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Abbey Cottage Tea Room – Sweetheart Abbey Ruins loop from Southerness

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Abbey Cottage Tea Room – Sweetheart Abbey Ruins loop from Southerness

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Abbey Cottage Tea Room – Sweetheart Abbey Ruins loop from Southerness

02:52

38.4km

480m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.48 km

Ruins of Kirkandrews Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Right by the roadside is this ruined castle. With no fences preventing access, you can pull your bike up and take a really close look

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8.59 km

View of the Lake District Across the Solway

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ride this trail in the south of Scotland and look right across the sea to the mountains of the Lake District of England!

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17.9 km

Ok I didn’t get a picture of the gorse bushes but I would go another way , maybe after sawmill don’t turn off for wellingtons monument , go straight on past farm and join forestry road or you will be scratched and pricked to hell and probably a puncture .

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19.4 km

Kinharvie Plantation

Forest

20.0 km

Shambellie Wood

Forest

22.5 km

New Abbey Corn Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

Corn Mill Museum with water wheel

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22.7 km

Abbey Cottage Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

Opposite the picturesque Sweetheart Abbey remains, is this excellent Tea Room. An extensive and original menu and seating outside too with a view of the Abbey. Telephone 01387 850377 for opening times but seems to be open most of the time. I can recommend the bacon and maple syrup on a bagel. However, the leaf teas are certainly worth trying and it one of the few places left that still serve Lapsang Souchong!! Bliss. Worth stopping for.

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22.8 km

Sweetheart Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Good tea room in New Abbey, or take the road to Beeswing at the bridge. the Loch Arthur tea and coffee shop has super homemade cakes and you can have a bottomless filter coffee refilled as much as you like. Closed on Sunday.

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27.8 km

View of the Nith Estuary from Drumbrun

Highlight • River

Great viewpoint out over the Nith Estuary. On a clear day you can see across to England. The road surface running parallel to the coast is pretty good too.

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38.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.2 km

10.9 km

9.54 km

3.17 km

491 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

15.3 km

5.18 km

418 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

22°C

14°C

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Abbey Cottage Tea Room – Sweetheart Abbey Ruins loop from Southerness

Ruins of Kirkandrews Tower

View of the Lake District Across the Solway

Gorse Bush Hell

New Abbey Corn Mill

Abbey Cottage Tea Room

Sweetheart Abbey Ruins

View of the Nith Estuary from Drumbrun

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