Edinburgh Airport 55 min
Smailholm Tower (25 min) 4-story 1400s stone tower in a hilltop location, with a ruined outer hall & kitchen foundations. Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott (20 min) Sir Walter Scott's 1800s baronial mansion, with his study & landscaped gardens. Mellerstain House & Gardens (20 min) Grand 18th-century home with Robert Adam interiors, Italianate terracing, parkland and a lake. William Wallace Statue, Bemersyde (21 min) Mellerstain House (19 min) Melrose Abbey (19 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. Leaderfoot Viaduct (14 min) Old Gala House (23 min) Museum, art, and art museum Harmony Garden (20 min) Lammermuir Hills (41 min) Range of hills offering scenic walks with views of countryside, birds & wildlife. Thirlestane Castle (16 min) Restored country house with Victorian wings, formal gardens, a picnic area and border life museum. Yester Castle (36 min) Castle, ruins, and history Dryburgh Abbey (24 min) Dog-friendly grounds housing this Gothic monastery's ruins, with informational boards & a gift shop. Scott's View (18 min) Viewpoint of wooded hills & the River Tweed, said to have been a favorite spot of Sir Walter Scott. |