Guidebook for Scottish Borders

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Guidebook for Scottish Borders

Food Scene

Open daily evenings til 10pm- ish. It is small but also does Take-Away . Phone to book if wish to dine in.
14 locals recommend
Saffron - Innerleithen (Authentic Indian Restaurant and Takeaway)
68 High St
14 locals recommend
Open daily evenings til 10pm- ish. It is small but also does Take-Away . Phone to book if wish to dine in.
Delicious Home Baking - a favourite with cyclists. Sit in, or out with blankets supplied! Open most days -- not evenings
13 locals recommend
No1 Peebles Road
1 Peebles Rd
13 locals recommend
Delicious Home Baking - a favourite with cyclists. Sit in, or out with blankets supplied! Open most days -- not evenings
Caberston Coffee shop Walkerburn is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10-4pm. Good homely food, good prices and service. Very popular.
Caberston Road
Caberston Road
Caberston Coffee shop Walkerburn is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10-4pm. Good homely food, good prices and service. Very popular.
Good Italian food , open lunch and evenings
8 locals recommend
Franco’s
8 locals recommend
Good Italian food , open lunch and evenings
Good food in restaurant in Innerleithen for lunches and dinners until 8pm
14 locals recommend
Traquair Arms Hotel
Traquair Road
14 locals recommend
Good food in restaurant in Innerleithen for lunches and dinners until 8pm
Good pub food lunches and dinners until 8pm daily, nice pub atmosphere open all day and evening.
6 locals recommend
The Clovenfords Hotel
1 Vine St
6 locals recommend
Good pub food lunches and dinners until 8pm daily, nice pub atmosphere open all day and evening.
Good food in restaurant for lunches and dinners until 8pm, open daily. Pub open later.
6 locals recommend
The Corner House
1 Chapel St
6 locals recommend
Good food in restaurant for lunches and dinners until 8pm, open daily. Pub open later.
If you wish to dine where service and quality are important try Burts
13 locals recommend
Burts Hotel
Market Square
13 locals recommend
If you wish to dine where service and quality are important try Burts
Delicious food and interesting recipes - open daily.
18 locals recommend
Coltman's Delicatessen, Kitchen & Bar
71-73 High St
18 locals recommend
Delicious food and interesting recipes - open daily.
Delicious lunches and dinners, must book dinners.Owner wa runner-up in Master chef 3 yrs ago.
11 locals recommend
Osso
1 Innerleithen Rd
11 locals recommend
Delicious lunches and dinners, must book dinners.Owner wa runner-up in Master chef 3 yrs ago.

Arts & Culture

This is where the original health giving waters were discovered and the Monks established a venue for the sick to visit. Often there are art exhibitions, see local ads.
10 locals recommend
St Ronan's Wells
Wells Brae
10 locals recommend
This is where the original health giving waters were discovered and the Monks established a venue for the sick to visit. Often there are art exhibitions, see local ads.
Theatre for Music, Films Live streaming of Opera, Ballet etc. Dance workshops C rafts etc. Look for Eastgate theatre on line for programme.
Eastgate
Eastgate
Theatre for Music, Films Live streaming of Opera, Ballet etc. Dance workshops C rafts etc. Look for Eastgate theatre on line for programme.

Parks & Nature

Lovely gardens especially the woodland walks and the walled gardens. Kailzie fishery opens daily Also lovely restaurant open days.
23 locals recommend
Kailzie Gardens
23 locals recommend
Lovely gardens especially the woodland walks and the walled gardens. Kailzie fishery opens daily Also lovely restaurant open days.
Huge Forestry area with walks of every grade of difficulty. Mountain Biking, horse riding trails and more. Open all year round with teaching bookable in advance See Dirt school See Go Ape and Dirt School. app Trailforks for more extensive overview of trails.
28 locals recommend
Glentress Forest
28 locals recommend
Huge Forestry area with walks of every grade of difficulty. Mountain Biking, horse riding trails and more. Open all year round with teaching bookable in advance See Dirt school See Go Ape and Dirt School. app Trailforks for more extensive overview of trails.
Find peace and quiet here as you walk around or cycle to this Loch. It is a 14 mile road trip from Innerleithen but well worth the effort. Take a picnic to enjoy.
29 locals recommend
Saint Mary's Loch
29 locals recommend
Find peace and quiet here as you walk around or cycle to this Loch. It is a 14 mile road trip from Innerleithen but well worth the effort. Take a picnic to enjoy.
A well marked trail and used by those who love to be challenged by long distance walking or some wild riding. there are so many routes off it and onto it you can almost guarantee to see no-one else for hours.
Southern Upland Way
Southern Upland Way
A well marked trail and used by those who love to be challenged by long distance walking or some wild riding. there are so many routes off it and onto it you can almost guarantee to see no-one else for hours.

