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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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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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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The Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre, where Scotland’s story begins, has today been revealed as the next home for The Essex House Tapestries: Life of Julie Cope. The exhibit by the globally renowned contemporary artist Grayson Perry will be displayed in the centre’s Gallery 1420 from 18 March to 14 August 2022, during Scotland’s…
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The days are stretching, the daffodils are out, and summer is around the corner at last. What better way to mark spring than to add Borders Book Festival 2022 to your diaries, this year back at its iconic home of Harmony Garden in Melrose and running from Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th June. The four-day…
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The iconic lighthouses on the Rhins of Galloway are to become more accessible than ever before with the launch of a new tourism trail by Stranraer Development Trust. The Lighthouses of the Rhins tour, launching today, encourages people to explore six iconic lighthouses by boat or by e-bike. The featured lighthouses included are the Mull…
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The pioneering South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project has become the first in the UK to successfully translocate free-flying young golden eagles (aged between 6 months and 3 years) to boost a low population of this iconic bird. These new additions bring the total number of golden eagles in the south of Scotland to around…
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