Artists and makers from the first Spring Fling got together to launch the programme for the 20th annual open studios weekend. The event, set up in the aftermath of the foot and mouth epidemic, now hopes to make a significant contribution in the drive to rebuild after the COVID pandemic. Spring Fling, which takes place…
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TASTE OUR BEST RESEARCH Are you a tourism or hospitality businesses that serves, sells or provides food and drink ? We want to know what you think! We’ve commissioned Bannikin Travel & Tourism to conduct research that will gather insights and feedback that will directly impact the way forward for our Taste Our Best Scheme…
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British Cycling announced the 2022 British National Road Championships will take place in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, once again bringing together the time-trial, circuit and road race championships into three days of scintillating racing. Having previously hosted rounds of both the Tour of Britain and Tour Series, Dumfries and Galloway has a proud track record…
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Stranraer Oyster Festival, one of Scotland’s biggest food festivals, is set for a sensational return later this year, with organiser Stranraer Development Trust confirming the event will take place from 2nd – 4th September 2022, with support through EventScotland’s National Funding Programme and from Dumfries and Galloway Council. The community-run festival was last held in…
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“March is known as Scottish Tourism Month and the South of Scotland has certainly embraced the theme wholeheartedly. We had our inaugural SSDA conference to which we were delighted to welcome 200 attendees from across the region. It was so good to have an in-person event again after a two year hiatus. At the conference…
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Stranraer will welcome Britain’s leading male and female cyclists when it hosts the Tour Series, the fun, free and family-friendly cycling event, in May. The Toon will host round four of the leading televised cycle race series on Thursday 12 May, adding to Dumfries & Galloway’s already strong ties to the sport. The news comes…
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In a darkened room at the top of an old tower in Dumfries, an early 19th century machine reveals a colour moving image of the life and landscape of the local area. This is the camera obscura at Dumfries Museum, the world’s oldest working example. After two years through the pandemic with just occasional use,…
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Leading travel writer and broadcaster Simon Calder tells South of Scotland Destination Alliance conference that the region is perfectly placed to attract city dwellers who crave escapes in rural areas. With the pandemic creating a ‘perfect storm’ of staycations, a slow tourism trend and city dwellers looking for rural areas to escape to, the South…
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In April 2020, Loch Ken Trust established the Loch Ken Ranger Service as one of the first ever community-led ranger services in Scotland. Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, we are now pleased to launch our first education and community events programme. The funding will enable the Loch Ken Ranger Service to hold 4…
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The Galloway Glens Scheme and The National Trust for Scotland are excited to start a new educational film project at the Threave Landscape Restoration project site at Kelton Mains near Castle Douglas, with award winning ecological filmmaker and artist John Wallace. The project was the brainchild of David Thompson (The National Trust for Scotland), Jan…
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