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Cycling
Dumfries & Galloway is famed for its stunning landscapes
and coastline and travelling by bicycle is the ideal way
to explore here. So bring your bicycle, or hire one while
you're here, and enjoy a thoroughly invigorating break.
We have lots of off-road trails guaranteed to get your
pulse racing and miles and miles of quiet country roads
that will take you to wonderful pubs, historic sites and
bustling market towns. You'll even find the only museum
in Scotland totally devoted to the history of cycling:
Drumlanrig Castle. See the magnificent collection of bikes,
dating from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Sustrans
Cycle Route 7 passes through the region and the new,
world famous, 7
Stanes Mountain Bike Trails are nearby. |
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Walking
The region encapsulates all that is best about Scotland,
with all the landscapes you could want resting side by side.
Acres of sky, miles of rugged coastline, sandy beaches, mysterious
forests, rolling hills, tranquil lochs and room to breathe.
Get even closer to nature and with over 1,300 miles of way
marked trails you can discover somewhere new every day. With
walks along coastal and forest trails, through open moorland
or in and around our towns, you're sure to find a route to
suit your ability and interests.
Perfect locations for a stroll though this spring include;
Mabie Forest (near Dumfries) for the fantastic spring flowers,
enjoy the beautful views of the Solway from Screel Hill, or
get back to nature with one of the many walks in Galloway Forest
Park.
Click here to find out more about walking. |
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Fishing
With so many rivers, lochs and reservoirs and a huge coastline,
Dumfries & Galloway offers great fishing in relaxing
surroundings.
There are five major game fishing rivers in Dumfries & Galloway,
the Border Esk, Annan, Nith, Cree and the Bladnoch, with
a plethora of smaller rivers such as the Urr, Dee and the
Water of Luce. These larger rivers compare more than favourable
with better known waters further north and have long been
famed for their prodigious runs of sea trout and greyback
Solway salmon.
Until recently Dumfries & Galloway did not attract many
fishermen looking for coarse fishing and the species taken
were mainly pike and perch. Times have changed since then
and you can now find waters offering fishing for carp, perch,
pike, rudd or tench, as well as excellent specimens of pike
and perch.
For useful fishing links go to:
http://www.visitdumfriesandgalloway.co.uk/links/
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Watersports
From swimming pools to river trips, sailing, raft building
and windsurfing, Dumfries & Galloway is famous for it's
vast expanses of water. Swimming pools are a great way to
keep children amused no matter the weather, Loch Ken on the
edge of the Forest Park offers provides safe waters for a
range of watersports, while towns along the Solway Firth
provide moorings for visiting boats and yachts and boat hire.
www.lochken.co.uk
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Beaches
With over 200 miles of coastline Dumfries & Galloway
offers a huge selection of beaches, bays, coves and
inlets for you to enjoy. From swathes of golden sand
to pebble and rocky crags, popular sunbathing beaches
to small, hidden coves.
Please bear in mind that the most easterly shores of
the Solway Firth are swept by very fast tides so please
take care. It is dangerous to walk out over long stretches
of sand to meet incoming tides as you can easily be
cut off.
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Golf
Play an enjoyable round at Thornhill where Andrew Coltart
honed his skills or try the challenge of the famous Solway
links course at Southerness, designed by Mackenzie Ross
in 1947. Tee off at Stranraer, the last course to be designed
by James Braid or admire the views from Colvend or Wigtownshire
County. With a choice of 32 courses –eighteen of
them 18-hole courses and fourteen 9-hole-you can play serious
golf or just a few rounds of holiday golf to your heart's
content. Off the course, you'll find a warm welcome in
the clubhouse or the local pubs and restaurants.
Click
here for more information about Golfing. |
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Natural Heritage and Wildlife
In Dumfries & Galloway we feel privileged to be living
amidst some of the most beautiful landscapes in Scotland.
Over 200 miles of coastline, rolling hills, moorland, forest,
mountain and river - these contrasting landscapes of unspoilt
beauty make enjoying the outdoors a pleasure whatever the
weather.
Red
Kite trail
The Wildfowl & Wetlands
Trust
www.keithkirk.co.uk
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Horse Riding
Galloping over deserted beaches, open moors or dramatic
forest, horse riding and pony trekking are great
ways to see Dumfries & Galloway's unspoilt landscape
at a leisurely pace. With schools and trekking centres
catering
for those new to horses and ponies to the experienced
rider, offering lessons, treks and horse-driving
instruction you'll be sure to find a horse or pony
to suit you.
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Multi-Activities
For an action packed day out try spending a full day
at an activity centre where you can try a range activities
to get your adrenalin pumping. Go-carting, buggy racing,
quad biking, paint balling, clay pigeon shooting, off
road driving, raft building or digger driving. For a
more sedate day out what about ice-skating, 10 pin bowling
or spending a relaxing day in a spa. Or tire your children
out with adventure play centres and leisure centres. |
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