From the Highland edge, south across the ‘Lowland corridor’ to reach uplands once again in Galloway – this area has both the largest city and the largest loch.
Choose one of the regions on the map above, in the list below it, or via their short descriptions below to find out more information on what there is to see & do in South West Scotland.
Loch Lomond, Stirling & the Trossachs Scottish tourism started here at the very beginning of the Romantic Age, more than two centuries ago, when the first visitors ventured to the pleasingly-scaled beauty of the Trossachs and the ‘bonnie banks’. More...
Glasgow Some say its Scotland’s Chicago - with its own sense of excitement and style. Its architecture certainly makes it Scotland’s finest Victorian city. More...
Ayrshire, Arran & Clyde Valley This traditional holiday area has a huge recreational choice with some of the best golf courses in Britain, Robert Burns’ birthplace and the mountainous Isle of Arran. More...
Dumfries & Galloway Surprising south-west – well worth exploring for its gentle pace, colour and character, as well as its recreational choice, notably in the Galloway Forest Park. Gardens are another speciality, thanks to the prevailing mildness. More...