check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. a family room sleeps up to 3 guests. some offer sitting areas. amenities include a cosy cafe. warm rooms feature free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities, as well as en suite, shower-only bathrooms. full scottish breakfast is available (fee). set in the quaint town centre off the a68 road, this low-key hotel in a former 19th-century coaching inn is a 4-minute walk from jedburgh abbey and 9 minutes by foot from jedburgh castle Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 20
Eildon Hill (22 min) Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum (9 min) Museum in castle jail built in 1823, housing displays on 19th-century prison life and local history. William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (20 min) Born in the Borders (9 min) Scott's View (22 min) Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Dryburgh Abbey (21 min) Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Floors Castle & Gardens (24 min) Castle dating from 1721, with roof turrets and lavishly furnished, art and tapestry-hung interiors. Smailholm Tower (25 min) 4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. Ferniehirst Castle (5 min) Castle, ruins, history, and architecture Fatlips Castle (17 min) Castle, architecture, and history Jedburgh Abbey (2 min) Expansive Augustinian abbey ruins with Romanesque architecture, plus herb garden and visitor centre. Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (22 min) Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Melrose Abbey (21 min) Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre (9 min) Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre (2 min) Mementos from the former queen's life in a 16th-century structure surrounded by pear trees. |