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101 THINGS TO SEE AND DO……WITHIN A 1
HOUR'S DRIVE
There are some good web-sites with information about
what is happening in the Scottish Borders, the best ones are:
www.scot-borders.co.uk
 www.visitscottishborders.com
www.borderevents.com
www.premiermagazine.co.uk
Some favourites
Outdoor activities
Castles, Abbeys and Historic Houses
Arts / Crafts
Shopping
Museums
Or a day by the sea
Some Favourites
Golfing - Selkirk
and Woll are the nearest golf courses, but there are 21 courses
in the Borders available through the "Freedom of the Fairways"
golf pass
Walking - forest walks,
coastal walks, town and village walks
There are also guided walks, contact Middle Marches tel: 01450 377
383
Fishing
 Cycling
- many routes throughout the county, including the Border-loop,
the brand new 250-mile, fully signposted circular route around the
Scottish Borders. Click
here for further details.
Raleigh Cycle Centre Hawick Tel: 01450 376 033
Sir Walter Scott
- Scott's Selkirk Victorian Christmas Festival
- 1st weekend of December www.scottsselkirk.co.uk
- Abbotsford, Melrose - the home of Sir Walter
Scott on the banks of the river Tweed.
Tel: 01896 752043
- Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom, Selkirk Tel:
01750 20761
 Selkirk
Common Riding
Selkirk Common Riding brings the town to a standstill
the first Friday after the second Monday of June every year with
the Souters and 5000-6000 visitors crowding the streets.
Selkirk Film Club
Films being shown at The County Hotel 8-9 times a year.
Tel: 01750 21697
….but there is much
more….
Outdoor activities
General information on a range of exciting sports
activities including archery, alpine skiing, canoeing, clay pigeon
shoot, fishing, 4*4 driving, hill walking, horse riding, indoor
bowling, indoor curling, kayaking, mountain biking, orienteering,
river assault, and snow boarding can be found on www.activesports.freeserve.co.uk
Tel: 01750 20118 / 01896 822 452
- Ballooning - explore the beautiful landscape
and the legacy from a turbulent history from the air www.albaballooning.co.uk
Tel: 0131 667 4251
- Bird-watching www.visitscottishborders.com
- Jogging - nice areas along the river
- Riding - Dryden near Selkirk Tel:01750 32208
- Buccleuch Country Ride Tel: 0870 008 0404
- Canoeing - in Tweed, Melrose Tel: 01750 20118
- Clay pigeon shooting, Selkirk and Kelso www.braidwoodsc.co.uk
- Glentress Forest, Peebles
- Bowling Green - Selkirk
- Tennis - Selkirk
- Gardens - around 25 beautiful gardens open to
the public and awaiting your approval www.visitscottishborders.com
- 4x4 wheel driving, Galashiels and Melrose, Borders
Machinery Tel: 01896 758 091
- Off Road Driving, Scottish Skid Control Centre
Tel: 01501 763 763
- Rugby - Borders is famous for rugby sevens
- Falconry, Hawick - fly falcons and hawks plus
falconry from horseback
Tel: 01450 860 666
- Rock Climbing - indoor climbing centre www.alienrock.co.uk
- Archery, Eastcote House Archery Centre Tel: 01450
870 008
- Skiing - Hillend Dry Ski Slope - Europe's longest
artificial ski slope Tel:0131 445 4433 http://ski.midlothian.gov.uk
 Kelso
Races - A day at the Races Tel: 01668 280 800- Jedforest Deer and Farm Park, Jedburgh
Tel: 01835 840 364
- Glentress Forest - a unique experience of a forest
with walks and bike trails - walk or cycle under 120ft Douglas
Fir trees then visit the Hub CafTel: for refreshments. On the
A72 2 miles south east of Peebles Tel: 01750 721 120
- Tweedbank Outdoor Sports Complex, Tel: 01896
750 456
- Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre-, Ancrum,
Jedburgh - Acitivities, exhibitions and countryside walks including
the biggest children's' play park in the Borders
- Touring - trips to various scenic destinations
www.visitscottishborders.com
- Ambush Paintball, Duns Tel: 01361 840 222
- 100 Aker Wood Visitor Centre, Melrose - fun for
all the family with play area, pet shop, bouncy castle, woodland
walk Tel: 01896 823 717
- Borders Gliding Club, Milfield Airfield, Wooller
- Tel: 01668 216 284 www.bordersgliding.co.uk
Castles, Abbeys and
Historic Houses
 Bowhill
House and Country Park, Selkirk - 18th and 19th century house
in beautiful countryside and home of the Duke of Buccleuch
Tel: 01750 22204- Aikwood Tower - 4 miles west of Selkirk and built
in 1535 Tel: 01750 52253
