Our local town is Kirkcudbright, an attractive and bustling little fishing town, for a long time famed as the favourite resort of artists and craftspeople, and now also a popular centre for exploring the varied and attractive Galloway countryside.

The town has an estuarine harbour - the home of a fleet of scallop boats, a historic old High Street with art & craft outlets, colourfully painted traditional Scottish townhouses, and a selection of mainly family-owned shops where most things can be got.  For full information, visit the town's website. more>>

During the summer months Kirkcudbright has a full programme of events and festivities. Among the many attractions on offer, on most Thursday nights during July and August Kirkcudbright Pipe Band can be heard playing in the town. more>>

Just a few miles away is Castle Douglas. With approximately fifty local businesses involved in either producing or selling food and drink, it is easy to see why Castle Douglas has been designated a Food Town. The vibrancy and importance of Castle Douglas today lies largely in the draw of the shops and cafés, restaurants and hotels.

In an age when consumers are given often conflicting advice about what food is good for them and which constituents they should avoid, it is refreshing that Castle Douglas offers high quality locally produced food and drink which everyone can enjoy.

It is also of great economic benefit that the raw materials produced by local farmers get added value from being processed here and sold here. more>>

Wigtown is considerably less than an hours drive from Kirkcudbright. There are 30 book related businesses in Wigtown and the nearby villages Bladnoch and Kirkinner which offer a varied range of books: Scottish and Irish writing as well as English literature; antiquarian and illustrated books; rare and unusual literature; first editions and collectables; special interest and children's books. 

The town hosts bookbinders, publishers and arguably the largest traditional second hand book-shop in Scotland outside of Edinburgh and the printer of the smallest books in the world. One of the shops has a small café at the rear and another houses a gallery selling pictures, local crafts and a framing service to gallery standards.

Wigtown is certainly worth checking out if you are visiting in the area. more>>

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