Tourist Information Lowlands

Discover Sanquhar Knitting, a world famous tradition, The mines and miners of Sanquhar and Kirkconnel
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Built in 1660 into the the sandstone bridge itself, Dumfries' oldest house is now a museum of everyday life in the town.
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Visit the underground lead mine, the beam engine and try your hand at gold panning in this traditional Scottish mining village.
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Whithorn Priory was the centre of the revived See of Galloway under the patronage of Fergus, Bishop Gille Aldan from the 12th century.
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The Castle has a reputation, both from its history and its appearance, as one of the most sinister and atmospheric in Scotland.
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Dawyck Botanic Garden is a botanic garden and arboretum 62 acres situated in the Upper Tweed Valley, a National Scenic Area.
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Dryburgh Abbey which sits on the bank on the river Tweed, was founded in November 1150.
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Threave Castle was the home of 'Black' Douglas Earls of Douglas from the late 14th century until their fall in 1455.
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Kelso Abbey is what remains of a Scottish abbey built around 1143 by a community of Tironensian monks.
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Sweetheart Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1275 by Dervorguilla of Galloway in memory of her husband John de Balliol.
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On the Solway shore south of Whithorn, St. Ninian’s Cave is said to have been St. Ninian’s retreat.
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The museum allows a look at fashion and the lifestyle of the wealthy from the 1850s to the 1950s.
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Glenluce Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded around 1190 by Rolland, Lord of Galloway. It was occupied for 400 years.
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Caerlaverock Castle is one of Scotland’s great medieval fortresses built in the 13th Century.
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Biggar's gas works closed in 1973, and were preserved by Biggar Museum Trust for future generations.
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Built between between 1725 and 1778, Mellerstain House is currently the home of the 13th Earl of Haddington.
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Housed in an historic spa, the exhibitions tell the story of Innerleithen and St Ronan’s Wells.
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Dating back to the 13th Century, Thirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland.
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