Entertainment & Activities

Teaching available in these small lochs daily, must reserve a rod - can hire rods and buy bait..
7 locals recommend
Kailzie Fishery
7 locals recommend
Teaching available in these small lochs daily, must reserve a rod - can hire rods and buy bait..
in the Uk and Europe. Well maintained and signposted for all abilities. Se See dirt school for booking teaching. See trail Apps for a vast area of prepared trails and also none for those who prefer wild riding. Cafe at base. parking at base or at top. small charge.
29 locals recommend
Glentress Mountain Bike Trail Centre
29 locals recommend
in the Uk and Europe. Well maintained and signposted for all abilities. Se See dirt school for booking teaching. See trail Apps for a vast area of prepared trails and also none for those who prefer wild riding. Cafe at base. parking at base or at top. small charge.

Shopping

Ideal for outdoor recreation - Merino etc Expensive but wonderful to wear and good quality in our experience.
FINDRA Clothing
83 High St
Ideal for outdoor recreation - Merino etc Expensive but wonderful to wear and good quality in our experience.
This is the main place locally for Bike hire - with Helmet . Also for repairs, spare parts and new parts. All very tempting! There is a branch in Innerleithen on the High Street also.
Alpine Bikes Glentress - Bike Shop and Hire
This is the main place locally for Bike hire - with Helmet . Also for repairs, spare parts and new parts. All very tempting! There is a branch in Innerleithen on the High Street also.
Traditional butcher. Here you can buy genuine Haggis, lamb chops and delicious joints! They can tell you which farm it came from - possibly even its name! Also fresh local eggs.
6 locals recommend
Shaws Fine Meats
56 High St
6 locals recommend
Traditional butcher. Here you can buy genuine Haggis, lamb chops and delicious joints! They can tell you which farm it came from - possibly even its name! Also fresh local eggs.
This is wonderful Cashmere knitwear based in Hawick town where you can watch the process of knitwear production. Shop for excellent quality and often there are Sales items or prototypes to find.
Hawick Cashmere
11 Duke St
This is wonderful Cashmere knitwear based in Hawick town where you can watch the process of knitwear production. Shop for excellent quality and often there are Sales items or prototypes to find.

Sightseeing

Interesting historical home of the Maxwell Stuarts - daily visiting April - October also restaurant/ coffee shop and craft shops. Lovely gardens for walks with dogs on lead.
50 locals recommend
Traquair House
50 locals recommend
Interesting historical home of the Maxwell Stuarts - daily visiting April - October also restaurant/ coffee shop and craft shops. Lovely gardens for walks with dogs on lead.
Edinburgh city, the capital of Scotland, is 1 hours drive north of Walkerburn, so can be reached by car , bus and train 1.5hrs+/-.
285 locals recommend
Edinburgh
285 locals recommend
Edinburgh city, the capital of Scotland, is 1 hours drive north of Walkerburn, so can be reached by car , bus and train 1.5hrs+/-.
The Abbey where Robert the Bruce's heart is buried. This is open daily - now a partially ruined.
53 locals recommend
Melrose Abbey
Abbey Street
53 locals recommend
The Abbey where Robert the Bruce's heart is buried. This is open daily - now a partially ruined.
Interesting castle - original 'keep' high up on the banks of the River Tweed just west of Peebles- damaged by Cromwell's canon balls. Not often open to the public but it is easy to walk around it's exterior and to admire it's amazing construction.
15 locals recommend
Neidpath Castle station
15 locals recommend
Interesting castle - original 'keep' high up on the banks of the River Tweed just west of Peebles- damaged by Cromwell's canon balls. Not often open to the public but it is easy to walk around it's exterior and to admire it's amazing construction.
entre with Mill tours hourly but bookable in advance, where you can visit the weaving Mill working. Also the historical collection showing the typical cloth weaving industry that was huge ubtil the 1980s across the Borders of Scotland. Shop for kilts and clothing. Also a home baking cafe on site.
Lochcarron of Scotland Visitor Centre
Rodgers Road
entre with Mill tours hourly but bookable in advance, where you can visit the weaving Mill working. Also the historical collection showing the typical cloth weaving industry that was huge ubtil the 1980s across the Borders of Scotland. Shop for kilts and clothing. Also a home baking cafe on site.

Getting Around

Terminus for Borders Railway where you may park for free and take a train to Edinburgh city centre.
9 locals recommend
Tweedbank station
9 locals recommend
Terminus for Borders Railway where you may park for free and take a train to Edinburgh city centre.
I have not experieced this but worth a try.
David Harrison Ltd (Galashiels)
Wilderhaugh
I have not experieced this but worth a try.
Borders Railway to Galashiels - takes 1 hour then take a bus to Walkerburn -20 mins
269 locals recommend
Edinburgh Waverley Station
Princes Street
269 locals recommend
Borders Railway to Galashiels - takes 1 hour then take a bus to Walkerburn -20 mins
1 hours drive to Walkerburn but do avoid rush hour as that can take longer! Car and van hire available. Car seats Sat nav etc.
164 locals recommend
Edinburgh Airport
164 locals recommend
1 hours drive to Walkerburn but do avoid rush hour as that can take longer! Car and van hire available. Car seats Sat nav etc.