Guidebook for Scottish Borders
Sightseeing
Bowhill House
Beautiful Gardens and steeped in history.
A hard walk to Loch Skeen but worth it for the view. Waterful is amazing after heavy rain.
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Grey Mares Tail Nature Reserve
A hard walk to Loch Skeen but worth it for the view. Waterful is amazing after heavy rain.
Saint Mary's Loch
Sailing, cafe, photo opportunity!
See the Abbey and enjoy the local pubs and independent shops. Visit Priorwood Garden.
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Melrose
See the Abbey and enjoy the local pubs and independent shops. Visit Priorwood Garden.
See the market square, go to the races, watch the local mairches.
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Kelso
See the market square, go to the races, watch the local mairches.
Worth a look around a house you can't afford to run even if you owned it! Look out for the rool full of birds! Good for tea and a spot of lunch too.
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Floors Castle & Gardens
Roxburgh StreetWorth a look around a house you can't afford to run even if you owned it! Look out for the rool full of birds! Good for tea and a spot of lunch too.
Dawyck Botanic Garden
More greenery and fresh air.
Craik Forest
Great walks, waterfalls, cycling.
Yarrow
See the Ayrrow Stone or the Kirk (Church).
See the salmon jumping up the tweed! Usually lots of them and a tea and scone at the Water Wheel.
Philiphaugh
See the salmon jumping up the tweed! Usually lots of them and a tea and scone at the Water Wheel.
Visit the town and Nature Reserve.
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St Abbs Head National Nature Reserve
Visit the town and Nature Reserve.
Paxton House
A beautiful Scottish country house and gardens.
Mellerstain House & Gardens
Another big house and gardens.
Wedderburn Castle is an 18th-century country house. It is the historic family seat of the Home of Wedderburn family
Wedderburn Castle & Barns
Wedderburn Castle is an 18th-century country house. It is the historic family seat of the Home of Wedderburn family
Home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer.
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Manderston House
Home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer.
The Union Bridge is a suspended-deck suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Borders.
Horncliffe
The Union Bridge is a suspended-deck suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Borders.
Amazing architecture. I love this one, like a movie set.
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Thirlestane Castle
Amazing architecture. I love this one, like a movie set.
Another ruined Abbey........our neighbours made a habbit of destroying them at one point!
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Dryburgh Abbey
DryburghAnother ruined Abbey........our neighbours made a habbit of destroying them at one point!
Tantallon Castle
Known for it's ghost photos.
Shopping
Great of an icecream and a wonder around the antique shops! Visit Robert Smail's Printing Museum. http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/Robert-Smails-Printing-Works
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Innerleithen
Great of an icecream and a wonder around the antique shops! Visit Robert Smail's Printing Museum. http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/Robert-Smails-Printing-Works
Great for a walk around the shops and a fish and chips by the banks of the Tweed.
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Peebles
Great for a walk around the shops and a fish and chips by the banks of the Tweed.
Moffat
Shopping and woolen mill stores. Nice for lunch or dinner.
See the Bear Gates, look around the house and get a few bottles of local beer from the brewery shop.
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Traquair House
See the Bear Gates, look around the house and get a few bottles of local beer from the brewery shop.
Selkirk
Have a Selkirk Bannock.
Everything Else
Talla Reservoir
The winding, steep road down is a great photo opportunity!
Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott
Home of Sir Walter Scott.
Entertainment & Activities
Exhaust yourself in the tree tops, cycle or walk. Fresh air.
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Go Ape Glentress, Peebles (Treetop Challenge, Zip Lines, High Ropes)
Exhaust yourself in the tree tops, cycle or walk. Fresh air.
Wilton Lodge Park
12 Wilton Park RdA nice walk around and crazy golf!
Food Scene
Kailzie Gardens
Enjot the gardens and have a bite.