 Dumfries and Galloway is
an area of south-west Scotland. It comprises a piece of land
between the Solway Firth in the south, the Rhinns of Galloway
to the west and we have used the M74 as a rough boundary to the
east. Robert Burns lived and died in the area and the Burns Heritage
Trail is a motorist's route across much of the region. Dumfries
is the largest centre of population in the southwest, it has
an idyllic setting on the broad tree-lined banks of the River
Nith. Galloway and the Solway coast have miles of deserted
sandy beaches, rocky coves and cliff-top paths. The Galloway
Hills rise to the north of the Solway coast, an area of beautiful
moors, mountains, lakes and rivers centred on the 150,000-acre
Galloway Forest park. The Southern Upland Way cuts across the
country from Portpatrick in Galloway to Cockburnspath in the
Borders, one of the most challenging long-distance footpaths
in Scotland. Please go here for bed
and breakfast in Dumfries and Galloway & Dumfries
and Galloway hotels. Towns listed on this page may be outside
Dumfries and Galloway. |
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