With some terrific day trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to explore everything that Dumfries, 16 miles away, has to offer. Among the first stops you make here ought to be Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club and Robert Burns Centre. Locals will also probably point you toward Moffat, 30 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, make sure it’s Moffat Woolen Mill. (But we’re also huge fans of The Green Frog and Moffat Golf Club.)