Glasgow Prestwick Airport 1 hr 37
Drumcoltran Tower (8 min) Dumfries Museum (17 min) History museum with local & prehistoric exhibits & an outdoor camera obscura open April–September. RSPB Mersehead (14 min) Nature reserve, wildlife, and nature Mabie Farm Park (16 min) Small amusement park with quad bikes, paddle boats & a long slide, plus trampolines & a petting zoo. MacLellan's Castle (28 min) The ruins of a 1582-era stone castle containing a secret spy hole called a 'laird’s lug'. Threave Garden (17 min) Scottish baronial mansion grounds holding a gardening school and wildfowl refuge, plus a restaurant. Broughton House & Garden (29 min) Restored Georgian mansion-as-museum packed to the rafters with paintings, plus a Japanese garden. Orchardton Tower (11 min) Robert Burns Centre (19 min) Robert Burns House (20 min) Legendary wordsmith Robert 'Rabbie' Burns used to live at this historic building with exhibits. Caerlaverock Castle (34 min) One of Scotland’s great medieval castles, with an impressive twin-towered gatehouse and a moat. Loch Ken (22 min) Long, narrow lake & wetland habitat popular for water sports & fishing with an activity center. Threave Castle (20 min) Remains of a tall island fortress built in 1369, on a river, with a bell to summon the ferryman. Sweetheart Abbey (17 min) Ruins of historic Cistercian abbey dating to 13th century & surrounded by tranquil grounds. Threave House (17 min) |