Stage 2

Please note - this is a trial of the Easy route being planned by Annan the History Town Group which will use information hubs being installed soon and we are looking for feedback from this trial.

The trail loops so it can be started at any of the information points.

This easy route is 0.8 mile (1800 steps) taking 18 minutes if you don’t stop to take in the history and the views.

Please note some pavements are uneven, narrow or non-existent so please take care - especially when crossing busy roads.

 

Once established, there will be much more historic information, quizzes and questions on the proposed web link and the boards themselves.

Downies Wynd – Central Hotel

Here the information board will give details of Annan the History Town, the High Street and the Riding of the Marches traditions. 

This location gives a good view of the historic sandstone buildings, a lot of them are listed buildings.

Look out for guardstones which kept carriage wheels away from the walls as they turned corners.

Downies Wynd used to be the only main route to the Solway before Bank Street was built.

The coming of the railway changed the town in many ways and as we head along Downies Wynd towards the station, imagine all the carriage traffic using these narrow streets and all the houses, shops, pubs and businesses here.

Directions: Walk along Downies Wynd and continue straight on as it becomes St John’s Road. The next location is near the mini roundabout.