Guidebook for Dumfries and Galloway
Food Scene
Very handy for Irish Gait, serving teas, coffees, cake, all day breakfasts and lunches. In the winter, the stove is on, making the place very cozy. In the summer, the outdoor eating area is a real suntrap.
Scrumptious
92 WhitesandsVery handy for Irish Gait, serving teas, coffees, cake, all day breakfasts and lunches. In the winter, the stove is on, making the place very cozy. In the summer, the outdoor eating area is a real suntrap.
The walk to the Swan is along the river Nith, perfect for working up an appetite for great pub food and beer.
10 moradores locais recomendam
The Swan
The walk to the Swan is along the river Nith, perfect for working up an appetite for great pub food and beer.
Parks & Nature
Forest walks, mountain bike routes and play areas, with great vews.
6 moradores locais recomendam
Mabie Forest
Forest walks, mountain bike routes and play areas, with great vews.
Sightseeing
If you are interested in history, Lincluden is a ruined church close to the river
Lincluden Collegiate Church
Abbey LaneIf you are interested in history, Lincluden is a ruined church close to the river
Drinks & Nightlife
Bistro pub with a good choice of beers and very good home-cooked food (no food Mondays).
13 moradores locais recomendam
Cavens Arms
20 Buccleuch StBistro pub with a good choice of beers and very good home-cooked food (no food Mondays).
Friendly local pub (very good Guinness). No music, no food, just drinking and banter.
Tam 'O Shanter Inn
109 Queensberry StFriendly local pub (very good Guinness). No music, no food, just drinking and banter.
Robert Burns' favourite pub, with food served during the day, and live traditional music every Monday (and other nights sometimes). Just off the High Street, behind the British Heart Foundation shop.
9 moradores locais recomendam
Globe Inn
56 High StRobert Burns' favourite pub, with food served during the day, and live traditional music every Monday (and other nights sometimes). Just off the High Street, behind the British Heart Foundation shop.
Shopping
Barbours is an old-fashioned family run department store. It has a nice cafe (good lunches) and a wide selection of wares from clothes to bedlinens to bedroom furniture.
Barbour & Sons Ltd
24 Buccleuch StBarbours is an old-fashioned family run department store. It has a nice cafe (good lunches) and a wide selection of wares from clothes to bedlinens to bedroom furniture.
Getting Around
Whitesands
White SandsThe main bus stops for the region
Enterprise Rent-A-Car - Dumfries
Essentials
Large 24 hour Tesco with cafe, petrol station, cash machines.
8 moradores locais recomendam
Tesco Extra
Glasgow RoadLarge 24 hour Tesco with cafe, petrol station, cash machines.