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Castle Douglas Cycle Centre is a fully equipped cycle shop situated in the rural market town of Castle Douglas in South-west Scotland. CDCC has been in Castle Douglas since 1992 attracting customers from far and wide due to friendly reliable and professional service and advice. They cater for all ages and types of cyclists, stocking a full range of cycles, accessories and spares. They supply our cycles and provide our back-up service. |
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Castle Douglas Food Town. Launched on Saturday 1st June 2002 Castle Douglas Food Town takes up the 'theme town' concept becoming popular. This nearby town has approximately fifty local businesses involved in either producing or selling food and drink, their website has the essential details. |
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Kirkcudbright - Artists' Town. A comprehensive website full of information and detail about the ancient and Royal burgh of Kirkcudbright. with links to information about their Summer Festivities and Artistic Heritage. |
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Dumfries & Galloway Natural History.
This incredible website is absolutely full of images and information about our area, Wildlife - Scenery - Walks - Great Photos and much much more.
This web site will give you an introduction as to what you might find on your travels in this area, the best locations and the best time of year to make the most of your visit. |
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Sustrans – the sustainable transport charity – works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport in order to reduce motor traffic and its adverse effects. Visit their Scotland page by clicking the logo. |
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The National Cycle Network is a comprehensive network of safe and attractive places to cycle throughout the UK. To date 7,000 miles are currently open, increasing to 10,000 miles by 2005, one third of which will be on traffic-free paths, the rest will follow quiet lanes or traffic-calmed roads. Their site has interactive mapping and over 400 cycle maps and guides |
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The National Trust for Scotland have several properties to visit in our area, including Threave Garden. Threave Garden is delightful in all seasons. At 26 ha (64 a), it is best known for its spectacular springtime daffodils (nearly 200 varieties), but herbaceous beds are colourful in summer and trees and heather garden are striking in autumn. The Victorian house (not open to the public) is home to the Trust's School of Practical Gardening, offering a one year training course for students who already possess some horticultural experience. Guided walks available. Visitor Centre with exhibition. New Plant Centre. |
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The Posthorn Shop in Castle Douglas is a must visit during any holiday in the area. It has established an enviable international reputation, and is recognised as the leading supplier of Border Fine Arts sculpture and Moorcroft products in Scotland. The Posthorn specialises in the secondary market of Border Fine Art sculptures, with many limited edition pieces available. |
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Creetown, on some of our routes, is only a few miles west of us and has several attraction including a museum. These is also the World famous collection of gems, crystals, minerals and fossils at the Gem Rock Museum, where there is a gift shop, workshop and tearoom. |
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John Paul Jones Cottage Museum, Arbigland, Kirkbean. The cottage is furnished in the style of the 1700s when John Paul Jones was born. Through radio headsets his mother describes life in the cottage. A multi projector audio visual programme is presented in the reconstructed cabin of his ship ‘Bonhomme Richard' in which he defeated HMS Serapis off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire in 1779. The inviting museum shop also boasts an interpretive exhibition on the life of ‘The Father of the American Navy' with video presentations. There is an attractive rural picnic area offering marvellous views of the Solway and the Lake District. |
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Drumlanrig Castle, the Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry K.T., is in the centre of an extensive Estate of hills and valleys, where history and landscape combine to provide a unique and enjoyable experience for all the family. The impressive 300 year old architectural masterpiece stands on the site of strongholds of the Duke´s Douglas ancestors and houses a world famous art collection. |
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Gretna Green is one of the world's most famous wedding venues, conjuring up stories of romance, scandals, and illicit trysts. For 250 years, thousands of young lovers have made for Gretna Green, where they can wed in a hurry under Scotland's lenient marriage laws. The rush to Gretna Green continues to this day. Over 4,000 couples marry in Gretna Green annually - about 13 per cent of all weddings performed in Scotland. |
