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Some of our favourite places, activities and eateries in the Scottish Borders include:

Places

Southern Upland Way – coast-to-coast walking route (right here)
Abbotsford House – Sir Walter Scott’s fabulous mansion (2 miles)
Melrose Abbey – magnificent Cistercian ruined abbey (5 miles) 
River Tweed – salmon and trout fishing (5 miles) 
Dryburgh Abbey – romantic Gothic abbey by the river Tweed (11 miles) 
Floors Castle – fairytale castle home of the Roxburghe family (17 miles) 
Thirlestane Castle – historic home of the Maitland family (17 miles)
Borders Heritage Hub – state-of-the-art genealogy centre (18 miles)
Borders Textile Towerhouse – new textile and fashion museum (18 miles) 
St Abbs Marine Nature Reserve – coastal wildlife paradise (42 miles)

Festivals

Borders Book Festival, Melrose
Traquair Fair, Innerleithen 
Border Union Show, Kelso
Scottish Borders Common Riding festivals (various towns) 
Hawick Reivers’ Festival 
Scott’s Selkirk

Eateries

Galashiels
Gala Tandoori, China Palace, Quins, Salmon Inn

Melrose (3 miles)
Marmions Brasserie, The Townhouse Brasserie , Burt’s Hotel Restaurant, Monte Cassino

Gattonside (3 miles)
Hoebridge Inn, Chapters Bistro

Taxis

Target Cabs
Borders Diamond Cabs

Website Credits

Website Design and Development – Cohorts by Design
Maplehurst Photography – Shout Photography
Copywriting – Texthouse
Self-Catering Photography – Glyn Satterley
Additional Photography:
Melrose Abbey, River Tweed and Nice Putt – Steve Wyper
Smailholm Tower – Ian Oliver
Walking to Black Hill – Stephen J. Whitehorne

Other Websites

Crabtree and Crabtree – Holiday Rentals in the Scottish Borders and Northumberland