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One of the easy walks recommended in the booklet Walking In and Around Annan is that along the riverbank from Annan, via the Jubilee Bridge, to the pleasant village of Brydekirk, where a bar meal may be enjoyed. Licences may be obtained for river fishing.

Find out more about Walking, Fishing and Bird Watching in the area.

The road on the west side of the river passes Annan cemetery, containing graves from the 19th Century to date, and including the official war graves of the airmen from R.A.F. Annan.

The Sustrans cycle route continues along the coastal roads west of Annan, past the villages of Cummertrees, Powfoot, Ruthwell and Clarencefield.

Powfoot was built as a Victorian seaside holiday resort. Nowadays it boasts an excellent golf course, a hotel and the Queensberry Bay Caravan Site (more Golf information).

In Ruthwell village there is the fascinating Savings Banks Museum, commemorating the life and work of the Rev. Henry Duncan founder of the first savings bank. Web site: www.savingsbanksmuseum.co.uk, Tel: 01387 870 640.

The museum also contains information on the famous Ruthwell Cross in Ruthwell Church, with carved panels and runic inscriptions of the 8th Century AD.

A kilometre west of Ruthwell on the B725 is the Brow Well where the dying Robert Burns drank the water in an attempt to cure his illness.

On its way to Dumfries the B725 passes Caerlaverock Castle, besieged by Edward First in 1300, unique for its three-sided design, and one of the most impressive and photogenic castles in Britain.

There are replica siege engines, an excellent museum and a teashop.

The nearby Caerlaverock Nature Reserve, most famous for its famous flock of wintering barnacle geese, is an ideal centre for observing many kinds of wildlife.

Dalton is a charming village with meals available at the inn or home-made baking for all the family at Dalton Pottery art café (Web site: www.daltonpottery.co.uk).