DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

Broughton House & Garden
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway
Tel: (01557) 330 437
Open: 2005: garden only: 1 Feb to 31 Mar, daily 11–4. House and Garden: 1 Apr to 30 Jun and 1 Sep to 31 Oct, daily 12–5; 1 Jul to 31 Aug, daily 10–5.
2006: Garden only: 1 Feb to 13 Apr, daily 11–4. House and Garden: Good Fri to 30 Jun and 1 Sep to 31 Oct, daily 12–5; 1 Jul to 31 Aug, daily 10–5.

An 18th-century town house, home in the early 20th century to the artist E A Hornel. It  which includes an art gallery, extensive collection of rare Scottish books, Hornel’s studio and his Japanese-style  garden.

Bruce’s Stone
Dumfries & Galloway
Open: all year, daily.

A granite boulder on Moss Raploch marks where King Robert the Bruce defeated the English in 1307.

Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace
The Arched House, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie,
Dumfries & Galloway
Tel: (01576) 300 666
Open: 1 May to 30 Sep, Thu–Mon 1–5.

Built in 1791 the house contains a collection of Carlyle’s belongings a notable collection of portraits.

Grey Mare’s Tail
10m NE of Moffat
Tel: (01683) 222 714

A spectacular 61m (200ft) waterfall in a hillside near Moffat. The area is rich in wild flowers and geological interest and there is a herd of wild goats.

Rockcliffe
7m S of Dalbeattie
Tel: (01556) 503 702
Open: all year, daily.

The Trust owns several stretches of countryside and islands in this area, one of Scotland’s most attractive stretches of unspoilt coastline.

Threave Garden & Estate
Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Gallway
Tel: (01556) 502 575
Open: Estate, all year, daily. Walled garden and glasshouses, all year, daily 9.30-5. Visitor Centre, Countryside Centre, exhibition, restaurant, shop and plant centre, 1 Feb to 31 Mar and 1 Nov to 23 Dec, daily 10–4; 1 Apr to 31 Oct, daily 9.30–5.30. House, 1 Mar to 31 Oct, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sun, 11–3.30.

The garden’s special spectacle is the magnificent springtime display of nearly 200 varieties of daffodil. But this teaching garden and the surrounding countryside offer colour and interest in all seasons.