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met rolls and sandwiches, with unique flavours like stilton and pear. Toasted muffins with
appetizing fillings are another sound option.
CAFE, BOOKSHOP
Kings
Offline map
(
www.kingsonline.co.uk
;
12 Queensberry St; snacks £1-5)
This buzzy cafe in the centre of
town doubles as a bookshop. It does tasty fairtrade coffee, has big windows for observing
Dumfries life passing by and serves toothsome sweet things, breakfasts and filled rolls.
Globe Inn
Offline map
(
www.globeinndumfries.co.uk
;
56 High St)
A traditional, rickety old nook-and-cranny pub
down a narrow wynd off the main pedestrian drag, this was reputedly Burns' favourite
watering hole, and scene of one of his numerous seductions. It's got a great atmosphere at
weekends, created by its welcoming locals and staff as much as the numerous pictures of
the 'ploughman poet' himself.
PUB
Information
Ewart Library
(
01387-253820; Catherine St; 9.15am-7.30pm Mon-Wed & Fri,
9.15am-5pm Thu & Sat)
Free internet access.
Dumfries Information Centre
(
01387-253862;
www.visitdumfriesandgalloway.co.uk
;
64 Whitesands; 9.30am-5pm Mon-Sat year-round, plus 11am-4pm Sun Jul-mid-Oct)
Offers plenty of information on the region.
Getting There & Away
Bus
Local
buses
run regularly to Kirkcudbright (one hour, hourly Monday to Saturday, six on
Sunday) and towns along the A75 to Stranraer (£7.80, 2¼ hours, eight daily Monday to
Saturday, three on Sunday).
Bus 100/101 runs to/from Edinburgh (£7.50, 2¾ hours, four to seven daily), via Moffat
and Biggar.
