Two Stewartry National Trust for Scotland properties will be offering free admission over their reopening weekend later this month.
Threave Garden and Estate in Castle Douglas and Broughton House and Garden in Kirkcudbright will be opening their doors for the season on Friday, March 29, and its free for everyone to go along.
The reopening comes after one of the busiest ever winters for the charity in Dumfries and Galloway, with nearly a quarter of a million pounds being invested in their properties.
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General manager for the region, Richard Polley, said: “During this winter we have been busy making improvements at our properties so that our new season will be even better for all our visitors.
“At Threave Gardens we have put in important infrastructure to make sure we are leading the way in being more environmentally friendly and the café has been upgraded with more comfortable and stylish seating.
“There is a new exhibition gallery at Broughton House about the influence of Japan on the artist E A Hornel; the exhibition has been timed to support the Japan exhibition at Kirkcudbright Galleries.”
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This will also be the first chance for people to see the new Garden of Contemplation at Threave which was completed in December.
It’s the first new garden space in more than a decade and was supported by donors, work being carried out at Threave’s renowned School of Heritage Gardening.
