Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 16
Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre (18 min)
Mementos from the former queen's life in a 16th-century structure surrounded by pear trees. Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre (19 min) Smailholm Tower (15 min)
4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. Mellerstain House & Gardens (15 min)
Grand 18th-century home with Robert Adam interiors, Italianate terracing, parkland and a lake. Mellerstain House (14 min) Roxburgh Castle (4 min)
Castle, ruins, and history Scott's View (19 min)
Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Jedburgh Abbey (19 min)
Expansive Augustinian abbey ruins with Romanesque architecture, plus herb garden and visitor centre. Kelso Abbey (4 min)
Ruins, abbey, and history William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (18 min) Dryburgh Abbey (19 min)
Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Melrose Abbey (25 min)
Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Eildon Hill (25 min)
Prominent, triple-peaked mountain in the Scottish Borders, with walking paths to countryside views. Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum (19 min)
Museum in castle jail built in 1823, housing displays on 19th-century prison life and local history. Floors Castle & Gardens (7 min)
Castle dating from 1721, with roof turrets and lavishly furnished, art and tapestry-hung interiors. | 
