With a policy of low pricing and accessibility for all, the Citizens Theatre has always been Glasgow's true community venue. It actively encourages and educates people to come back to the theater, offering a wide-ranging program of classics and new plays, although they generally take the summer off. The main theater is a beautiful Victorian auditorium, built in 1878 and seating approximately 600. Two smaller studio theaters were created in 1992. The resident theater company, The Citizens' Company, was formed in 1943 and has since gained a reputation for taking a challenging approach in an individual style. You are always welcome and dress code is not an issue. Keep your eyes peeled for ghostly apparitions as the theater is said to be haunted by a green lady, a manager who leapt to her death from the upper circle.
Wigtown lies to the east of Stranraer and is a town in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The town has built its impression as the National Book Town of Scotland with its concentration of second-hand bookshops. This status was planned and endowed upon it with the intention of reviving a depressed town. The Annual Wigtown Book Festival is a delight for all readers and booklovers. It is often compared to a similar ‘book town' called Hay-on-Wye in Wales.
This Victorian manor house sits quite deserted in the midst of acres of vast landscape. This, perhaps, adds to its romantic charm and thus is quite the choice for couples to arrange for a nice wedding ceremony here. It was built as a hunting lodge in 1901 and exhibits an arts and crafts style of architecture designed by James K. Hunter. The manor is quite a thrill to look around with its shining ballroom, a wood-beamed glasshouse and a gallery. It is not open to the public but can be rented for hosting various events.
Lying to the extreme southern end, Cairnsmore of Fleet is a mesmerizing hill offer splendid vistas of Solway and the beautiful Cree Estuary. Though considered to be one of the wildest, it remains amazingly approachable which makes it a popular haunt among walkers. The hillwalk is decently downright and can be easily covered by walkers. The vegetation that grows at the foot of the hill creates a lovely collage of colors. On the walking route, you can also see red deer, peregrine falcon, feral goats and black grouse.
Built for the sixth Earl of Galloway, Lord Garlies, Galloway House was constructed in the year 1740. John Douglas, a noted architect, designed the structure and the mansion was extended in the year 1841 to the designs of William Burn, a Edinburgh-based architect. The house gardens provide an excellent collage of charming woodland and garden walks set in a fascinating landscape where various unique plants including shrubs, wild flowers thrive alongside ancient trees.
At the centre of the Galloway Hills found in the Southern Uplands of Scotland stands the hill of Craignaw. The rocky granite hill is unusual in its area because of its peculiarly rocky and steep summit. Part of its northern terrain is called 'Deil's Bowlin' Green' which consists of granite slabs sprinkled at random with round boulders of granite. This natural phenomenon is believed to be the result of a glacial transformation, possibly glacial erratics. Towards the west of the summit stands a memorial dedicated to the two US Airforce pilots who were flying the F-111E Aardvark that crashed here on December 19, 1979. Aircraft debris are still found around the site. The hill is popular for trekking, rock-climbing and especially for ice climbing.
In the Galloway Hills of the Scottish Southern Uplands is the hill of Mullwarchar. Its name, when translated from Scottish Gaelic, means 'the hill of the Huntsman's Horn'. It is flanked by the rises of Corserine in the east, Merrick in the southwest and Kirrieroch in the west, with its southern end meeting Loch Enoch. Three cliffs are found upon the hill that are named the Slock, the Tauchers and the Organ Pipes. Some routes climb up these cliffs to arrive at the flat summit adorned by glacial erratics. A proposal to drill Mullwarchar for the dumping of nuclear waste resulted in strong local protest, including a petition to the Queen signed by 100,000 people, after which the plan was abandoned.
The natural beauty of Loch Macaterick will surely amaze any onlooker. Located in the East Ayrshire region of Scotland, this natural lake is housed in the Galloway Forest Part and falls under the Merrick Kells Site of Special Scientific Interest. Though the lake is scanty when it comes to the water levels, the surrounding natural greenery is worthy of visiting it once. Well connected with surrounding walkways, Loch Macaterick is true spot of natural resplendence.