Friday, 20 December 2019

STAYCATION WINNER 2019


Dumfries & Galloway

Staycation Awards 2019 Winners

Rural Location of the Year – Dumfries & Galloway

www.slowbritain.co.uk

The i Staycation Awards 2019: The winners


Dumfries & Galloway

"Parts of Dumfries and Galloway are warmed by the Gulf Stream. It helps palm trees to flourish in the region."


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"The rivers flowing down through the Lowther Hills around Wanlockhead have gold flakes and nuggets."


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Dumfries and Galloway was voted destination of the year by BBC's Countryfile magazine.


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Dumfries and Galloway attracts celebrities looking for anonymity.


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Dumfries and Galloway has many Megalithic sites.


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Dumfries and Galloway attracts cyclists and caravaners.

You can Mountan Bike on the 7 Stanes.


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Helicopters filmed Brian De Palma’s 1996 action adventure Mission Impossible on stretches of the rail line between Kirkconnel and New Cumnock, and Annan and Dumfries.


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"In the 1978 version of Thirty Nine Steps, Morton Castle near Thornhill is featured prominently. Other places featured include Kettleholm Village Hall near Lockerbie."


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The Globe Inn, in Dumfries, was Robert Burns favourite pub.

The Gavin Maxwell memorial is at Monreith.


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The Sanquhar Post office is the oldest post office in the World.

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4 Comments:

At 21 December 2019 at 01:42 , Anonymous Brabantian said...

Happy Solstice and Yule to all Aangirfan readers

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

 
At 21 December 2019 at 10:39 , Blogger Anon said...

Season's Greetings to Brabantian!

And to all readers.

- Aangirfan

 
At 27 December 2019 at 10:55 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Pls DON'T shed blood, no more blood this Christmas, no more cows fish killing, and new year : go veggie/vegan/

And pls remember : social gap in uk seems to be one of the biggest in Europe. And England is so dependent from food imported from other countries :
scenario for disaster in the future months ?
Britain is very easy target for destabilisation.

From France, Alan. Greetings.

 
At 27 December 2019 at 23:44 , Blogger Anon said...

Dear Alan,

Season's Greetings.

- Aangirfan

 

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