Alternative Vacations In Scotland
The country of Scotland has some of the finest countryside in the U.K. making it a most amazing holiday destination. Many visitors to Scotland decide upon Edinburgh for their primary destination, while a smaller number choose something a little different. This article examines Scottish vacations and some of the things to do when in Scotland. The article also introduces the Wickerman Festival.
With an immensely diverse countryside the selection of things to do is endless. Mountain climbing is tremendously popular, as are hill walking vacations. The most common vacations are golf or fishing. With Scotland being the place of origin of golf it should not surprise you that that you are hardly ever too distant from a minimum of one first class golf course. With the Rivers Spey, Tweed and Tay you can almost be certain of an excellent days fishing. But what if you fancy an altogether different vacation?
An increasing number of families are making music festivals their yearly vacation. Even though most music festivals are enormous with the main aim of making cash, there exists a small selection of family music festivals, for example Tartan Heart and the Wickerman Festival.
The Wickerman Festival is an annual music and arts festival takes place on farm land near Dundrennan in the heart of Dumfries & Galloway approximately 5 miles away from the Scottish town of Kirkcudbright. The event celebrates the 1973 cult British movie "The Wicker Man" which the stars Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Ingrid Pitt, Britt Ekland and Diane Cilento.
The very first festival took place in July, 2002 and was created by a local man called Sid Ambrose. With little experience of organizing a very large event it is surprising that it still exists, especially when you think about the current economic climate. The festival has altered slightly each year and has an almost cult following itself.
The festival is hugely family friendly it has a great many child orientated activities for example, a mountain biking trek, various fairground rides, face painting and various workshops. This fact can be proven easily by searching MSN, Google or Yahoo for Wickerman Festival 2009 photos or simply pop along to the official Wickerman Festival Gallery.
Not too far from the festival site is Kirkudbright which was where many of the movies locations can be found including Harbour Cottage (the bakery) and High Street Gallery which was used for the post office and sweetshop. You will discover that there are a great many places of interest in the region and it is well worth spending a few days here so that you can visit all of the visitor attractions. Common places in which to stay include Castle Douglas and Dumfries. Bed and breakfast in Scotland is nearly always first class and is also priced very reasonably and far cheaper than staying in a hotel. - 18762
With an immensely diverse countryside the selection of things to do is endless. Mountain climbing is tremendously popular, as are hill walking vacations. The most common vacations are golf or fishing. With Scotland being the place of origin of golf it should not surprise you that that you are hardly ever too distant from a minimum of one first class golf course. With the Rivers Spey, Tweed and Tay you can almost be certain of an excellent days fishing. But what if you fancy an altogether different vacation?
An increasing number of families are making music festivals their yearly vacation. Even though most music festivals are enormous with the main aim of making cash, there exists a small selection of family music festivals, for example Tartan Heart and the Wickerman Festival.
The Wickerman Festival is an annual music and arts festival takes place on farm land near Dundrennan in the heart of Dumfries & Galloway approximately 5 miles away from the Scottish town of Kirkcudbright. The event celebrates the 1973 cult British movie "The Wicker Man" which the stars Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Ingrid Pitt, Britt Ekland and Diane Cilento.
The very first festival took place in July, 2002 and was created by a local man called Sid Ambrose. With little experience of organizing a very large event it is surprising that it still exists, especially when you think about the current economic climate. The festival has altered slightly each year and has an almost cult following itself.
The festival is hugely family friendly it has a great many child orientated activities for example, a mountain biking trek, various fairground rides, face painting and various workshops. This fact can be proven easily by searching MSN, Google or Yahoo for Wickerman Festival 2009 photos or simply pop along to the official Wickerman Festival Gallery.
Not too far from the festival site is Kirkudbright which was where many of the movies locations can be found including Harbour Cottage (the bakery) and High Street Gallery which was used for the post office and sweetshop. You will discover that there are a great many places of interest in the region and it is well worth spending a few days here so that you can visit all of the visitor attractions. Common places in which to stay include Castle Douglas and Dumfries. Bed and breakfast in Scotland is nearly always first class and is also priced very reasonably and far cheaper than staying in a hotel. - 18762
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If you are looking for Wickerman 09 Photos's then you will find lots on the Internet and a good starting point is the official Wickerman Festival site. You will also find plenty of bed and breakfast in Scotland and you will pass many small guest houses on your way.
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