Dumfries and Galloway is a great place to have a day out with the kids. Below we've tried to list as many attractions as we can to make it easy for you to find fun places to visit - we hope you find our website useful - and easy to use. Do you know of any other great
places to go that we may have missed? If so, it would be really nice if you could you get in touch, so that other kids can enjoy the day out as well - thanks a lot - have fun!
Family Days Out in Dumfries and Galloway
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Mabie Farm Park
Dumfries
Mabie Farm Park Farm Park with animals, rides including Donkey Rides, Paddle Boats. Also we have two indoor play barns
WWT Caerlaverock
Caerlaverock
WWT Caerlaverock 1,400 acres of wetland nature reserve on the Solway Firth. Winter home to thousands of swans ducks and geese. Summertime trails, meadows, Natterjack Toads, Barn Owls etc. 20 hides, 4 towers, heated observatory and visitor centre. Guided walks and special events.
Logan Botanic Garden
Stranraer
Logan Botanic Garden Scotland's Most Exotic Garden.Because of the influence of the Gulf Stream, a remarkable collection of bizarre and beautiful plants flourishes outside, making this Garden a plantsman's paradise.
Mossburn Animal Centre
Lockerbie
Mossburn Animal Centre Mossburn provides rescue and shelter to a wide variety of animals including: horses and ponies, pigs, goats, rabbits and guinea pigs, iguanas, sheep, cows, raccoons and many more who seek shelter.
Grey Mares Tail Nature Reserve
Moffat
Grey Mares Tail Nature Reserve A 60m waterfall tumbles into the Moffat Water Valley from the waters of Loch Skene, high above in the Moffat Hills. The property extends to White Coomb, the highest hill in Dumfriesshire.
Museum of Lead Mining
Wanlockhead
Museum of Lead Mining Visit a real lead mine. Guided tours down a former working mine. Situated in The Lowther Hills at Wanlockhead, Scotland's Highest Village.
Ryan Leisure Centre
Stranraer
Ryan Leisure Centre As well as the leisure pool there is a 60 metre flume, poolside spa bath, water features and inflatables in specific sessions.
Drumlanrig Castle
Thornhill
Drumlanrig Castle Drumlanrig Castle, ancient Douglas stronghold is surrounded by the 120,000 acre Queensberry Estate, Country Park and grand victorian gardens.
Cream O'Galloway
Castle Douglas
Cream O'Galloway Join a farm tour, spot wildlife, enjoy local & ethical food, indulge in an ice cream sundae and let off steam in our natural adventure playground built for adults & kids.
Castle Douglas Treasure Trail
Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas Treasure Trail Looking for a fun and interesting way to explore Castle Douglas? Don't just wander around aimlessly, do a Treasure Trail! These fun treasure hunts will teach you fascinating facts about the area and show you some beautiful scenery. Enjoy a fun family walk in the fresh air and solve an intriguing mystery at the same time.

Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting Dumfries and Galloway you keep sending in.
Now the summer holidays are upon us, we're trying to find as many things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor soft playcentres, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, castles, railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, ten pin bowling alleys, steam railways and other tourist attractions.

Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys.

So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't listed above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people on holidays and all the other children in Dumfries and Galloway can enjoy the great day out as well.

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