, Neptune's Staircase, West Highland Line, Old Inverlochy Castle, Treasures of the Earth, Ben Nevis Distillery, Glen Roy, Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve, Old Fort of Fort William, Saint Andrew's Church

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.

( Dumfries - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Dumfries . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Dumfries - UK

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Dumfries Town Centre - Dumfries and Galloway - Southern Scotland

The Virtual Tourist walks around Dumfries Town Centre - Dumfries and Galloway - Southern Scotland

10 Top Things to Do in Dumfries part 3 Robbie Burns Huants Including The Globe

Walk with Me as I visit 10 great attractions and the top things do in Dumfries. We will Visit many of the Pubs that Robert Burns use to go to, and see the bed in the Globe were he and the bar maid used to sleep ( among other things lol) we will visit the Coach and horse inn Dumfries and also the hole in the wall. We also visit one of 2 of Robbie burns house in this video please check out part 1 and 2 of this series for the camera obscura and also the Dumfries Museum. The old bridge house on Devongilla Bridge is also featured in the video, which is the oldest house in Dumfries

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Seeing Scotland in a Motorhome Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway Short Break

This video in my series Seeing Scotland in a Motorhome sees us away on a short spring break to the Dumfries & Galloway coast via Loch Doon in Ayrshire.

Places we visit:
Loch Doon
Newton Farm near Gatehouse of Fleet
Auchenlarie Holiday Park
Knocktinkle Viewpoint
Killantringan Lighthouse

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Northern Lights In Scotland - Where To See Them In Dumfries & Galloway

The Northern Lights are an amazing spectacle that can be seen from Southern Scotland! Yes, many people think you need to travel to Alaska and Greenland to see this natural phenomenon - but that's not the case.

In Dumfries & Galloway lies the Dark Sky Park at Galloway Forest Park. This has limited light pollution and is the ONLY Dark Sky Park in the UK and the fourth in the world! This makes is a fabulous place to spot the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis.

Autum and Winter are the best times to see the Northern Lights, but even if they don't come out to play, the Dark Sky Park is an amazing location for viewing constellations and planets from the many panoramic viewing points.

Coastal Kippford Holiday Park is on the doorstep of the Galloway Forest Park and makes an excellent base for people wanting to view the night skies as well as have a relaxing holiday in one of our modern, spacious caravans and lodges.

We are close to the beautiful seaside village of Kippford in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland. Our guests love our location with its spacious grounds, wonderful views, nearby woodland walks and its proximity to the many activities that this beautiful region of Scotland has to offer.

Check out all that we have to offer on our website and we look forward to welcoming you soon.

Exploring Scotland by drone (Dumfries and Galloway)

A collection of videos from my holiday in Scotland around Dumfries and Galloway. Footage captured using the Bebop 1 drone. Including Garlieston village, Cruggleton Castle, Mull of Galloway, Caerlaverock Castle

Music: Sky Kingdom - Trevor DeMaere

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