Visitor Attractions

Key to Facilities: PR: Party Rate Available, R: Restaurant, CP: Coach Parking, GL: Guides/Lecturers,
EPW: Educational Parties Welcomed, final figure refers to Max Party Size. Quality rating awarded by VisitScotland Quality Assurance.


Castle Douglas Threave Garden & Estate
(the National Trust for Scotland)
Castle Douglas
DG7 1RX

t: 0131 243 9304
f: 0131 243 9594
A 'Garden for All Seasons'. Threave is famous for its spectacular daffodils, colourful summer displays and beautiful autumnal trees & heathers. Excellent restaurant, shops & plant sales. Threave House also open to visitors.


Prices: £7.35
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.nts.org.uk
e: traveltrade@nts.org.uk

PR GL R CP EPW

Garden

Dumfries Caerlaverock Castle (nr Glencaple)
c/o Historic Scotland
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH

t: 0131 668 8894
f: 0131 668 8888
One of Scotland's finest Castles it is everyones idea of a Medieval Fortress, the scene of two famous seiges. This moated Castle has a Childrens Adventure Park, Model Seige Engine & a Nature Trail.


Prices: £2.50-£5.00 (2007 rates)
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
e: hs.explorer@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Contact: Donna Laidlaw
PR R CP No limit

Castle

Dumfries National Museum of Costume
Shambellie House
New Abbey
Dumfries
DG2 8HQ

t: 01387 850375
f: 01387 850461
Take in a century of style at this beautiful country house museum. Follow fashion from the 1850s to the 1950s and explore life-like room settings and elegant clothes. Tearoom, giftshop.


Prices: Free - £3.00
Open: Mar (FebJan Mar)-Oct
w: www.nms.ac.uk
e: info@nms.ac.uk

PR GL R CP EPW 50

Visitor Attraction

Dumfries RSPB Scotland
Mersehead Nature Reserve
Southwick
by Dumfries
DG2 8AH

t: 01387 780579
Nature Reserve comprising wetlands, mudflats, saltmarsh,dunes and farmland.Huge variety of birds and wildlife with spectacular winter flocks of wildfowl. Visitor Centre, 2 hides and nature trails.


Prices: Free, donations welcome.
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.rspb.org.uk

Contact: Visitor & Community Liaison Officer
GL CP EPW 50

Wildlife Experience

Gretna Green Blacksmith's Exhibition Shop
The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 338441
f: 01461 338442
An unusual collection of gifts, from a souvenir pen to a Braveheart Sword or even a full suit of armour! Taste from a superlative range of whisky liqueurs and whiskies from all across Scotland.


Prices: Free
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.gretnagreen.com
e: info@gretnagreen.com

Contact: Lynda Denton
R CP No limit

Visitor Attraction

Gretna Green Border Fine Arts
At The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 338066
For all your gift-giving needs. Choose from Border Fine Arts' complete current collection, plus Lilliput Lane Cottages, Cherished Teddies, Demdaco and many more collectables!

Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.gretnagreen.com
e: info@gretnagreen.com

Contact: Lynda Denton
R CP

Visitor Attraction

Gretna Green Courtship Maze
The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 338441
f: 01461 338442
This unique feature is a maze with a difference and great fun for all ages. It symbolises the separate journey each of us makes before we meet our partner in life.


Prices: Nominal entry charge
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.gretnagreen.com
e: info@gretnagreen.com

Contact: Lynda Denton
PR CP No Limit

Visitor Attraction

Gretna Green Glass Blowers
The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 338441
f: 01461 338442
Visit the Glassblowers shop for handmade glass flowers, ships in bottles and decorative glass ornaments. Watch glassblowing demonstrations.


Prices: Free
Open: Jan-Dec

R CP No limit

Visitor Attraction

Gretna Green Gretna Green Story Exhibition
The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 338441
f: 01461 338442
Romance, Scandal, Intrigue: the story of Gretna Green unfolds in a fascinating exhibition with audio-visual displays. Marriage re-enactments performed with group participation.


