Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 19
Monteviot Gardens (9 min) William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (20 min) Scott's View (22 min) Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Melrose Abbey (21 min) Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre (8 min) Mementos from the former queen's life in a 16th-century structure surrounded by pear trees. Smailholm Tower (25 min) 4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. Eildon Hill (21 min) Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. Kelso Abbey (15 min) Ruins, abbey, and history Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum (9 min) Museum in castle jail built in 1823, housing displays on 19th-century prison life and local history. Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (22 min) Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Jedburgh Abbey (8 min) Expansive Augustinian abbey ruins with Romanesque architecture, plus herb garden and visitor centre. Mellerstain House (27 min) Floors Castle & Gardens (20 min) Castle dating from 1721, with roof turrets and lavishly furnished, art and tapestry-hung interiors. Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre (9 min) Dryburgh Abbey (21 min) Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. |