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Dumfries & Galloway's coastline is over 200 miles long.
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Awaken your senses this spring
Springtime in Dumfries & Galloway brings bluebell woods and swirling blossom, seabirds swooping , wild garlic scenting the air, whale and dolphin spotting, fields filled with new life and salmon leaping upstream. All these magnificent sights, smells and sounds as the region comes to life.
We've given you a few ideas to awaken your senses in Dumfries & Galloway.
Taste it
Take a trip to Castle Douglas Food Town for a great taste of locally produced food and an individual shopping experience.
Enjoy the taste of springtime, with some delicious ice cream from Cream o' Galloway, Gatehouse of Fleet or Drummuir Ices, Collin, near Dumfries
Visit Sulwath Brewery, Castle Douglas for a real ale experience, brewed on the premises.
Drop in to Scotland's most southerly distillery at Bladnoch near Wigtown for a wee dram.
Hear it
The Grey Mare's Tail, a huge rumbling 60m waterfall, tumbling from the waters of Loch Skene, near Moffat.
Listen to the sounds of Barnacle Geese that return from the Svalbard to stay until April at Caerlaverock WWT
Great music at the World Ceilidh, Knockengorroch, Carpshairn from 16 - 18 May 08
Touch it
Explore Galloway Forest Park, Britain's largest forest park, full of spring flora.
Dumfries & Galloway is steeped in history, why not discover the abbeys and castles where history was made?
On May bank holiday weekend, why not join our artists and craftmakers across the region as they open their studios for the 6th annual Spring Fling .
Be amazed by an impressive collection of gems, crystals and fossils at Creetown Gem Rock Museum.
See it
Take in the breathtaking scenery along our 200 miles of coastline with some fantastic walking routes
Don't miss the spectacular sight of Red Kites feeding at Bellymack Farm near Laurieston.
Your chance to see some rare wildlife at the Dumfries & Galloway Wildlife Festival from 21 March - 13 April 08.
Lie back and dream underneath our huge big skies featured in 2000 Acres of Sky, filmed at Port Logan in the west
Smell it
Walk through the mass of sweetly scented bluebells at Castramon Wood, Gatehouse of Fleet
Stroll round the square and enjoy the scent of the cherry blossom at Wigtown Book Town
Experience the aroma of gently smouldering whisky cask sawdust at Galloway Smokehouse, near Newton Stewart
Smell the freshly brewed coffee at Gallie Craig, a coffee house designed to blend into the Mull of Galloway landscape with a grass roof and built into cliffs.
More ideas coming soon.
If you have had your senses awakened in Dumfries & Galloway, let us know and we'll add to these ideas.
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