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Witch Corner, a new sculpture story trail themed around the folktales and legends that inspired Sir Walter Scott, has opened at Abbotsford, the home of Scott, near Melrose. Witch Corner includes twelve story stops with sculptures storyboarded by Brilliant Trails, the company behind the Loch Lomond Fairy Trail, in conjunction with Abbotsford’s Heritage team and…
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It’s been fantastic to see all the positive news coverage arising from our conference, with great features in the BBC, Sky News, ITV, The Herald, The Daily Record, and many more. With our own South of Scotland Thistle Awards (nominations open now!), the all-agency South of Scotland Responsible Tourism Strategy, the Kirkpatrick C2C and the…
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Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate is gearing up for a busy Easter. From 1st April, the Gardens and Adventure Playground will reopen daily, 11am-4pm. The Adventure Playground, already a favourite with children, will unveil some new pieces of equipment specifically for some of the youngest visitors to the Estate, including a swing set, mini assault…
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Land Rover event, Defender Jam, will once again join Galloway Country Fair on 12th and 13th August following last year’s successful partnership. 2022 saw the two events join forces for the first time. This year, they’re collaborating again to produce a show bigger and better than ever. Visitors to the annual two-day event which takes…
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Commission a kimono, purchase a portrait, admire artworks, meet makers and discover Dumfries and Galloway – there’s an abundance of things to see and do during the 21st annual Spring Fling open studios weekend. The full programme has just been unveiled and offers: · 100 open studios · Online virtual studios · Bike routes ·…
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Witch Corner, a new sculpture story trail themed around the folktales and legends that enchanted the region’s most famous author, is launching on Saturday 1st April at Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott, near Melrose. The event will start with an opening ceremony in which Witch Corner will be officially opened by Abbotsford’s Collections…
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A staple in the June diaries of booklovers the length and breadth of the country is the Borders Book Festival, a firm favourite of audiences and authors alike, and this year celebrating its 20th edition. Once again to be held in its iconic home of Harmony Garden, Melrose, in the Scottish Borders, and this year…
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The 250-mile coast to coast cycle route set to launch in the south of Scotland this summer will be named after Kirkpatrick Macmillan, the 19th century Dumfriesshire blacksmith who invented the first pedal-driven velocipede. The official name for the exciting new route connecting Stranraer in the west with Eyemouth on the east coast – Kirkpatrick…
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Sustainable economic growth and community prosperity are the key objectives of ongoing work by a group of major organisations to co-develop a new responsible tourism strategy for the south of Scotland in collaboration with local stakeholders, according to a key announcement today. David Hope-Jones OBE, new-in-post Chief Executive of the South of Scotland Destination Alliance…
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