Picnic site beside stream fringed by spruce and alder. Gretna Green Village close to the border with England where runaway couples could seek quick marriages under easygoing Scottish law at the old tollhouse or smithy, until the custom was banned in 1940. Old Blacksmith's Shop, where wed-dings were performed by an 'anvil priest', now a museum. Grey Mare's Tail Path leads to foot of this spectacular 200ft waterfall formed by Tail Burn dropping from Loch Skene to join Moffat Water. Area rich in wild flowers has herd of wild goats.
Visitor centre is start of riverside and woodland walks.
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.