Places to visit in South Scotland
Explore nature reserves, woodlands, and parks across 4 counties in South Scotland.
The Southern Upland Way, Galloway Forest Park (the UK's largest dark sky park), and the rolling Borders landscape — quieter than the Highlands, no less rewarding.
Dumfries and Galloway
A large southwest Scottish council area with the Galloway Forest Park, the Solway Firth's saltmarsh coast, the Merrick's granite upland, and the Ken-Dee marshes.
Scottish Borders
A district of rolling hill farming across the Cheviot and Moorfoot hills, with the Tweed, Teviot, and Yarrow rivers, and the Southern Upland Way long-distance trail.
South Ayrshire
A coastal district on the Firth of Clyde, with the Ayrshire coast's sandy beaches, the Galloway Forest on the eastern boundary, the River Doon, and Culzean Country Park.
South Lanarkshire
A large district from the outer Glasgow suburbs to the Upper Clyde valley, with the Clyde Valley Woodlands, the Pentland Hills, and the Southern Uplands plateau.