The country of Scotland has some of the most glorious scenery in the U.K. making it the greatest vacation destination. Countless numbers of visitors to Scotland choose Edinburgh as their main destination, whereas others decide upon something a little different. The article below examines vacations in Scotland and some of the things to do when in Scotland. The article also examines the Wickerman Festival.
With such a diverse countryside the list of things to do is endless. Mountain climbing is tremendously popular, as are mountain biking vacations. The most popular vacations are fishing or golf. With Scotland being the place of origin of golfing it should not be surprising that you are hardly ever too far from a minimum of one excellent golf course. With the Rivers Tay, Tweed and Spey you almost guaranteed of an incredible days fishing. But what if you fancy something a little different?
A growing number of families are making music festivals their annual vacation. Even though most music festivals are incredibly large with a focus upon making money, you can find a small selection of family music festivals, such as the Wickerman Festival and Tartan Heart.
The Wickerman Festival is an annual music and arts festival is held on a farm close to Dundrennan in Dumfries and Galloway about 5m away from the town of Kirkcudbright in Scotland. The event celebrates the cult classic British film, “The Wicker Man” which the stars Sir Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland and Ingrid Pitt.
The very first festival was held in the month of July 2002 and was organized by local guy, Sid Ambrose. With no experience of putting together a very large event it is a surprise that it is still held today, especially when you think about the present economic climate. Wickerman has changed each year and, like the film, has a cult following.
Wickerman is hugely family friendly it features many activities for children including, a mountain biking trail, a fairground, workshops and face painting. This can be easily proven by by visiting a search engine and searching for Wickerman Festival photographs 2009 or simply visit the official Wickerman Festival Gallery.
Near to the festival site is the small village of Kirkudbright where you will find many of the locations used in the film including Harbour Cottage which was used for the bakery and High Street Gallery which was used for the post office and sweetshop. You will find that there are a great many places worth visiting in the region and it is well worth having a short vacation 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 accommodation in Scotland is nearly always first class and is also priced very reasonably and less costly than staying in a hotel.