DAYS OUT FROM MOFFAT

Moffat is a conservation town, surrounded by hills, mid-way between Carlisle, Edinburgh and Glasgow, yet less than a mile from point 15 on the A74(M), with motor fuel at non-motorway prices (which will save you around £10 on a tank), with loads of shops, cafes, restaurants and accommodation and a very popular, 180 pitch camping and caravanning site. If you are only here for a short while, you’ll maybe have time to visit Station Park, the Moffat Museum and stretch your legs on a walk beside the River Annan or enjoy the breathtaking views from Gallow Hill…

Stay a day, and maybe a night, so you can explore the town and a little of the
300 sq kms of the Moffat Hills. Within a short drive from the town, you’ll find
several well-known sights and attractions:
– Grey Mare’s Tail
– St Mary’s Loch
– The Devil’s Beef Tub
– Craigieburn Gardens
– Earshaig Lochans
– Carrifran Wildwood

Moffat is the ideal hub for a staycation in the South of Scotland, as it’s within
easy driving distances of Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Borders. Many trips can
be made along the beautiful, award-winning A701 and A 708 roads.
Some favourite destinations are…

– Traquair the oldest inhabitated house in Scotland (around 45 minutes)
– Abbotsford Sir Walter Scott’s home (just over an hour)
– Melrose Abbey founded in 1136 and the resting place of Robert the Bruce’s heart (just over an hour)
– Dawyck Botanic Garden one of the finest collection of trees in Scotland (40 minutes)
– Rosslyn Chapel featured in Dan Brown’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ (just over an hour)
– Wanlockhead, Scotland’s highest village (about 35 minutes)
– Drumlanrig Castle 120 rooms, 17 turrets, 4 towers and 90,000 acres (around 45 minutes)
– Lockerbie Garden of Remembrance and Air Disaster Memorial (20 minutes)
– Dumfries and many memories of Robbie Burns (about 35 minutes)
– Dumfries Air Museum, Dalscone Farm Fun, Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery, Devil’sPorridge Museum, Caerlaverock Castle, Costa Colvend and more…