Local Accommodation, this is very much a tourist area and there are hotels and B & B places everywhere. Depending on where you decide to fish you could stay in Moffat itself - I can recommend:-

Annandale Arms Hotel (01683) 220013 (My local on Tuesday nights) Annandale Hotel website

Star Hotel (01683) 220156. These are on the High Street in Moffat.

Auchencastle Hotel (01683 300407) upmarket hotel in extensive grounds 2 or 3 miles out of Moffat
Auchencastle Website

On the Bed and Breakfast front I can highly recommend:-

Craigie Lodge Ballplay Road, Moffat, Tel 01683 221769. B & B, evening meals, but also has a self catering cottage in the grounds.

Mrs. Margerison, Morlich Guest House, Ballplay Road, Moffat, Tel. No. (01683) 220589 http://www.Morlichhouse.co.uk E-mail mailto: info@Morlichhouse.co.uk

The Villa Holm Park, Ballplay Road, Moffat, has SELF CATERING accommodation. It's an elegant and spacious apartment in a recently refurbished former Victorian villa. It has just been inspected by the Scottish Tourist Board and given a four star rating. Contact Fran Considine tel/fax 01784 740 892 or email fran_considine@yahoo.com for booking details.

Mrs. Quigley, North Nethermiln, Old Carlisle Road, Moffat, Tel. No. (01683) 220325

Mrs Forrester, Stratford House, Academy Road, Moffat, Tel. No. (01683) 220297 or across the street:-

Marvig Guest House, Academy Road, Moffat, Tel No. (01683) 220628.

If none of these ladies can take you they will pass you on to a friend - sort of friendly Moffat Mafia.

In the countryside there is:-

Mrs Bell, Cogries Farm, Johnstonebridge, (01576) 470320

Further downstream, and roughly halfway between Moffat and Lockerbie is the Red House Hotel Wamphray  It always was a fishing hotel and the owners are very keen on encouraging anglers to come and stay, in fact they advertise in the angling press from time to time. It would be worth while contacting them about accommodation, Telephone No. 01576 470470. They have books of permits for both our beats. Also a self catering cottage in the grounds

The Red House access is from the all purpose road B.7076 north of Johnstonebridge. Just south of Johnstonebridge also beside the B.7076 is Dinwoodie Lodge Hotel (01576) 470289 - nice meals but I literally have no idea about the accommodation, probably fine.

Further downstream, at Lockerbie is the Ravenshill Hotel Peacefully situated on the Dumfries road, leading out of Lockerbie to the West. Very much a family run Hotel and where the Improvement Association hold their meetings.

A mile or so East of Lockerbie on the Langholm road, is the Murrayfield B & B Peaceful is the word! In its own grounds and can also accomodate horses!!

3 or 4 miles west of Lockerbie, at Lochmaben is the Balcastle Holiday Home Tastefully converted from the former Balcastle Hotel, the entire upper floor is now a luxurious holiday home which sleeps six. Scottish Tourist Board 4 Star rating !!!

Still Further Downstream Anthony Steel, Kirkwood, Dalton, Lockerbie, has holiday cottages to let. Check them out at Kirkwood Cottages.  Anthony has his own fishing on the Annan and can arrange fishing on other beats as well. 

Ecclefechan is a convenient access point from the M.74 (exit 19) for the lower beats. It has the Cressfield Hotel. Nicely situated just to the south of the village, with easy access to Hoddom Cleughhead, and other beats.

A couple of miles southwards from Ecclefechan on the B.7076 all purpose road beside the Motorway brings you to Eaglesfield (exit 20). It has the Douglas House Bed and Breakfast, with The Courtyard Restaurant and Bar. Situated in the centre of this peaceful village, with easy access to Hoddom, Cleughhead, and all beats south of Lockerbie.

A mile or so below Kirkwood is Hoddom Caravan Site
Best Caravan Site in Britain in 2000, AND with their own fishing, golf course etc,  Fishing page is at Hoddom Fishing

Immediately downstream of Hoddom is the famous Cleughhead Sea Trout fishery.The owner Gordon Clark also owns The Central Hotel in Annan, so of course a fishing/accommodation package is easily arranged.

Rowanbank Guest House, 20 St. Johns Road, Annan, Dumfries, DG12 6AW, Tel 01461 204200
B & B with freezer space, a drying room, locked garage for rods etc. and can provide packed lunches and flasks - just click the link

The Old Rectory, 12 St. Johns Road, Annan, DG12 6AW, Tel 01461 202029.
B & B with secure off street parking, facilities include use of chest freezer, drying room and storage facilities for fishing gear, packed lunches if required and early/late breakfast - just click the link

Nancy Pagan, 25 Port Street, Annan has a nice B & B only yards from the Bridge over the Annan at the western boundary of the town and now with her own web site - just click the link

And on the Solway Coast Kencarrig Shoot and Guest House at 11 Queensberry Terrace, Cummertrees, accommodation and wild fowling with the opportunity to shoot a mixed bag of pheasant, duck, partridge, woodcock, snipe, pigeon, rabbits and geese with rough shooting holidays on the outskirts of Dumfries in south west Scotland.

Also on the Solway Coast Solway Sporting Breaks at 2 Queensberry Terrace, Cummertrees, have B & B, evening meals, packed lunches, guide, ghilly, wildfowling, birdwatching, near the Solway coast and close to the Annan estuary. Mine host is a VERY keen angler.

Self Catering Radcliffe holiday cottage - Radcliffe holiday cottage offers spacious and comfortable accommodation in a quiet rural village setting close to the Solway Firth and makes a great base for touring Dumfries and Galloway.

Dol-Haidd-Isaf Fishing the Teifi in South Wales? I can personally recommend these self catering cottages. Talk about home from home? It was better than being at home!! Give my regards to Pat and Brian Scull.

West Galloway Mochrum Park - Fishing and Self catering Accomodation on the Rivers Bladnoch and Cree.

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Should you need any further information ‘phone me, 01683 300592 and if you need an update on river height etc. before setting off then ‘phone me again, my house overlooks the Upper Beat. Or better still E mail me first at andy.dickson1@btinternet.com