Narrow, twisting streets of old part contrast with 18th-century houses of 'new' town across river. Both James IV and Mary, Queen of Scots visited castle. Statue near the town hail recalls local man William Paterson, co-founder of Bank of England in 1694. Megget Picturesque valley transformed in 1983 by reservoir, stocked with trout. Picnic areas with good viewpoints.
Visitors can walk along top of dam.
Moffat Sheep-farming centre, symbolized by ram statue in high street. Spring discovered 1633 made it popular spa. Robert Burns among those who came to take waters. Baths Hall of 1827 now town hall. Local crafts thrive at woollen mill.