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Places near Annan by type
All 299 places by distance →One day from Annan
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:02 pm
61 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Annan
- Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fortfort · 1.5 hrs
- Drumburgh Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- St John'schurch · 30 min
- Milefortlet 9, Skinburnessheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Repentance Towerheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Annan
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Annan?
Annan Old Parish Church (church, about 1 km), Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort (fort, about 6 km), Repentance Tower (heritage site, about 9 km), Hoddom Castle (heritage site, about 9 km), Drumburgh Castle (heritage site, about 12 km), St John's (church, about 14 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Annan?
88 places on Spotwander: 31 hill stations & viewpoints, 32 forts & heritage, 13 churches, 5 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 3 museums.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Annan?
Annandale Way, about 29 km by road; Criffel (30 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Annan?
Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort, about 6 km by road; Repentance Tower (9 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Annan?
Start in Annan, visit Bowness-on-Solway Roman Fort, then Drumburgh Castle, then St John's, then Milefortlet 9, Skinburness, then Repentance Tower, and drive back — about 61 km by road in all.























