Buccleuch Centre

Dumfries & Galloway


This modern theatre is a surprising find in such a small town and has a solid reputation for its shows and concerts.


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Nearby Dumfries & Galloway attractions

1. MacDiarmid Memorial

1.43 MILES

Amid stirring scenery a couple of miles from town on the Newcastleton road, this oxidised iron memorial to poet Hugh MacDiarmid looks like a portal to a…

2. Famous Blacksmith's Shop

10.5 MILES

At the centre of the village of Gretna Green, the touristy Famous Blacksmith’s Shop complex has a number of mediocre shops and eateries, a maze, and a…

3. Hermitage Castle

10.95 MILES

The 'guardhouse of the bloodiest valley in Britain', Hermitage Castle embodies the brutal history of the Scottish Borders. Desolate but proud with its…

4. Kagyu Samye Ling

11.82 MILES

Surrounded by wooded hills, Eskdalemuir is a remote settlement 13 miles northwest of Langholm. About 1.5 miles further north is this, the first Tibetan…

5. Kielder Observatory

16.28 MILES

For the best views of the Northumberland International Dark Sky Park, attend a stargazing session at this state-of-the-art, 2008-built observatory. Its…

6. Lanercost Priory

17.81 MILES

Situated 2.6 miles northeast of Brampton in Cumbria, these peaceful raspberry-coloured ruins are all that remain of a priory founded in 1166 by…

7. Cumbria's Museum of Military Life

17.89 MILES

Contained inside the walls of Carlisle Castle, this new museum explores the county's proud military history, with weapons, medals, standards, uniforms and…

8. Carlisle Castle

17.89 MILES

Carlisle's brooding, rust-red castle lurks on the north side of the city. Founded around a Celtic and Roman stronghold, the castle's Norman keep was added…