Top 10 Best of the Rest
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1. Scottish Seabird Centre
Remote cameras relay live action from the Bass Rock’s 100,000 gannets. Take time for a boat trip around the headland too.
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2. Abbotsford House
Wonderfully eccentric collection of weaponry and historical bric-a-brac, collected by the great novelist Sir Walter Scott and displayed in his dream home.
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3. Traquair House
A romantic chateau, this is Scotland’s oldest continually inhabited house (900 years) and a former pleasure ground for kings.
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4. Burns National Heritage Park
Comprising a museum and the writer’s cottage, this place of pilgrimage celebrates the life and genius of Scotland’s national poet.
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5. Manderston House
The swansong of the great classical house, this family home stands in sumptuous gardens and has the only silver staircase in the world.
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6. Scott’s View
Sir Walter Scott’s favourite view of the River Tweed and Eildon Hills. Out of habit, his horse stopped here during Scott’s funeral procession.
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7. Galloway Forest Park
Area of superb loch, forest and hill scenery. Take a picnic to the Bruce’s Stone or have a day out on foot or on bikes.
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8. St Abb’s Head
A national nature reserve on dramatic cliffs packed with birds. Don’t miss the characterful town of St Abbs, with its excellent fishery museum.
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9. Wigtown
Pretty market town that has become Scotland’s “book town”, full of all sorts of literary specialities and events.
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10. Creetown Gemrock Museum
A thrilling collection of precious stones, crystals, minerals and fossils in a gem of a village.
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