My group, Solway Tapestry Weavers, meets at the Library once a month. The staff are very welcoming…read moreand obliging. The room we use is warm and bright, and reasonably priced for a voluntary group. We hold a show of our work each December-and are well supported in this by the librarians. Local tapestry weaver

This is our local library. Very nice staff who are helpfull and pleasant. It is located just off…read morethe cyclepath which is very handy. They hold storytelling sessions for toddlers - Wednesdays 1.30 -2.00 Fridays 10.30 - 11.00

A good primary school located in dumfries.It has a lot of grass area at the back of the school for…read moreplaying.It has friendly staff and a good sized playground.

lovely village primary school Only a few class rooms but everyone knows everyone else, so its nice…read moreand safe

A beautiful building, paid for by the legendary Andrew Carnegie, who was by all accounts the Bill…read moreGates of his day. Great selection of books, and peaceful surroundings, and even free internet access. Fantastic library

I cannot fault these people.I had travelled 350 miles from Oxford to Dumfries to do research.The…read morestaff simply couldn't do enough to help me.I spent several days off and on and enjoyed every minute there.This was a few years ago but is fresh in my memory.

I undertook a refresher course recently in order to re-learn some core skills. These lessons helped…read moreme greatly and each lesson was extremely useful. I feel that my overall driving has improved as a result. I would not hesitate to recommend Pro-Motion Driving School. Gordon is great at explaining things simply and puts you at ease. I will definitely be recommending his services to others. Lesson prices were competitively priced. For the level of tuition I would have been happy to pay a higher hourly rate.

I swithered as to whether or not to take driving lessons and I am so pleased I did. Gordon…read moreexplains things clearly and knows how to put you at ease. I don't know what I would have done now if I hadn't taken lessons. I would recommend him to anyone. I had the added bonus that if I referred people to Pro-Motion Driving School then my lessons were discounted which was another bonus but I don't know if this is still offered or not.

Great views of the water! Climb to the top, great views of the ocean. High ceilings and nice large…read morerooms. Get the guidebook too! Dogs welcome. Bad to view if very rainy.

This is a tower house which is set next to the sea. We came here when we were staying at the…read morewonderful caravan site near by, this place is historic scotland so free to its members and members of english heritage. There is a visitor centre which tells of the feud here between the mcullochs and the gordons that went on for so long that the family fortunes were drained. They memebr of staff here is very knowledble and will tell you all about it. The tower house is a nice place to expore with a prison main hall and battlements. The castle itself is a nice place but what makes it really interesting is the terrible history of the owners

I couldn't check in here at the time as I couldn't get a decent signal on the phone and they…read morewouldn't let me connect to the in-house Wi-Fi (boo!). This building belonged to 'Glasgow Boy' artist E. A. Hornel, a son of Kirkcudbright who gave a lot back to his home town. He lived here with his sister Tizzy until his death, when it passed into a Trust. His sister later donated it to the National Trust for Scotland. The house looks pretty innocuous from the outside and even when you enter it seems like a rather small period town house, all dark wood panelling and low ceilings. But don't be deceived. Once you pass through the front rooms the full majesty of the building reveals itself in the shape of a magnificent gallery that was added by John Keppie (from the same Glasgow architects as Charles Rennie Mackintosh), where Hornel displayed many of his paintings. It has a complete skylight roof so it feels almost like a indoor courtyard, and as well as his paintings there are some select sculptures around the place too. Keppie also finished off the top of the walls with 28 plaster replicas of the Parthenon marbles. A magnificently ornate fireplace dominates the far end of the room, and completely overpowers the rather mundane fire grate itself, which is tiny by comparison and looks like something you would be more likely to find in a Victorian bedroom. The skylights have an ingenious system of blinds that can be closed to cut down the light when needed, and there is a a clever stage trap in the floor that allowed larger paintings to be brought up from the lower studio space where he did most of his work. This is normally accessed from a staircase off the back of the gallery, but it would be too difficult to get larger works up that way. The studio itself is a wonderful space, again with large skylights - in fact it's more akin to a conservatory - and it seems as though Hornel has just left, as it is crowded with artist's palettes, drawings, easels with unfinished works and old canvases just propped against the walls that do more to give you an impression of the artist than anything else in the building. The lower floor then continues round into the old cellars of the house, where you can watch a short presentation about Hornel, look at the cellars and kitchen areas, and browse the shop before going out into the garden. In many ways this is the real prize of the house. It's wonderful to wander around the small paths and there are delights to be found at every turn. Like all the gardens in this part of the town, it is very long and narrow. Indeed, Hornel loved the garden so much that he bought the house next door and annexed its garden to make his larger! It's rare to see such a collection of any artist's work displayed in the actual place they were created. This is a real gem of a find in Kirkcudbright and well worth a visit.

I would like to thank the staff at Nithcree Training Services in Dumfries for thier efforts in…read moremaking my experience with them overall extremely positive and enjoyable. As a training organisation they are really focused on helping people. I was particularly impressed with the way in which they were willing to accommodate my individual needs. Thankyou Antony