Date Published: 1st August 2024

Today, Tripadvisor recognised The Great Tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels as one of travellers’ favourite businesses around the world, based on reviews and rating collected over 12 months. The award-winning attraction in the Scottish Borders is in the Top 10% of things to do WORLDWIDE! Huge congratulations to Sandy Maxwell Forbes and her outstanding team in Galashiels. The originators of the project – including of course our own Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat (historian), Andrew Crummy (artist) and more than 1000 stitchers, fund-raisers and project team – are very proud!

Don’t miss your chance to visit this wonderful gallery. Find more information and book your tickets here.

If you can’t make it in person to see exhibition of the award winning The Great Tapestry, of Scotland, don’t forget that you can read all about it and see the panels in these books:

The Great Tapestry of Scotland – a major hardback book showing every panel of the Great Tapestry in full colour and detailing the story and the stitchers involved. A powerful giftbook to be treasured. Read more here.

The Great Tapestry of Scotland: The Making of a Masterpiece – a paperback book detailing the story behind the making.

The Great Tapestry of Scotland: Colouring Book – an all age colouring book based on the outline, original drawings by Andrew Crummy for the panels and characters to be found within the panels of the The Great Tapestry.

The Story of Scotland: Inspired by The Great Tapestry of Scotland – a children’s book designed for younger minds. Bestselling author and historian Allan Burnett, tells the story of Scotland through the wonder, magic, adventures and mysteries in The Great Tapestry. An absolute treasure.