Moffat can trace its history back to 1218, when Robert the Bruce granted land which is now known as Rogermoor.

Much of the land around Moffat was owned by the Knights Templar. They had a settlement on the ridge to the west of the town, where the ruined gable of a chapel still adjoins Chapel Farm.

Moffat was granted a market in 1662. A year later, the discovery of the Moffat Well transformed it into a popular spa town, with visitors including Robert Burns and James Boswell.

Today, Moffat is a traditional, unspoilt town, best known for wool and the famous Moffat toffee. 

It is an ideal base for touring south-west Scotland, and is surrounded by some of the region's most spectacular scenery, such as the Grey Mare's Tail, St Mary's Loch and the Devil's Beeftub.