Robert Burns in the South of Scotland

In Burns' time, Duns would have been a thriving market town and crucially, the location of Berrywell, family home of Robert Ainslie’s family, used as…

While this is only the second stop on our tour, Burns had done most of the Borders tour with Robert Ainslie by the time the…

There has been Christian worship on the site for over a thousand years and the present Priory Church building includes walls dated to around 1200.

The historic town lies on the East Coast only 5 miles north of the border with England and welcomed Burns with open arms when he…

The Coldstream Bridge over the River Tweed delineates Scotland from England today as it did in Burns’ time. It is the first time Burns would…

The large town of Kelso lies near to the meeting point of the River Tweed and the River Teviot. Its bridge drew the eye and…

In Roxburghe, Burns visits the ruins of the castle and notes he has seen the bush said to mark the spot where James II of…

Jedburgh was once a valuable market town with an excellent trading position between Scotland and England. It was a natural stop off point for many…

Dryburgh Abbey is a remarkably complete medieval ruin by the River Tweed, clearly demonstrating the monastic life. You can still see plaster and paintwork inside…

In this market town is an ivy-clad ruin called Rhymer's Tower, a keep which dates back to the early 1200s. It is said to be…

One of the four Border Abbeys, the heart of Robert the Bruce is buried in the ruins of Melrose Abbey.

This popular market town is world renowned for its textile industry which began its flourish in the 19th century. Robert Burns wrote the poems "Sae…

Selkirk is one of the oldest Royal Burghs in Scotland and it is also the setting for one of the amusing anecdotes of Burns’ Border…

Scotland’s Oldest Inhabited House. Visited by 27 Scottish Kings and Queens, Traquair dates back to 1107. Traquair has welcomed many visitors from all over the…

On more than one occasion Burns passed through Moffat, including on his triumphant return to see Jean Armour following his Borders tour in 1787.

Lochmaben is an ancient royal burgh with a rich history - Lochmaben Castle once being the home of Robert the Bruce when he was Lord…

Brow Well was renowned for the healing properties of its water throughout Dumfriesshire.

Unveiled in 1882 and restored in 2005, this statue of Robert Burns was commissioned by Dumfries town council in 1877.

The oldest theatre in Scotland, Theatre Royal Dumfries is in the heart of the town, first opening its doors in 1792. It has strong associations…

The Globe Inn - Burns' Favourite Howff

Visit the house where Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, spent the last years of his life and discover how his family lived in the late…

The statue of Jean Armour in Dumfries was erected by the Burns Howff Club opposite St Michael’s Kirk, the site of the Burns Mausoleum, in…

The Robert Burns Mausoleum stands at the eastern end of the churchyard of St Michael's Church.

The Robert Burns Centre tells the story of Robert Burns’ last years spent in the bustling streets and lively atmosphere of Dumfries.

Recently declared the most authentic of Burns’s homes, Ellisland Farm gives a compelling insight into the early married life of the Ploughman Poet and Jean…

In Burns’ time this modern country house hotel was known as Glenriddell, home to his friend Captain Robert Riddell.

Said to be the birthplace of John Balliol in 1249, the site of Kenmure Castle passed to the Gordons in 1297. It was torched after…

The tidal River Dee at Kirkcudbright provides one of the best natural harbours on the Galloway coast. In Burns time the Earls of Selkirk were…

Gatehouse, once the tollbooth for Stage coaches, has entrepreneur James Murray to thank for its relative growth in the late 18th early 19th centuries. In…

Today known for being Scotland’s National Book Town, Wigtown was once a thriving market town.