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1 Review and 56 Opinions Like all these budget chains, the theory is you know what to expect as far as standards are...
Crown Hotel, Langholm: Pleasant Enough....
nickandchris Says: On a dull October day, we found ourselves in the pleasant town of Langholm, just north of the border. We decided to have a pub lunch, followed by a walk along...
nickandchris Says: This was a real surprise to us, never having really given the place any thought before now, we found Langholm lovely, sitting on the banks of the River Esk and...
AULD ALLIANCE @ MARCHILLS: UTTERLY HORRIBLE PLACE!
johnboy100 Says: WALKED INTO RESTAURANT, NO WELCOME AT ALL, IN FACT NO STAFF TO BE FOUND ANYWHERE UNTIL A YOUNG THIN BOY POPPED HIS HEAD AROUND THE DOOR, LOOKED UTTERLY...
nickandchris Says: This is a lovely little coastal village on the eastern Machars coast, with it's own harbour and two good beaches. Despite it's ease of access, it remains...
nickandchris Says: Caerlaverock Castle, 1270, was an unexpected treat as we had no idea what condition the castle was in. It could have been a pile of rubble, you know what some...
nickandchris Says: Make sure you have a look at the seige engines whilst at Caerlaverock Castle. I think I read that they are still in working order.The mangonel reckons to take...
nickandchris Says: There is a nature trail in the grounds of Caerlaverock Castle with picture boards explaining what is to be seen. It is a pleasant walk which takes you to the...
hevbell Says: The hotel we stayed at near Carrutherstown. Its a Best Western in an old Georgian house dating from 1868 and I really enjoyed my stay there. It was comfortable,...
Minor Fell Road From Langholm to Newcastleton.
nickandchris Says: This was a road we didn't know so on our way back from Kirkcudbright, we decided to travel it and see if there was anywhere we could park up for the night.It's...
nickandchris Says: We discovered this beach by looking at the map and deciding to give Southerness a miss (it seeming to be all caravan sites). We needed to stop somewhere for...
nickandchris Says: These are by far the best gardens we have ever visited although they are little known and very low-key.Set 300 metres above sea level and looking out over Luce...
nickandchris Says: On google earth, this looked a possibility for wild camping in the motorhome. In reality, when we travelled the long,rutted track to this magnificently wild...
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Having stayed on this site some 15 years ago, we knew what to expect. We were not disappointed, a scenic site, in two parts, on the banks of Scaur Water with...
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Q: Many years ago, I went walking in Thornhill and came across a Fairy Glen with a large tree with ribbons tied to it. I also found...
A: Google is your friend :-) It sounds lovely. "Kirk had long believed that the local Doon Hill (or Fairy Knowe as it is more commonly known), was the gateway to the...
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Dumfries and Galloway Again and Again
Having fallen in love with Dumfries and Galloway, we have made three more recent trips to the area, the latest being a week in August exploring the coast (pages under Creetown, Isle of Whithorn, ......
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Dumfries & Galloway-easily missed never forgotten
Dumfries and Galloway is an area of Scotland that few people appear to have visited. When mentioning to friends many appear to be besotted by Edinburgh, the festival and maybe the highlands yet I have...
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The region of Dumfries & Galloway is in the south west of Scotland, next to the English border. It was my home for 5 years when I was a kid as we lived in the small village of Sanquhar. I have made......
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Castles, Forests, Cliffs and Sea
Missed by many people as they go straight to Glasgow, Edinburgh and the proper Scottish Highlands, Dumfries and Galloway is quite charming. This area may be described as the Scottish Lowlands but the...
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