Visiting the Borders
Visiting the Scottish Borders
Visitors have been fascinated with the Borders, its eventful history and its landscape since the time of Sir Walter Scott, the global best selling author and poet of the early nineteenth century. Modern visitors relish its unspoilt qualities and characterful towns combined with award-winning facilities, cuisine, events and activities.
There is much to do and explore and our area's special attractions include:
- Melrose Abbey
- hillwalking in the Southern Uplands, Cheviots, Eildons and Rubers Law
- Common ridings
- mountain biking at the internationally renowned Glentress forest near Peebles
- stately homes including Sir Walter Scott's unique Abbotsford near Selkirk
- Heart of Hawick arts, heritage and leisure complex
- Harestanes visitor centre near Jedburgh
- diving and birdwatching at St Abbs
- rugby sevens at Melrose, the home of the game
- salmon fishing on the world famous Tweed and its Kelso Junction Pool
- Whiteadder reservoir near Duns
- modernist architecture of Peter Womersley at Galashiels Netherdale
- Hermitage Castle
- Romany tradition of Kirk Yetholm, end of the Pennine Way
- living music and poetry tradition
- great local food
- friendly places to stay.
