Today I visited The Great Tapestry of Scotland at the new exhibition building in Galashiels. Read all about it
hereIt took me two hours to get round it all and that was despite a realisation halfway round that I needed to move faster to get round before closing time! A second visit is definitely on the cards.
The tapestry was finished in 2013 and first displayed in Edinburgh, before it went on tour. The new, permanent home in Galashiels was purpose-built (at huge expense) and only opened in August. It consists of 160 linen panels, stitched by teams of community stitchers all over Scotland. The work is stunning.
A visit is highly recommended! The Galashiels stop on the Edinburgh-Tweedbank railway is only 5 minutes walk from the exhibition and there are car parks nearby as well.