Cresswell Park

Explorer Tom Dumfries Fire Brigade HQ on Brooms Road has been putting out fires since the nineteenth century and still hasn't learned to relax. Saint Patrick probably said it was too damp for his taste, but here we are. It’s a two-century-old building that looks like it’s permanently bracing for impact. Pick a stone, any stone, and invent its biography.

Explorer Tom Dumfries is a building that does weird things when nobody's looking, like rearranging its own stones for fun. I bet it’s secretly plotting to become a castle but just can't commit to the architecture. It’s probably just a house that got overconfident with age. Count the crows, then count again.

Explorer Tom Dumfries, Queen Street is sitting on an unassigned axe hammer, looking deeply confused by its own history. It’s got a very specific opinion about the road leading to it, which is mostly that the road has no style at all. Bring curiosity and leave with a better story than the one I just invented.

Explorer Tom Dumfries, St Michael Street, St Michael's Churchyard, Main Gate is throwing a multi-century party that refuses to end. I reckon a cow once tried to buy the whole plot for a penny but got laughed out of the yard. It’s an absolute scene. Bring a friend who talks too much and let the place shut them up.

Explorer Tom Dumfries, Castle Street took about four hundred cups of tea to build, mostly because someone kept spilling the mortar mix. It’s a fortified house with no assigned period, which basically means it’s been around since the concept of tea existed. Go now, before it gets famous.