Gretna Green is probably the most famous wedding destination in the world – seeing off stiff competition for the title from Las Vegas. For hundreds of years, young English lovers have poured North of the Border to take advantage of Scottish law, which allows people to marry without parental consent at 16. Go to the Old Blacksmith Shop, now an award-winning museum, and see where the anvil priests conduct the wedding ceremonies to this day.
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Suburbs and towns covered by this travel guide to Gretna & Eskdale (Dumfries & Galloway) include Annan, Canonbie, Carlisle, Chapelknowe, Gretna, Gretna Green, Langholm, Lanholm, and more.
