Scotland Vacations
Scotland offers the most glorious scenery in the United Kingdom making it an incredible vacation destination. Many tourists choose Edinburgh for their main destination, while others choose something a bit different. The following takes a look at vacations in Scotland and some of the things to do while in Scotland. I also looks at the Wickerman Festival.
With an immensely diverse countryside the list of activities is endless. Mountain climbing is highly popular, as are hill walking vacations. The most popular holidays are fishing or golf. With the country of Scotland being the home of golfing it is not surprising that you are never too far from at least one world class golf course. With the Rivers Tay, Spey and Tweed you can be certain of an amazing days fishing. But what if you want an alternative vacation?
An increasing number of families are choosing music festivals their annual vacation. Even though the majority of music festivals are incredibly large with a focus on making cash, you can find a small number of music festivals geared towards families, such as the Wickerman Festival and Tartan Heart.
The Wickerman Festival is an yearly music and arts festival is held on farm land near the village of Dundrennan, Dumfries & Galloway approximately 5m from the town of Kirkcudbright in Scotland. The festival celebrates the cult classic film, “The Wicker Man” which features appearances by Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Ingrid Pitt, Britt Ekland and Diane Cilento.
The first Wickerman Festival was held in the year 2002 and was organized by a local man called Sid Ambrose. With little experience of arranging an event of such magnitude it is a surprise that it still exists, especially when you consider the present economic climate. The Wickerman Festival has altered slightly each year and, like the movie, has a cult following.
The festival is immensely family friendly it features numerous activities for children for example, various fairground rides, a mountain biking trek, workshops and face painting. This fact can be proven easily by searching Yahoo, Google and MSN for photos of Wickerman Festival 2009 or simply pop along to the official Wickerman Festival Gallery.
Not too far from the site of the festival is the small village of Kirkudbright which was where many of the movies locations can be found for example Harbour Cottage (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 taking a short break here so that you can visit all of the tourist attractions. Popular places in which to stay include Castle Douglas and Dumfries. Scottish B & B accommodation is always top class and is also very affordable and much less expensive than staying in a hotel in Scotland.