Prices: £3.50 (individual), £2.75 (group)
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.gretnagreen.com
e: info@gretnagreen.com

Contact: Lynda Denton
PR GL R CP No limit

Visitor Attraction

Gretna Green Pringle of Scotland
The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 338441
f: 01461 338442
The only stand-alone store outside London. Pringle Golf for men and women, latest contemporary designs & Pringle classics and Pringle Brand accessories.


Prices: Free
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.gretnagreen.com
e: info@gretnagreen.com

Contact: Lynda Denton
R CP No Limit

Visitor Attraction

Gretna Green Tartan Shop
The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 337441
f: 01461 338442
Showcasing the best in UK manufacturing and luxury foods: including Johnston's of Elgin cashmere, Aran hand knits, St Andrews Old Course, Lochcarron tartans, Waterford crystal and Wedgewood china. Bureau de Change & overseas mailing.


Prices: Free
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.gretnagreen.com
e: info@gretnagreen.com

Contact: Lynda Denton
R CP No limit

Visitor Attraction

Gretna Green The Foodhall at Gretna Green
The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 338441
f: 01461 338442
Enjoy a taste of discovery...new food emporium filled with an abundance of Scottish and local produce. Discover a nostalgic atmosphere, food theatre and a cornucopia of food, gifts, wines, beers and much more.


Prices: Free
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.gretnagreen.com
e: info@gretnagreen.com

Contact: Lynda Denton
R CP No limit

Visitor Attraction

Gretna Green Trees for Families
The World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 338441
f: 01461 338442
Be part of a brand new woodland in the Scottish Lowlands. Plant a tree in Gretna Green: a wonderful way to mark an important day - a wedding, a christening, an anniversary or a special gift for any occasion.


Prices: Tree planting packages from £30
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.gretnagreen.com
e: info@gretnagreen.com

Contact: Lynda Denton
PR CP No Limit

Visitor Attraction

Gretna Green Weddings at Gretna Green
Gretna Green
DG16 5EA

t: 01461 336001
Create a unique wedding experience and become part of an unbroken thread of romantic history spanning over 250 years. Combine tradition with modernity when you combine a marriage within the World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop with a reception in cool contemporary style at Scotland's newest boutique hotel, Smiths at Gretna Green.

Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.gretnagreen.com
e: weddings@gretnagreen.com

Contact: Michelle Hall


Visitor Attraction

Moffat Moffat Woollen Mill
Ladyknowe
Moffat
DG10 9EP

t: 01683 220134
f: 01683 221066
Luxurious Cashmere, mens and ladies fashions, Highland Dress, whisky shop, golf shop, childrenswear, Costa Coffee, restaurant. Just off the M74, Drivers lounge, coach washing facilities.


Prices: Free
Open: Jan-Dec
w: www.ewm.co.uk
e: simplythebest@ewm.co.uk

Contact: Andrew Wilson
R CP No limit

Tourist Shop

Stranraer Logan Botanic Garden
Port Logan
Stranraer
DG9 9ND

t: 01776 860231
f: 01776 860333
Unrivalled as 'Scotland's Most Exotic Garden', Logan is home to a spectacular collection of bizarre and beautiful plants - you'll find it hard to believe you're still in Scotland!


Prices: £1.00-£8.00
Open: Mar-Oct
w: www.rbge.org.uk
e: logan@rbge.org.uk

Contact: Richard Baines
PR GL R CP No limit

Garden

Whithorn The Whithorn Trust
45-47 George Street
Whithorn
Newton Stewart
DG8 8NS

t: 01988 500508
f: 01988 500700
Whithorn's association with Scotland's first saint, Ninian, made it an important and famous pilgrimage centre. Discover the history from the artefacts and a display of early Christian crosses. Small shop and tearoom on site.


Prices: £1.50-£2.70
Open: Apr-Jul
w: www.whithorn.com
e: butterworth@whithorn1.freeserve.co.uk

Contact: Janet Butterworth
PR GL R CP No Limit