With some terrific road trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to soak up everything that Moffat, 16 miles away, has to offer. Among your first few stops here ought to be Moffat Woolen Mill, The Green Frog and Moffat Golf Club. The locals will also likely point you in the direction of Cumnock, 17 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, make sure it’s Dumfries House. (But we’d also highly recommend New Cumnock Community Open-Air Swimming Pool and New Cumnock Golf Club.)