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The landscape of Dumfries and Galloway is an alluring mix of moorland, glen and forest, ideal country for the Border reivers who lived a lawless life in the no-man's land that separated Scotland and England. A more highly regarded individual, the poet extraordinaire Robert Burns, also called Dumfries & Galloway home. As did John Paul Jones who would later find fame as the founder of the United States Navy. So much history in such a small, perfectly packaged corner of Scotland.
For the family historian, a visit to the Museum of Costume at Shambellie House, part of the National Museums of Costume, will provide a fascinating look at fashion and social etiquette from the 1850s to the 1950s. And of course a visit to Gretna Green is essential. Here, many runaway couples from England came to get married and it is still a popular wedding venue today.
