| cooked breakfast is offered for a surcharge, and other amenities include a lounge bar, secure bike storage, a garden and a drying room. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in an 18th-century former coaching inn, this roadside hotel is 7 miles from both galashiels golf club and medieval melrose abbey. upgraded rooms add extra space. off-street parking is free. the refined rooms feature egyptian cotton linens, free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and desks, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. dining options include a brasserie and a pizzeria. room service is available
Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 17
Traquair House (29 min)
Grand 12th-century stately home with 3 elegant rooms, plus dining, a brewery & craft workshops. Scott's View (21 min)
Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Halliwell's House Museum (2 min)
Museum, art, and art museum Bowhill House (8 min)
Stately home mainly built in 1812, with art, furniture and silver collections, set in country park. William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (21 min) Aikwood Tower (8 min)
Castle and history Dryburgh Abbey (21 min)
Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Jedburgh Abbey (26 min)
Expansive Augustinian abbey ruins with Romanesque architecture, plus herb garden and visitor centre. Melrose Abbey (15 min)
Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Old Gala House (11 min)
Museum, art, and art museum Lochcarron of Scotland Visitor Centre (6 min) Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (9 min)
Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Eildon Hill (16 min)
Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. Smailholm Tower (25 min)
4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. | 
