| other amenities include a cosy pub with exposed brick walls. complimentary breakfast is served in the library. set among traditional stone buildings, this casual inn is a 5-minute walk from the old gala house and a minute's walk from the market street fountain bus stop. featuring chesterfield headboards, the warmly decorated rooms have free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 6
Thirlestane Castle (21 min)
Restored country house with Victorian wings, formal gardens, a picnic area and border life museum. Melrose Abbey (10 min)
Medieval ruins of Cistercian monastery with museum and burial place of Robert the Bruce's heart. Old Gala House (5 min)
Museum, art, and art museum Halliwell's House Museum (13 min)
Museum, art, and art museum William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (21 min) Traquair House (25 min)
Grand 12th-century stately home with 3 elegant rooms, plus dining, a brewery & craft workshops. Bowhill House (19 min)
Stately home mainly built in 1812, with art, furniture and silver collections, set in country park. Dryburgh Abbey (23 min)
Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (6 min)
Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Eildon Hill (13 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. Scott's View (17 min)
Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. Mellerstain House (26 min) Leaderfoot Viaduct (12 min) | 
