boswells village and the a68, and 38. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. period-style rooms offer wifi access, tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. it's within 2. 5 miles of st. breakfast is served in a traditional dining room with a log-burning fireplace, and 5-course dinners are available by arrangement. guests have use of an antique-filled guest lounge with an adjoining conservatory, and access to gardens. with sweeping views over countryside and the river tweed, this quaint b&b in an 1869 country house retains original features like wooden floors and fireplaces. all have en suite or private bathrooms, some with bathtubs. 8 miles from edinburgh Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 13
William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (11 min) Dryburgh Abbey (18 min) Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Smailholm Tower (10 min) 4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. Thirlestane Castle (23 min) Restored country house with Victorian wings, formal gardens, a picnic area and border life museum. Floors Castle & Gardens (13 min) Castle dating from 1721, with roof turrets and lavishly furnished, art and tapestry-hung interiors. Mellerstain House (16 min) Melrose Abbey (14 min) Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Leaderfoot Viaduct (10 min) Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (15 min) Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre (15 min) Eildon Hill (15 min) Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre (19 min) Mementos from the former queen's life in a 16th-century structure surrounded by pear trees. Scott's View (5 min) Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Jedburgh Abbey (19 min) Expansive Augustinian abbey ruins with Romanesque architecture, plus herb garden and visitor centre. Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum (20 min) Museum in castle jail built in 1823, housing displays on 19th-century prison life and local history. |