Queen of the South F.C. (Palmerston Park)
21 minute walk from Dumfries station · South West
Formed in 1919 in Dumfries, Queen of the South F.C. is a professional Scottish League One club. Known traditionally as the Doonhamers, or more usually as "Queens," the team plays their home matches at Palmerston Park on Terregles Street.
This historic club is famously cited as the only league club in the UK mentioned in the Bible. The stadium itself features the tallest free-standing floodlights in Scotland at 85 feet high, as well as the highest remaining terrace in Scottish football.
Visitors can experience a welcoming, family-oriented atmosphere with a capacity for 8,690 fans. You might even spot the club mascot, a human-sized Border Collie named Dougie Doonhamer, who is a two-time mascot race champion.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Football ground
- Good for
- Football
- Characteristics
- Open-air
- Admission
- Paid admission
- Region
- South West
Stations within walking distance
- Dumfries station — 21 min walk, 1.7 km
Other places near Dumfries
- Gracefield Arts Centre — 7 min walk from the station
- DG One — 7 min walk from the station
- Theatre Royal — 8 min walk from the station
- Burns Statue — 9 min walk from the station
- Midsteeple — 9 min walk from the station
- Greyfriars Kirk — 9 min walk from the station