The Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre recognised among the top 10% of visitor attractions around the world
The Great Tapestry of Scotland has been recognised among the top 10% of visitor attractions worldwide, as it was named a winner of the Tripadvisor® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2025 for the second year running. This comes soon after the news that the five star visitor experience, one of the most visited attractions in the […]
Great Tapestry of Scotland Highly Commended at SBBEA Award
The Great Tapestry of Scotland has been recognised with two Highly Commended awards – for Community Impact and Environmental Impact – at The Scottish Borders Business Excellence Awards. The Scottish Borders Business Excellence Awards are the annual business awards for all Scottish Borders businesses, run by the Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce. The awards allow […]
European first: Acclaimed Chinese art exhibit brings vibrant Chinese New Year celebrations to Scotland’s textile heartland as it makes its UK debut
Never before seen outside of Asia, a highly acclaimed textile exhibit celebrating part of China’s intangible cultural heritage will make its UK debut when it goes on display at a leading Scottish visitor attraction from 17 January until 22 March 2025. Its opening at the award-winning Great Tapestry Scotland visitor centre in one of Scotland’s historic textile heartlands, will be marked with a vibrant programme of events and workshops celebrating the cultural ties between Scotland and China in the lead up to Chinese New Year 2025.
Leading Scottish visitor attraction praised for making history, heritage and culture accessible to all
As it celebrates its third year, a national visitor attraction which is ranked in the top 10 per cent of Tripadvisor listings around the world and one of the most visited attractions in the Scottish Borders, has been praised by a number of prestigious groups and visitors for making Scotland’s history, heritage and culture accessible […]
The Unveiling of the Borders Railway Tapestry Panel in Galashiels
The Borders Railway Community Partnership (BRCP) has unveiled a new Tapestry panel at the Galashiels Interchange to celebrate and promote the Borders Railway, which links rail travel to Galashiels, home of The Great Tapestry of Scotland. The panel was revealed by Braw Lad Jamie Bell and former Braw Lassie Abbie Hood. Graham Atkins, Chair […]
Andrew Marr’s visit to The Great Tapestry of Scotland
‘Very moving, very beautiful… What I love about this, all of it, is it is proper art. I mean the colour and Andrew’s design is real art but at the same time it is popular art – proper and popular art at the same time. Everyone can understand it. Everyone can relate to it.Absolutely stunning. […]
National Lottery Awards for All supports the development of young artists in creative Borders hub
An inspiring programme of free events delivered by leading artists, singers and artisans supported the development of over 360 future young Borders creatives and visitors from as far afield as Australia this summer, thanks to National Lottery Awards for All. Taking place in the creative town of Galashiels, which is home to a number […]
Internationally renowned authors launch new initiative to inspire Scotland’s future literary greats at national storytelling centre
Acclaimed authors Sir Alexander McCall Smith, Julia Donaldson, Jackie Kay, Damian Barr and Alan Windram are today (Monday 11 March 2024) supporting the launch of a new initiative by an award-winning national storytelling centre to inspire Scotland’s future literary greats (aged 7 to 15). The project will give some children and young people the chance […]
The King and Queen keep Scotland’s stories alive on tenth anniversary visit to The Great Tapestry of Scotland
The King and Queen keep Scotland’s stories alive on tenth anniversary visit to The Great Tapestry of Scotland The Great Tapestry of Scotland, where the people’s story of Scotland begins, has a new royal story to tell after Their Majesties The King and Queen visited the centre in the Scottish Borders today (6 July 2023). […]
New Great Tapestry of Scotland panel to be revealed at tenth anniversary visit by The King and Queen
The King and Queen will visit the Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre in Galashiels, the Scottish Borders on Thursday 6 July 2023. Their Majesties’ visit to view one of the world’s largest community arts projects coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Tapestry’s unveiling. In celebration of the Royal visit, the visitor centre will […]