Discover stories of everyday life in the town in Burns’ time in this free guided tour. We’ll visit some of the haunts of the Bard and hear how he wrote about these. Tour starts at the Old Bridge House, Devorgilla Bridge at 7pm and finishes at the Burns mausoleum in St Michael’s Churchyard. Tour includes […]
Explore the stories of the town’s hidden histories from medieval monks and murder to piping pigs and pilgrims on this free tour with our costumed guide. This is part of Dumfries Museum's events celebrating the town's history to link in with Guid Nychburris week. Tour starts on the Whitesands beside Devorgilla Bridge at 7pm.
SUMMER SOLSTICE WEEK, CRAWICK MULTIVERSE, NEAR SANQUHAR, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY 18TH - 24TH JUNE 2023 Hosted by The Crawick Multiverse Trust and The Open University in Scotland Summer Solstice Week 2023 is a week-long programme of events co-hosted by The Crawick Multiverse Trust and The Open University in Scotland. As well as a series of […]
Discover the grim side of Dumfries history through the museum's collections. Tales of murder, witchcraft, executions, body snatchers and more. This is a free tour, but booking is essential due to limited space. Call 01387 253374 to book a space.
Join museums curator Judith Hewitt to discover the stories in our exhibition "The Women of Dumfries: Art, Suffrage, Temperance and War". Judith has created this special exhibition to share the fascinating lives of some amazing women of the area from 1850 to 1950. Featuring artwork produced by them and artefacts which belonged to them, along […]
Surrounded by the stunning countryside of South West Scotland, A’ the Airts Community Art Centre warmly welcome you to the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar, the home of the original Sanquhar patterns. Learn about the history and heritage of this traditional way of knitting, still practiced today. A community project known as Sanquhar Pattern Designs will […]
A guided educational mushroom foraging tour in some of Scotlands' best fungi habitat with Jesse Beaman. We'll be focusing on the main edible summer species and how they are safely identified and responsibly foraged with notes on cooking and preserving. Any other interesting mushrooms or edible plants certainly won't be passed by. We'll cover approximately […]
A guided educational mushroom foraging tour in some of Scotlands' best fungi habitat with Jesse Beaman. We'll be focusing on the main edible summer species and how they are safely identified and responsibly foraged with notes on cooking and preserving. Any other interesting mushrooms or edible plants certainly won't be passed by. We'll cover approximately […]
Surrounded by the stunning countryside of South West Scotland, A’ the Airts Community Art Centre warmly welcome you to the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar, the home of the original Sanquhar patterns. Learn about the history and heritage of this traditional way of knitting, still practiced today. A community project known as Sanquhar Pattern Designs will […]