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Blog: Dec 2024

Return to Dumfries and Galloway

Having explored the eastern section of Dumfries and Galloway on an earlier visit, travel writer Robin McKelvie returns to explore the western side of Dumfries and Galloway and finds…

Unique Winter Experiences Start Here

Winter is a great time to throw yourself into something new. The South of Scotland offers you a wonderful range of unique experiences just waiting to be discovered. Learn to…

Colourful inspiration

Flora Collingwood-Norris is the director, designer and mender at Collingwood-Norris, specialising in visible creative mending and ethical Scottish knitwear. Flora is also the author and publisher of ‘Visible creative mending…

Smoke gets in your eyes

Father and son duo Ronnie and Alasdair Graham run Barony Country Foods in Lockerbie, an artisan smokehouse that produces a range of award-winning products including smoked poultry, meats, fish,…

Our winter sky

Wrap up warm, take a flask of a hot drink, and enjoy the dark skies of our region now winter is upon us. Dark sky expert Geoffrey Hugh Lindop guides…

Celebrate Burns Night in South Scotland

Don your finest tartan, Burns Night is just around the corner! Celebrations in the South of Scotland and around the world are getting ready to commence. Celebrating Robert Burns, Scotland’s…

Snowdrop Spotting in the South

Did you know there is a special word just for snowdrop enthusiasts? If you go snowdrop spotting each year as winter turns to spring, you can consider yourself a Galanthophile.

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