Drumlanrig Castle, Gardens & Country Park www.drumlanrig.com has an internationally renowned art collection, Victorian gardens, nature trails, mountain bike & cycle routes and a children's adventure playground.
In the Scottish Cycle Museum you can see a replica of the first ever pedal driven bicycle invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan who lived near Penpont.
The Scottish Lead Mining Museum www.leadminingmuseum.co.uk can be found at Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland sitting at over 1500 feet in the dramatic Lowther Hills. There are guided underground tours of Loknell mine and a tea-room and gift shop. Information about the Gold Panning Centre can be obtained from the museum.
Britain's highest adhesion railway operates between Leadhills and Wanlockhead.
For Robert Burns enthusiasts we are conveniently located to explore the Burns Trail.
www.burnsheritagepark.com
Recreation at Galloway Forest Park. Southwest Scotland, affectionately known as 'the highlands of the lowlands'; The wild beauty of Britain's largest forest park at three hundred square miles is waiting to be explored.
Forest, moorland and lochs rise to the rugged grandeur of mountains with names like The Merrick, Mullwharcher and the Rhinns of Kells.
Experience Galloway Forest Park with its host of features, from seashore to mountain tops and its outstanding variety of plants and animals.
