Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 24
Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (27 min)
Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Eildon Hill (26 min)
Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. Fatlips Castle (12 min)
Castle, architecture, and history Smailholm Tower (29 min)
4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. Scott's View (26 min)
Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum (9 min)
Museum in castle jail built in 1823, housing displays on 19th-century prison life and local history. Dryburgh Abbey (26 min)
Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre (11 min)
Mementos from the former queen's life in a 16th-century structure surrounded by pear trees. Melrose Abbey (25 min)
Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Born in the Borders (9 min) Jedburgh Abbey (11 min)
Expansive Augustinian abbey ruins with Romanesque architecture, plus herb garden and visitor centre. Ferniehirst Castle (14 min)
Castle, ruins, history, and architecture Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre (13 min) William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (25 min) | 
