Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 14
Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (20 min)
Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Jedburgh Abbey (27 min)
Expansive Augustinian abbey ruins with Romanesque architecture, plus herb garden and visitor centre. Melrose Abbey (18 min)
Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Eildon Hill (19 min)
Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. Kelso Abbey (13 min)
Ruins, abbey, and history Dryburgh Abbey (14 min)
Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Scott's View (12 min)
Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre (22 min) Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre (26 min)
Mementos from the former queen's life in a 16th-century structure surrounded by pear trees. William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (13 min) Smailholm Tower (10 min)
4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. Mellerstain House & Gardens (10 min)
Grand 18th-century home with Robert Adam interiors, Italianate terracing, parkland and a lake. Mellerstain House (10 min) Floors Castle & Gardens (10 min)
Castle dating from 1721, with roof turrets and lavishly furnished, art and tapestry-hung interiors. Thirlestane Castle (24 min)
Restored country house with Victorian wings, formal gardens, a picnic area and border life museum. | 
