Dumfries and Galloway (Slow Travel) - Darren Flint, Donald Greig

Part of Bradt''s distinctive, award-winning series of ''Slow'' travel guides to UK regions, the new, extensively updated third edition of Dumfries & Galloway (Slow Travel) is the sole full-blown guidebook to this beguiling southwest corner of Scotland. With intimate detail and insider tips from two southern Scotland experts, it reveals one of the country''s best-kept secrets through lively descriptions, historical anecdotes and hand-picked accommodation recommendations.Dumfries and Galloway is ever more alluring to discerning visitors in search of grand views, peace and isolation, bustling harbourside towns, craft shops and galleries, cafés and restaurants, mountains and coast, wildlife and outdoor pursuits. all ingredients for a successful UK break. Even the weather defies expectation, the far west being warmed by the Gulf Stream so gardens harbour palm trees and southern hemisphere plants. The region is explored in depth, from Eskdale in the east to Scotland''s southern tip at the Mull of Galloway, via Annandale, Nithsdale, Dumfries, The Stewartry, The Machars and Moors, and The Rhins. Visit Scotland''s highest village (with the country''s highest micro-brewery) in the morning, a deserted sandy beach in the afternoon, and a Dark Sky Park, gazing at the stars, in the evening. Wildlife lovers will be in their element as all of Scotland''s ''big five'' iconic species can be seen: golden eagle, red squirrel, harbour seal, red deer and European otter. In the surrounding water
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