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Gretna Green attractions The Old Blacksmith's Shop Visitor Centre, Gretna Green, Dumfries & Galloway DG16 5EA .Tel: 01461 338441. Curiosity has attracted travellers to visit Gretna Green since the middle of the 19th Century. The first visitors would peer through the windows trying to catch a glimpse of a run-away couple marrying over the anvil. In the year 1886, the owner, Hugh Mackie decided to open the cottage and workshop to visitors thus creating one of the first visitor attractions in Scotland. www.gretnagreen.com. Location: In the centre of Gretna Green.

Gretna Green attractions Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace, The Arched House, Ecclefechan, Lockerbie DG11 3DG. Tel: 01576 300666. The great social historian Thomas Carlyle was born here in 1795. The interior reflects life in the late 18th Century and contains collections of portraits, manuscripts and personal belonging of Carlyle. About 9 miles northwest of Gretna Green.

Gretna Green attractions The Ruthwell Cross, Ruthwell, Annan. The cross is located inside the church in Ruthwell. The Cross was carved by skilled Northumbrian sculptors in the early 8th century. It is the most important Anglo-Saxon cross in Scotland and a monument of international importance. The cross originally stood near the present church. In 1664 it was pulled down and smashed on the instructions of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. In 1802 it was re-erected in the manse garden and in 1887 was moved to a specially built apse in the church. About 13 miles west of Gretna Green.

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Gretna Green hotels bed and breakfast self catering accommodation (in or near to)

H = Hotels : SC = Self Catering : BB = Bed and breakfast
BB - De-Mello House, Holiday Home, Springfield, Gretna, DG16 5EJ - Tel: 01461 338479
SC - De-Mello House, Holiday Home, Springfield, Gretna, DG16 5EJ - Tel: 01461 338479
BB - Woodfield, Eastriggs, nr Annan, DG12 6TF - Tel: 01461 40152
BB - Orchard House, Blackbank, Nr.Gretna, CA6 5LQ - Tel: 01461 338596
BB - Lynebank, Westlinton, Carlisle, CA6 6AA - Tel: 01228 792820
SC - Westhills, Eastriggs, Gretna, DG12 6TH - Tel: 01461 40373

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