Scenic Driving Route - South Borders
As a guide, this route is about 61 miles long and should have a driving time of about 3 hours
Please note that this is the most challenging of our scenic drives from a navigational point of view. A large proportion of it follows picturesque country lanes and you are strongly advised to drive slowly and watch out for animals and farm traffic.
You can also see this route, along with views you can expect to see from it in Google Maps.
- Leave Jedburgh on the A68 south towards Newcastle.
- After approx ¾ mile, turn left on the unclassified road signed to Dolphinton and Mossburnford.
- After approx 2 miles take the unclassified road left (unmarked except for a post with cycle route signs)
- At the T-junction after 2miles turn right.
- After ¾ mile take the second left signed to Hownam.
- Stay on this road for approx 6 miles until you reach a T-junction. The Hownam village sign is to your right. At this junction, turn left on the unclassified road for Morebattle and Town Yetholm.
- After about 4 miles at the junction with the B6401, turn right to Town Yetholm.
- In Town Yetholm, turn right at the end of the main street on to the B6352 (actually signed Wooler (A698)) for about 4 miles crossing the English Border and through Mindrum. Note: Ignore the turning to the right signed Wooler approx 1¾ miles out of Town Yetholm.
- After approx 4 miles, having passed Mindrum, go straight over the crossroads on to an unclassified road towards East Learmouth and Cornhill.
- Go straight through East Learmouth to Cornhill.
- In Cornhill turn left onto the A698 for about 1 ¼ miles into Coldstream, crossing the Tweed Bridge back into Scotland.
- As you enter Coldstream turn right onto the A6112 for about 6 miles to Swinton, passing through Lennel and Simprim.
- In Swinton turn left onto the B6461 for towards Leitholm, Eccles and Kelso, turning left and immediately right over the A697 at Orange Lane.
- After leaving Eccles turn right at the first unmarked junction onto the unclassified road towards Stichill, taking the first turning left after about 1 mile and turning left again at the kerbed junction after a further 2 miles.
- In Stichill, turn left onto the B6364 for about 2 ¾ miles to the junction with the A6089.
- Turn left onto the A6089 and follow the signs for Kelso town centre.
- Leave Kelso town centre on the A699 for Selkirk, turning right immediately after crossing the narrow bridge over the River Tweed.
- After about 1 ¾ miles, leave the A699 to the left on an unclassified road for Roxburgh and Crailing.
- Leave Roxburgh on the unclassified road for about 3 ¾ miles to Nisbet.
- At Nisbet turn left onto the B6400 for about ¾ mile to the junction with the A698.
- Turn right onto the A698 for about 1 ½ miles to the junction with the A68.
- Turn left onto the A68 for about 1 ¾ miles and return to Jedburgh.
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