Welcome to the Real Galloway Tourist Route website which has been set up by The District of Wigtown Chamber of Commerce
to promote Galloway amid ongoing concern that the official Galloway Tourist Route misses out most of Galloway and sends visitors
into neighbouring Ayrshire instead!
Now, we've nothing against Ayrshire, but we think it's a real pity that anyone following the official signposted Galloway
Tourist Route from the Border at Gretna leaves Galloway north of Castle Douglas on the A713 and misses out on all that Galloway
has to offer.
For visitors from England, we're much closer than the Highlands. In fact, we're just two hours from the M6 motorway at
Carlisle, yet we're a world away in terms of tranquility and the natural beauty of the area. Galloway has the lowest population
density of anywhere in Britain which makes it a haven from the hustle and bustle of modern life.
If you are coming from England, the Real Galloway Tourist Route starts in
The Stewartry. Follow it through
The Machars and
The Rhins all the way to Stranraer! From Ayrshire and the Central Belt, take the A77 coastal road to Stranraer and begin the Real Galloway
Tourist Route trail from there all the way to Castle Douglas.
We look forward to welcoming you to Galloway soon!