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📍 Celebrating the best of Dumfries & Galloway. People, places, food, homes, events
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🍂 The November issue of Dumfries & Galloway Life is out now!

This month we’re celebrating the people, places, stories and traditions that make our corner of Scotland so special, with plenty of inspiration as we start the countdown to Christmas. Inside:

🔥 Making sparks fly as blacksmithing returns to Gretna Green after more than 150 years.
🏆 Meet the 2026 Dumfries & Galloway Life Awards finalists.
🏘️ Share the love for Newton Stewart.
🎄 Get ahead for Christmas with our gift ideas and inspiration.
🎟️ WIN tickets to London with Lumo.
🍴 Tuck into Food & Drink, featuring Brodie’s Larder in Moffat.
🎨 Meet talented printmaker Joshua Miles.
🔬 Discover the story of scientist James Clerk Maxwell.
🏡 Browse our Property Special, and read the latest from Threave Garden.
🦉 Enjoy wildlife with Keith Kirk and meet the Guardians of the Great Outdoors.
👻 Go ghost hunting in Wanlockhead with Mostly Ghostly.
⚓ Head Out & About to Annan Harbour Festival and community celebrations across the region.

Pick up your copy of Dumfries & Galloway Life today and settle in for a November full of fascinating local stories, inspiration and seasonal cheer! 📖

🦊 cover illustration by @carolinesmithart by @dglifemag

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This Halloween, join us for a truly unforgettable evening where history, folklore and hospitality come together in a unique reader experience…and where whisky isn’t the only spirit on the menu!

As part of Dumfries & Galloway Life’s 20th anniversary celebrations, we’re partnering with multi-award winning Annandale Distillery and the storytellers of Mostly Ghostly Tours for a one-night only event on the spookiest night of the year. Book now if you dare…

👻Welcome cocktail, immersive candlelit ghost stories, hearty Halloween-inspired dining.
🕰️ Saturday 31st Oct, 6.30pm arrival for 7pm start.
📍Annandale Distillery, Northfield, Annan, DG12 5LL.
🎟️£35 (suitable for over-12s only).
👉https://tinyurl.com/DGLifeMostly (link also in bio). by @dglifemag

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Among the highlights of the awesome @wigtownbookfest was the sold-out Audience with Sam Heughan this afternoon, sponsored by @cairndalehotelspa and attended by 430 people, including Outlander fans from around the world. And lucky birthday girl Sue, who came bearing gifts, was serenaded by Sam!
Tag us in your @samheughan and @wigtownbookfest photos by @dglifemag

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11 days ago

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY LIFE!

How exciting is this! Join Sylvia and Carol Hogarth at The New Town Hall, Whithorn, on Tuesday 20 October for a very special afternoon of sharing stories, celebrating our wonderful region and getting creative together!

Carol is a long-standing freelance journalist, writer, and arts editor for Dumfries & Galloway Life, contributing regular features and profiles for well over 15 years. She has helped capture so many of the people, places, and stories that make D&G special. ❤️

Together, we’ll explore the magazine’s last 20 years and create one giant community vision board. The finished artwork will be proudly displayed in our New Town Hall Bunkhouse, alongside a special podcast filled with local voices and stories—giving visitors a real taste of life in Dumfries and Galloway.

This afternoon is all about bringing our community together, sharing memories, having a blether, and creating something very special!

🥪 Lunch is included
📍 New Town Hall, Whithorn
📅 Tuesday 20 October – 1.00pm - 3.30pm
🎟️ Booking is essential as spaces are limited

Please email allroadswhithorn@gmail.com or send us a PM on Facebook to book your place. We would absolutely love you to join us! 🥰

#dumfriesandgallowaylife #20years #visionboardworkshop @dglifemag @new_town_hall @whithornbunkhouse taken in The New Town Hall by @dglifemag

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⏳Have you read our October issue yet? There's still time to enjoy our autumn adventures special, packed with inspiring people, stunning scenery, rural life and seasonal days out from across Dumfries & Galloway. Pick up your copy before it leaves the shelves! by @dglifemag

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4 days ago

Witches, wild revelry and a terrifying chase through the night. 🧙‍♀️🌙

Kathleen Cronie of Mostly Ghostly explores the local connections to Robert Burns’ supernatural masterpiece, Tam O’Shanter. From the Witches Score at Waterside Hill to spooky stained glass and tales inside Dumfries’ historic Globe Inn, this is a journey into the darker side of local history.

Discover more in our October issue, and let us know which piece of local folklore has always fascinated you? 👇

@dglifemag @theglobeinn1610 by @dglifemag

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6 days ago

Who makes your Halloween guest list? 🧛

Our October issue rounds up the very best Halloween events to enjoy across the region. Whether you're planning a day out with the children, a memorable gathering with friends, or simply looking for an excuse to embrace the spooky season, we've got plenty of inspiration...if you dare 👻

@dglifemag @ernespiefarm @annandale_distillery @drumlanrigcastle @dumfries.museums @apothecally by @dglifemag

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7 days ago

A fallen leaf may be doing far more than we realise 🍁

Jean Robson follows the connections between trees, rivers and the life supported by both. Her photographs invite us to look again at natural imperfections, decaying leaves and the ways woodland and waterways depend upon one another.

Discover more of Jean's thought-provoking photography in the October issue of Dumfries & Galloway Life 📖

📷Jean Robson

@dglifemag by @dglifemag

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8 days ago

A homemade granola idea has become an inspiring local enterprise 🥣

Nutrition coach Eilidh Fisher makes healthy, nutritious granolas using quality ingredients, with flavours including salted dark chocolate and dark cherry. Support from Business Gateway Dumfries and Galloway has been an invaluable part of the journey.

Read more in our latest issue, and share this with someone who is building a business of their own.

@dglifemag @eilidhseats @business_gateway by @dglifemag

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Few birds are woven into the changing seasons quite like the swallow 🐦

Cherished as lucky neighbours and bringers of joy, swallows have long inspired stories of prosperity, mystery and the unseen world. As chattering flocks gather on telephone lines, their presence marks the fading light, the arrival of autumn and the passage of time.

Discover why swallows are so special in the October issue of Dumfries & Galloway Life, and subscribe today to never miss an issue.

📷Keith Kirk

@dglifemag @keithkirkphotographer @wildlifecamltd by @dglifemag

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11 days ago

🎨 Today is the last chance to see the stunning exhibition of the work of one of Scotland’s most important and best-loved artists.
COLOUR: The Palette of S.J. Peploe at Kirkcudbright Galleries, features over 70 paintings by this wonderful artist, who took such immense pleasure in the use of colour, who observed with such care and painted with such fluent talent by @dglifemag

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12 days ago

Fresh air, forest tracks and a little extra help on the climbs 🚲🔋

Eskape is bringing active travel to the heart of the Eskdalemuir community. From guided adventures to gravel routes from the Hub, the initiative offers a different way to experience this striking corner of Dumfries and Galloway.

Share this with someone who would join you for an e-bike adventure ❤️

📷Al Green

@dglifemag by @dglifemag

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