Delightful Dumfries & Galloway

Duration

Seven nights

When

Autumn 2021

Why?

Excellent walking in a historic and scenic region of Scotland

The school holidays were over and it was time for us to think about another tour. We have attempted to visit Dumfries and Galloway, in Scotland, before, but without success, so we decided to try again.

This also gave us an ideal chance to visit Pearl’s sister, who lives near Coldstream. We haven’t seen her for two years now, with several planned trips being cancelled by the pandemic.

We stayed with her for three nights, giving us the opportunity to get out and about in the area. On the first morning, we decided to head towards Cocklawburn Beach. Before our stroll, we stopped for coffee at Pot-A-Doodle Do, Scremerston, just one mile from Cocklawburn.

Then we set off for the beach, which is part of the Northumberland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Lindisfarne Site of Special Scientific Interest. You can see why this place is so popular with families in summer and dog-walkers all year.

Sadly, when we were there, the weather