- Melrose Abbey - founded in 1136 Tel: 01896 822
562
- Dryburgh Abbey, Melrose - perhaps the most beautiful
of all the Border Abbeys and burial place of Sir Walter Scott
Tel: 01835 822 381
- Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh - founded in 1138 Tel:
01835 863 925
- Traquair House, Innerleithen - the oldest continually
inhabited house in Scotland,
Tel: 01896 830 323 www.traquair.co.uk
- Floors Castle, Kelso - the largest inhabited
castle in Scotland, and is home to the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe
www.floorscastle.com
Tel: 01573 223 333
- Mellerstain House, Gordon - a fine Georgian House
and gardens Tel: 01573 410 225
- Thirlestane Castle, Lauder - one of the seven
"Great Houses of Scotland"
Tel: 01578 722 430
- Hermitage Castle, Hawick - a vast and eerie ruin
of the 14th and 15th centuries and at the heart of many of the
bloodiest events in the history of the Borders Tel: 01387 376
222
- Smailholm Tower - Situated 6 miles west of Kelso
this well preserved 16th century tower house contains an interesting
exhibition of Sir Walter Scott themed tapestries and costume dolls
Tel: 01573 460 365
- Paxton House - Gallery and Country Park
Tel: 01289 386 291 www.paxtonhouse.com
Arts/Crafts
- Robson Gallery, Selkirk - temporary exhibitions
- Sam Wade Trading, Selkirk - marvellous small
fountains and kinetic sculptures
- Flockfield Pottery, Selkirk - hand-made functional
pottery items as well as cheeky animals etc
- Manson's Pottery, Selkirk - fine hand-thrown
earthenware
- Gordon Ewart-Dean, Selkirk - mineral crystals
grown in special ceramic glazes on hand-made porcelain objects
- A. Elliott Fine Fabrics, Selkirk - producing
high quality fabrics and woven accessiries
- Anthony Cawthorne, Jedburgh - contemporary landscape
paintings
- Sue Elliott Creative Silks and Velvets, Selkirk
- individually hand-dyed silk and velvet goods
 Ettrick
Valley, Ettrick Forest Interiors, Selkirk - original Scottish
designs for bags, aprons tea towels etc- John Nelson' Studio, Selkirk - bright and colourful
abstract paintings with figurative elements
- Theatre - Bowhill near Selkirk is an old theatre
with various performances - you can even have your supper there
- Glass blowing - Selkirk Glass Visitor Centre,
Selkirk - famous for its paperweights in modern abstract design
Tel: 01750 20954
- Glass blowing - Lindean Mill Glass, Galashiels
- Scotland's leading studio glass workshop
- Glass blowing - Twist Glass Studio, Selkirk -
beautiful hand-crafted crystal table-ware
- Weaving
- Literature and poetry
- Selkirk Film Club - Films shown in the County
Hotel throughout the year
- Rob Elliott Furniture, Selkirk - unique furniture
in burr elm
- The Martin Gallery, Melrose - original paintings
and prints by John F Martin
- McRok, Selkirk - uniquely individual Clan Tartan
Plaques
Shopping
- Tweed
- Haggis - try the famous Grieve's haggis available
from the Snack Attack in Selkirk
- Tartan
- Whisky - try a visit to the Glenkinchie Distillery
in East Lothian and discover the magic behind "The Edinburgh
Malt" Tel: 01875 342004
- Selkirk Bannock
- Hawick Cashmere Visitors Centre - Find out more
about the magic of cashmere knitwear and acquire a beautifully
made garment from the original source Tel: 01450 371221
- Lochcarron Cashmere Visitors Centre, Galashiels
- The mill tours show all aspects of producing Cashmere, while
the museum will show you production through the ages, then a visit
to the retail store to see the finished garments Tel: 01896 752091
- Farm produce
- Garden Centres
- Antiques, e.g. The Whole Lot, Melrose Tel: 01896
823039
- Outdoor activity wear / Equipment
- Pringle of Scotland Factory Shop, Hawick
- Food Specialists
Museums
- Halliwell's House Museum, Selkirk
- Robert Clapperton's Photographic Studio, Selkirk
- Eyemouth Museum, Commemorates the fishing disaster
of 1881 when 189 local fishermen lost their lives Tel: 01890 750678
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Museum and Art Gallery
- a kaleidoscope of experiences - explore the old town in Window
on Berwick Tel: 01289 301869
….or fancy a day by the sea….
- Scuba Diving / Watersports, Eyemouth and Coldingham
- Seashore Safaris, Eyemouth
- Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland - Coastal fortress
with various exhibits
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