STAYCATION WINNER 2019

Dumfries & Galloway

Staycation Awards 2019 Winners

Rural Location of the Year – Dumfries & Galloway

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The i Staycation Awards 2019: The winners


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"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.

The Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist monastery, in Eskdalemuir, is the oldest in the Western world.


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Go Pony Trecking.



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Eat Loch Ryan oysters.



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Have a go on one of Europe’s longest Zip wires.

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART ONE.
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART TWO
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, PART THREE
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY - PART FOUR