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The Mull of Galloway is Scotland's most southerly point. Their website is packed full of fascinating detail about this area where the lack of industry and manufacturing has kept it unspoilt and unpolluted, which adds to its attraction for both wildlife and visitor alike. It is an area steeped in history – the Kirkmadrine stones are among the oldest Christian artifacts in Scotland and it has a rich environment, which benefits from the warmth of the passing Gulf Stream. Cabbage palms, tree fern and other fascinating plants from the South Seas grow abundantly in the gardens of Ardwell and Port Logan. |
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Cream o' Galloway. Amid beautiful countryside near Gatehouse of Fleet, Cream o' Galloway is a farm enterprise offering home made ice-cream, a play area, countryside walks, meals and snacks etc. etc. and makes a good location for a days exploration |
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Wigtown - Scotland's National Book Town. Wigtown is a beautiful town set in the idyllic surroundings of The Machars of Wigtownshire, and has loads of bookshops to visit. Watch their website for news of forthcoming events and festivals. |
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The Shop at Designs has an original and individual collection of jewellery, ceramics, clothing, knitwear, cards and much more, by leading makers and designers from South West Scotland and further afield. There is also a very popular cafe, and is well worth checking out. |
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Located in Newton Stewart in the heart of Dumfries and Galloway in the South West of Scotland we are the areas number one supplier of Bike Sales and Bike Hire, Safety and Protective Clothing, Footwear, Leisure Wear and Embroidery,Car Spare Parts and Car Accessories.
Bicycle rental ranges from £8.00 per day and we can arrange to deliver and collect the bikes from your location. All types of bikes are available, from off-road mountain bikes to trekking bikes for adults and children. We also cater for corporate days out and other events which have proven to be great fun for many of our customers. All our bikes are less than 2 years old (we stock Falcon and Claude Butler) and we also have an extensive range of helmets for hire, bike accessories and a professional bike repair service. |
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The Visitors Guide is a directory to sites on the web useful to visitors to Dumfries and Galloway in South West Scotland, including hotels, tourist attractions and information sites. You will find links to a variety of websites which can help you plan your visit to Dumfries and Galloway. |
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Association of Dumfries and Galloway Accommodation Providers (ADGAP) web site. Members of ADGAP are committed to providing the highest standard of hotel, bed and breakfast or self catering holiday accommodation commensurate with reasonable cost, and prefer personal contact with you rather than the anonymity of booking via a call centre. |
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Craigadam is an elegant country house within a working farm. Antiques, log fires and luxury bedrooms are part of its relaxed atmosphere. Meals are enjoyed in our oak-panelled dining room, where all guests, cyclists and others, eat together around our magnificent oak table in a 'house-party' atmosphere. A tastefully-converted 18th-century farm steading now comprises seven luxury en-suite bedrooms, with French windows opening out onto an attractive courtyard. There is also a large three-bedroom cottage, which can be let to the self-catering holidaymaker. The spacious bedrooms are exquisitely decorated, each in a different theme. The bedrooms in the house are traditional, with antique furnishings. |
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ScotlandBy.com - The cycling pages of this website have many suggestions to other cycling holidays in Scotland as well as links to websites able to organise your cycling holiday in Scotand for you. |
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Wigwam Holidays - camping with comfort in your own heated wooden wigwam.
Inexpensive and fun camping holidays in the great outdoors.
Relax and unwind. Space to walk and play. Sit under the stars. Enjoy a camp fire. Together with all the amenities of a good campsite. |
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Galloway School of English is a newly established language school in the south of Scotland, the northern part of the United Kingdom. You can also choose to study part-time or select a course to suit you, whether it is a general English, exam preparation (e.g: IELTS, PET, FCE) or a Business English course tailored to your requirements.
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The Cruck Cottage, Shieldhill Road, Torthorwald, Dumfries, Scotland, was originally constructed in the mid 18th century or thereabouts. It is of the ‘cruck’ construction common at that time, i.e. the main supports consist of oak crucks or trunks, which support the roof. The roof consists of counter tie beams and branch rafters, laid with heather turf, and thatched with rye straw. The original walls would be of clay or turf, but are now built with rubble and lime mortar. |
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