| dogs are permitted. upgrades add separate sitting areas, a 4-poster beds and valley views. the hotel offers free hot breakfast and parking. the elegant rooms featuring country decor include free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. there's also a high-end restaurant serving scottish and european fare, a cosy bar and a lounge with a fireplace. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. set in a grand victorian stone manor overlooking the river ettrick, this refined hotel is 3 miles from bowhill house and 8 miles from priorwood garden
Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 16
Halliwell's House Museum (6 min)
Museum, art, and art museum Salmon Viewing Centre (2 min) Eildon Hill (16 min)
Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. Bowhill House (7 min)
Stately home mainly built in 1812, with art, furniture and silver collections, set in country park. Scott's View (21 min)
Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Melrose Abbey (14 min)
Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Dryburgh Abbey (23 min)
Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Lochcarron of Scotland Visitor Centre (13 min) Aikwood Tower (9 min)
Castle and history Old Gala House (10 min)
Museum, art, and art museum Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom (6 min) Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (8 min)
Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Traquair House (27 min)
Grand 12th-century stately home with 3 elegant rooms, plus dining, a brewery & craft workshops. Smailholm Tower (27 min)
4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. | 
