Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 9
Jedburgh Abbey (21 min)
Expansive Augustinian abbey ruins with Romanesque architecture, plus herb garden and visitor centre. Old Gala House (8 min)
Museum, art, and art museum Dryburgh Abbey (17 min)
Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Floors Castle & Gardens (22 min)
Castle dating from 1721, with roof turrets and lavishly furnished, art and tapestry-hung interiors. Mellerstain House (20 min) Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (5 min)
Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Harmony Garden (5 min) Leaderfoot Viaduct (7 min) Eildon Hill (19 min)
Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (14 min) Scott's View (11 min)
Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Melrose Abbey (3 min)
Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Smailholm Tower (19 min)
4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. Thirlestane Castle (19 min)
Restored country house with Victorian wings, formal gardens, a picnic area and border life museum. | 
