Best Western Station Hotel
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South Scotland - Food & Drink
Southern Scotland boasts a distinctive cuisine that is slowly sneaking on to menus in local restaurants. Kick off with crab, the main ingredient in creamy Parton Bree soup, or chicken and leeks in delicious Cock-a-Leekie. Look out for Tweed Kettle, a salmon dish flavoured with mace and chives, haggis and rumbledethumps, a regional variation of bubble and squeak made from potato and cabbage. Finish with a flourish of clootie dumpling, a rich dessert similar to Christmas pudding, and Crannog, a soft cheese from Dumfries. Those with a sweet tooth can order a slice of spicy Black Bun fruit cake, or an Eyemouth tart (cherries, walnuts and coconut in pastry and covered with icing). Treat the kids to minty Hawick balls or Jedburgh's speciality boiled sweets known as Jethart Snails.
South Scotland - Sightseeing
Burns National Heritage Park
Scotland's most famous poet spent his last years in Dumfries, which houses the Robert Burns Centre, but he was born just to the north in Alloway in 1759. Follow Burns' story, starting at the cottage in which he was born and moving on to the museum, which exhibits a world-class collection of his letters and manuscripts. Walk over the Brig O'Doon and climb the Burns Monument to see Ayrshire spread out below. Top off the visit with the audiovisual presentation of Rabbie's most famous poem at the Tam O'Shanter Experience. Daily Burns National Heritage Park, Murdoch's Lone, Alloway, Ayr KA7 4PQ Tel: 01292 443 700; Burns National Heritage Park Website
