Burns: from Birthplace to Burial
We welcomed Scotland’s Stories, Graeme Johncock and Molly the Labrador (the Barketing Manager!), to the South of Scotland in May 2024 to immerse himself in our Robert Burns experience. Read his blog here.
We welcomed Scotland’s Stories, Graeme Johncock and Molly the Labrador (the Barketing Manager!), to the South of Scotland in May 2024 to immerse himself in our Robert Burns experience. Read his blog here.
The Scottish Borders Space Trail, also known as the Ancrum Astronomy Trail. There are two integrated elements to the installation; models of all eight planets as well as a hemispheric model of the sun itself (around 12.5 meters in diameter). The planets will be situated at their correct scaled positions between Jedburgh and Peebles and will also…
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The Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere (GSAB) Partnership Board has established a Dark Sky Network sub-group, which the SSDA is part of, to promote and support the conservation of dark skies within the UNESCO Biosphere designated area and more widely across the south of Scotland, this includes supporting the preservation of existing designations and the…
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Following the South of Scotland’s remarkable successes in 2023, the SSDA is excited to announce an evolution in its membership proposition for 2024. The SSDA is keen to become the largest, most inclusive, energetic and impactful destination management and marketing organisation in Scotland. We want our consumer-facing destination brand, ‘Scotland Starts Here’ to be…
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Richard Brodie is founder and Chair of The Devil’s Porridge Museum in Eastriggs, Dumfries & Galloway, which commemorates HM Factory Gretna, the largest munitions factory in the world in the First World War. On Thursday 5 October he will learn if he’s scooped the prestigious ‘Tourism Individual of the Year’ award at the South of…
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The South of Scotland has joined a prestigious list of world-leading cycling destinations after being awarded a UCI Bike Region Label. The South is the first region in Scotland to be awarded the label by cycling’s world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The label recognises a city or region’s commitment to both Elite…
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Literary Tourism is recognised for bringing numerous benefits to destinations and the communities involved, as well as the dissemination of the region’s intangible heritage. Initiatives such as the European collaboration “Spot Lit” and studies including Scotland’s Literary Heartlands highlighted the South of Scotland’s strengths as a literary tourism destination. From the storytelling traditions of the…
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