Dumfries & Galloway in the south-westerly corner of Scotland lies in the path of the warm Gulf Stream currents, and you will see the incongruous sight of palm trees and tropical plants North of the Border, go to Logan Botanic Garden for the best examples. Portpartrick and Port Logan are attractive towns that look out over the Irish Sea, and the east is Whithorn, Scotlands first Christian settlement. Book lovers should make a bee-line for Wigton, which boasts 25 book shops.
Amisfield Town Annan Applegarth Town Ardwell Artfield Auchencairn Auchmantle Auldgirth Bailliewhir Balmaclellan Balminnoch Bankhead Bargrennan Barraer Beattock Beeswing Bentpath Blackwood Bladnoch Boreland Boreland of Colvend Borgue Bridge of Dee Broomholm Broughton Mains Brydekirk Camrie Canonbie Carronbridge Carrutherstown Carsethorn Carslae Carsphairn Castle Douglas Castle Kennedy Castlewigg Challoch Challoch (1) Chapelknowe Clarencefield Closeburn Colfin Collin Corsock Craigdarroch Craignarget Crawick Creebridge Creetown Crocketford Crossmichael Cummertrees Dalbeattie Dalry Dalswinton Dalton Davington Dinwoodie Mains Dornock Drummore Drumpark Drumwhirn Dumfries Duncow Dundrennan Dunragit Dunscore Durisdeer Eaglesfield East Barcloy East Freugh Ecclefechan Eldrig Village Eliock Enoch Enterkinfoot Eskdalemuir Fairgirth Garlieston Gatehouse of Fleet Gelston Gillespie Girthon Glasserton Glencaple Glenluce Glenwhilly Haugh of Urr High Glasnick Hightae Holm Holywood Inch Innermessan Isle of Whithorn Johnstonebridge Kelton Kingholm Quay Kirkbean Kirkchrist Kirkcolm Kirkconnel Kirkconnell Kirkcowan Kirkcudbright Kirkgunzeon Kirkinner Kirkmaiden Kirkmichael Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Durham Kirkton Kirtlebridge Langholm Laurieston Leswalt Locharbriggs Lochend Lochfoot Lochmaben Lochwood Mains Lockerbie Mainsriddle Mark Maxwelltown Maxwelton Mennock Mid Kelton Middlebie Minnigaff Mochrum Moffat Moniaive Mouswald Nether Hutton New Abbey New Galloway New Luce Newton Stewart Old Bridge of Urr Palnackie Palnure Parton Penpont Port Logan Portpatrick Portyerrock Powfoot Prestrie Racks Rigg Ringford Ruthwell Sanquhar Shawhead Sorbie Springholm Stoneykirk Stranraer Talnotry Templand Terreglestown Thornhill Tinwald Tongland Torthorwald Trailflat Twynholm Tynron Wanlockhead Waterbeck Whauphill Whithorn Wigtown