This 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 – Scotland’s first Christian settlement. Book lovers should make a bee-line for Wigton, which boasts 25 book shops.
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Suburbs and towns covered by this travel guide to West Dumfries & Galloway (Dumfries & Galloway) include Cairnryan, Glenluce, Newton Stewart, Newton Stewat, nr Stranraer, Port Logan, Portpatrick, Stranraer, Wigtown, Wigtown (near Newton Stewart), and more.

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