| check-in time: 10:00 amcheck-out time: 10:00 am. full breakfast is complimentary. theres also an a la carte restaurant, and a lounge bar offering a fireplace. off the a68 road, this unassuming family-run hotel in a late 19th-century stone building is less than a mile from thirlestane castle and 5 miles from sell moor hill. the relaxed rooms come with free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, plus room service, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. family rooms sleep up to 4 people
Edinburgh Airport 51 min
Smailholm Tower (24 min)
4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. Lammermuir Hills (37 min)
Range of hills offering scenic walks with views of countryside, birds & wildlife. Thirlestane Castle (11 min)
Restored country house with Victorian wings, formal gardens, a picnic area and border life museum. William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (21 min) Old Gala House (21 min)
Museum, art, and art museum Scott's View (17 min)
Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Leaderfoot Viaduct (13 min) Mellerstain House (19 min) Dryburgh Abbey (23 min)
Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (19 min)
Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Mellerstain House & Gardens (19 min)
Grand 18th-century home with Robert Adam interiors, Italianate terracing, parkland and a lake. Yester Castle (32 min)
Castle, ruins, and history Eildon Hill (19 min)
Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. Melrose Abbey (18 min)
Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Crichton Castle (24 min)
14th-century castle with diamond-faceted facade and a pit prison, in an isolated riverside setting. | 
