Day 2: Southern Scotland itinerary

Day 2: Kelso - Moffat - Dumfries

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Kelso - Moffat: 52½ miles (84.9 km)
Moffat - Dumfries: 21½ miles (34.3 km)
Totals for Day: 74 miles (119.2 km) 

Peaceful Moffat

Moffat

Moving on to Moffat, you pass through the lovely Vale of Yarrow amidst the hills of the Ettrick Forest, rich in legend and immortalised in border ballads. Once a minor spa, Moffat today is a friendly tourist town with shops selling splendid local craft goods.

Must see and do:

Moffat Museum (www.scottishmuseums.org.uk/museums/by_area/dumfries_and_galloway/moffat_museum.asp) | Dalton Pottery (www.daltonpottery.co.uk/)

Dumfries

Dumfries, a historic royal burgh with red sandstone buildings and a 15th-century bridge is Robert Burns country. As you explore the town you will feel his presence everywhere, from his favourite pub to his former home and the award-winning Robert Burns Centre, housed in an old water mill.

Must see and do:

Robert Burns Centre (www.web-link.co.uk/rbc/) | Burns House | Sweetheart Abbey (www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/properties_sites_detail?propertyID=PL_283) | Caerlaverock Castle (www.aboutscotland.co.uk/caer/caer.html) | Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura (www.dumfriesmuseum.demon.co.uk/dumfmuse.html)

For more information on areas covered by this itinerary go to VisitScotland (www.visitscotland.com).

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