Wigtown, Dumfries And Galloway

Flower Delivery to Wigtown with Clare Florist

Wigtown lies to the east of Stranraer and to the south of Newton Stewart in the Dumfries and Galloway district council region of Scotland. It is a town with a population of around 1,000 people and it used to hold the title of being a Royal Burgh. The town is best known in the modern era for being the National Book Town of Scotland and there is a great number of second hand book stores in the community. This draws a large tourist footfall to the area, although there are attractions to enjoy in the local community.

Wigtown also lends itself to the name of a local ward, with the ward covering a larger area than the town itself. The ward covers an area of around 6 miles in length and 4 miles in width. The Wigtown ward covers an area of around 7,000 acres and it is bordered by the River Bladnoch at the south and Wigtown Bay on the East. Wigtown is well known for being the main gateway to the Machars.

One interesting fact about Wigtown lies in the fact that the local climate is extremely mild, and this ensures that a number of plants, not generally associated with this part of the UK can be grown here. In fact, due to the Gulf Stream of the North Atlantic Drift, a number of plants which are more commonly associated with the Southern Hemisphere can be found growing in Wigtown.

Given that the heart of Wigtown lies very close to the village of Bladnoch, less than a mile separates the two villages, the two areas are closely linked. Bladnoch is well known for having a distillery which produces malt whisky bearing the name of the village and the Bladnoch River is also very well known. This is because the river can be used for Atlantic salmon fishing and it is well known for being of the finest spring fish rivers in the country.

Wigtown is also well regarded as being a Local Nature Reserve or LNR for short, and Wigtown Bay is the biggest LNR in the whole of Britain. This means that it plays host to a great range of wildlife, with a large number of birds calling this part of the country home. This draws a lot of tourists to the area although some people come to view the birds while other tourists come to shoot the birds. The area was afforded worldwide coverage when in 2004, the first pair of Ospreys in 100 years returned to Galloway. There was a live camera link to their nest set up, and this link was viewable from the county buildings of Wigtown.

As you would expect from a location referred to as Scotland’s National Book Town, there is an annual book festival in Festival. The area was the winner of a national competition to find the Scottish region best suited to being the home town of books in the country. The local economy had been extremely depressed after a number of major businesses and industries closed down.

If you are keen to send Wigtown flowers, you will find that it is a simple process if you send flowers to Wigtown with Clare Florist. We have an excellent reputation when it comes to providing an extensive range of flowers to choose from. No matter the occasion you have for looking to send flowers in Wigtown, you will find that this is the florist which meets your needs. Whether you want to say thank you, say sorry, or provide a great birthday, anniversary, Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day or even Mother’s Day gift, having the right bouquet of flowers will make all the difference.

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