Dumfries and Galloway's stunning coastline to feature in new Channel 5 show
Dumfries and Galloway is set to feature in a new Channel 5 TV show.
Coastal Adventures with Helen, Jules and JB will see Helen Skelton, JB Gill and Jules Hudson explore some of Britain's 11,000 miles of stunning shores.
And the third episode of the series will see Helen, who hails from Carlisle, visit the Stewartry.
First up is a trip to Bainloch Deer Park near Sandyhills. The park is home to more than 600 deer and Helen goes on a 4x4 trip to get up close and personal with some of the heard.
Then she heads west to join Kirkcudbright Canoe Club and find out more about Dumfries and Galloway's smuggling history.
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With taxes sky-high on goods like tea and tobacco, cunning traders turned to the Isle of Man for cheaper contraband and launched secret coastal trades that helped fuel the local economy.
Coastal Adventures with Helen, Jules & JB,is on 5 at 8pm on Tuesdays.
The episode featuring Dumfries and Galloway will be shown on July 29.
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