Winter white Snowdrop Festival

Dumfries and Galloway
Broughton House
The garden of artist EA Hornel, a charming informal and secret garden showing snowdrops at their spring best. Tearoom and Snowdrop Sales: 6-7 February and Snowdrop Sales on 13-14 February.

Castle Kennedy & Gardens
Come and enjoy the beautiful woodland and loch-side walks and car drives, and see the swathes of snowdrops and early spring flowers. Set amidst the truly stunning gardens of Castle Kennedy there is much to explore and enjoy for all the family. Open 1 February - 31 March 10:00am - 5:00pm (£4.00).

Dunskey Gardens
Welcoming walled garden and woodland Snowdrop walks. Labelled varieties including Dunskey Talice. Gardener lead strolls - 2pm Sundays. Dunskey maze. Tearoom with homebaking and light lunches. Open each weekend starting on 1st weekend in February 2010, 10.30am - 4.30pm (Adults: £3.50, Children: 50p.

Fleet Valley
Visit nationally outstanding scenery. Stretching from rocky coast to open hills and renowned for its woodlands. Enjoy snowdrops carpeting the woods that clothe the valley. Open daily (entry free).

Kirkdale
Fabulous woodland snowdrop walks around historic 18th century property. A chance to view the only working water driven sawmill in South of Scotland and nature trail. Open Sunday 14 February 2:00pm - 5:00pm (£3.00).

Logan Botanic Garden
Enjoy enchanting displays of Snowdrops at 'Scotland's most exotic garden' and a wide variety of early flowering Rhododendrons and Camellias. Open Sundays 10am - 4pm (Adult: £5.00, Child: £1.00).

Borders
Bowhill
Extensive snowdrops and special snowdrop walk led by the head gardener. Open Saturday 20 February 2pm - 4pm (Entry £5, price includes cup of tea).

Cringletie House
Take care when entering Cringletie’s gounds: sudden ‘snowdrop blindness’ may occur! Open daily from dawn - dusk (Free).

Dawyck Botanic Garden
Set amidst a picturesque glen, this world famous arboretum provides a magnificent backdrop for a series of delightful walks amongst swathes of snowdrops. Open daily 10am - 4pm (5pm March) (£5.00 adult, £1.00 child).

Drumelzier Place
Carpets of woodland snowdrops in a farmhouse garden on the banks of the River Tweed. Riverside walks. Open Sunday 21 February 1:00pm - 4:00pm (£3.00).

Dryburgh Abbey
Lovely parkland with Abbey ruins where Sir Walter Scott and Earl Haig are buried. Collection of wonderful trees, super snowdrops and a mass of winter aconites. Tearoom at hotel next door. Open daily 9.30am - 4.30pm (£4.70 adult, £2.35 child).

Kailzie Gardens
Enjoy a peaceful walk among the drifts of snowdrops and admire the stunning views over the Leithen Hills Tearoom. Open daily 1 February - 14 March, 11:00am - 5:00pm (£2.50).

Mellerstain Garden
Enjoy the wonderful snowdrops at Mellerstain by walking through the woodlands and the glen, or around the lake. Open Sundays 21 & 28 February 11.30am - 3.30pm (Adult: £4.00, Child £2.00).

Ayrshire
Blair House
Beautifully maintained gardens/woodland and fine-timbered policies surround Blair House. Walking permitted through historic grounds all year round. Early spring carpet of snowdrops. No cars/cycles/dogs allowed on the estate. Gardens for public access. Open Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February 1pm - 4pm (donations welcome).

Blairquhan
Spring walk with drifts of snowdrops - many varieties - to west of the castle. Visit the spectacular walled garden, pinetum and regency glasshouse. Enjoy a tour of the house followed by afternoon tea. Open Sunday 21 February 12pm - 4pm (Adults: £6, Concessions: £4, prices include a cup of tea).

Caprington Castle
Ancient farmed landscape with mixed woodland policies, well carpeted with snowdrops; includes an early walled garden with fruit, vegetables and flowers. New stumped garden. Open Sunday 14 February 12:30pm - 4:00pm (£3.50).

Culzean Castle and Country Park (NTS)

Carpets of snowdrops border the drive and woodland walk between the castle and the Swan pond. Other attractions include Deerpark Coastline gardens and a children’s playground. Tearoom and gift shop open Sat & Sun 11am – 4pm. Open daily 9.30am - sunset (£3.00 adult, £1.50 child)