'''Dumfries and Galloway''' is a region in the southwest of Scotland.

Towns and villages

Towns

  • Castle Douglas
  • Dumfries
  • Gatehouse of Fleet
  • Gretna
  • Kirkcudbright
  • Lockerbie
  • Newton Stewart
  • Stranraer
  • Whithorn
  • Villages

  • Portpatrick
  • Wanlockhead
  • See this blog entry [http://scot-land.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html] for an overview of many of these places and more, taking a generally idyllic view of the region but a grim one of its principal town.

    Other destinations

    Understand

    Talk

    Get in

    Get around

    See

    Do

    Visit the vast plantation forests of Galloway, which have various access points and amenities for visitors. '''Glen Trool''' is a forest park close to Newton Stewart with forest walks, a circular walk around Loch Trool, and a path up Merrick, the highest hill in southern Scotland.

    A long distance walking trail called the Southern Upland Way passes through the area, starting on the coast at Portpatrick, trekking through the forests before leaving the region at Wanlockhead and eventually finishing on the North Sea coast south of Edinburgh at Cockburnspath.

    Eat

    Drink

    Stay safe

    Get out