Gretna Green

United Kingdom

Gretna Green

About Gretna Green

The Scottish border village that has welcomed runaway English couples to marry over the blacksmith's anvil since Lord Hardwicke's 1754 Marriage Act made elopement to Scotland legal and fast. The Famous Blacksmith's Shop, marriage museum, and surrounding landscaped gardens sit right beside the A74(M) border crossing.

Highlights

  • Famous Blacksmith's Shop
  • Anvil and marriage museum
  • Scottish border crossing
  • Scotland's National Marian Shrine at Carfin (30 miles north)
  • Dumfries and Galloway countryside
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