Creetown is halfway between Dumfries and Stranraer, but is set back from the A75 trunk route, preserving its calm. Visitors staying in Creetown have excellent access by road to the many local attractions, as well as excellent views across the Solway and the Cree. The Country Music Festival is a well-established international attraction that was started in 1997 and has been going from strength to strength ever since. The concerts, line dances and other activities in 2000 will last from 14 th to 16 th September. Entries can be searched alphabetically by name or by their category.
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Where To Eat Creetown offers good meals at local hotels and is within easy driving-reach of some of the best restaurants in the region. Creetown has grown around a ferry point and a coastal route, so its history is affected by both of these. From about 1800 the town grew around its granite industry, although this has receded and tourism is now more important. Kirkmabreck Quarry is and always was the largest of a series of quarries around Creetown. The town also had a fairly successful lead, zinc and copper mining industry, remains of which can be found in the local countryside.