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Powfoot Beach

Photo of Powfoot Beach, a beach near Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Powfoot Beach

© Anne Burgess / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Anne Burgess / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Powfoot Beach

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A peaceful beach of shingle and sand at the village of Powfoot, with wide views over the Solway Firth to the Cumbrian fells. Low tide exposes big flats of sand and mud that draw plenty of wading birds. Annan station is only about 4km away to the east.

More places to visit near Powfoot Beach

Photo of the Nith Estuary, a National Scenic Area in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Nith Estuary

National Scenic Area near Carsethorn

Solway saltmarsh under Criffel, with wintering geese, a moated castle and an abbey ruin all within a few miles

5.8 km W

Photo along the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile National Trail running from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, England.Iconic

Hadrian's Wall Path

National Trail

Coast to coast along the Roman frontier, milecastle by milecastle.

7.8 km E · Northumberland, Cumbria & Tyne and Wear

Photo of The Devil's Porridge Museum, a visitor attraction near Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

The Devil's Porridge Museum

Attraction near Annan

Museum near Gretna telling the story of HM Factory Gretna, the huge First World War cordite works.

10 km E

Photo of WWT Caerlaverock, a nature reserve near New Abbey in the Nith Estuary, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

WWT Caerlaverock

Nature reserve near New Abbey

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve on the Solway merse, famous for wintering barnacle geese and whooper swans.

11.1 km W

Photo of Caerlaverock Castle, a ruined castle near New Abbey in the Nith Estuary, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Iconic

Caerlaverock Castle

Castle near New Abbey

Unique triangular moated fortress.

12.6 km W

Photo of Silloth Green, a landmark in Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Silloth Green

Landmark near Silloth

A broad Victorian green above the Solway shore at Silloth, laid out with cobbled streets and views to the Scottish hills.

12.7 km S