Local Attractions
Abbotsford House
Home of Sir Walter Scott,
perfectly located in the Scottish Borders by the River Tweed.
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Aikwood Tower
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St Mary’s Loch and the Gray Mare’s
tail
Enjoy a walk and a picnic in this historic and
majestic setting
Andrew Elliot Ltd
Traditional weavers in
Selkirk.
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Bowhill House & Country Park
The
Scottish Borders home of the Duke of Buccleuch &
Queensberry
Bowhill, Selkirk TD7 5ET
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Drumlanrig's Tower
Visitor Centre Explores
the town of Hawick’s turbulent history in a beautiful
building
1 Tower Knowe, Hawick TD9 9EN
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Halliwell's House
Museum Recreates the
building's former use as a home and ironmonger's shop, STB 4 Star
Museum
Halliwell's Close, Market Place, Selkirk TD7 4BC
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Hawick Museum
Local themes, natural
sciences, militaria and the history of Hawick’s hosiery and
knitwear industry. Also celebrates the lives of Hawick motorcycle
legends Steve Hislop and Jimmy Guthrie, STB 3 Star Museum
Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick TD9 7JL
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Hermitage Castle
A strong candidate for
the title of Scotland's spookiest castle!
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Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom
Explore
Scott's life, his writings and his time as Sheriff, STB 3 Star
Museum
Market Place, Selkirk TD7 4BT
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Eating & Drinking
Ming Chun House
60, High St, Selkirk,
Selkirkshire, TD7 4DD
Tel: 01750 22053
Taste of Spice
Restaurant & Take
Away
3 Market Place, Selkirk, TD7 4BT
Tel: 01750 20210
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Tony's Tower Takeaway
4, Tower St,
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, TD7 4LR
Tel: 01750 20272
The Fleece Hotel
Market Place, Selkirk, TD7 4BT
Tel: 01750 21294
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The Cross Keys Inn
Ettrickbridge, TD7
5JN
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The Fox and Hounds Inn
Main Street, Denholm, TD9 8NU
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Heatherlie House Hotel
STB 3 Star
Hotel
Heatherlie Park, Selkirk, TD7 5AL
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Tibbie Shiels' Inn
St Mary's Loch, TD7 5LH
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7stanes Glentress & Innerleithen
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Borders Abbeys Walk
A section of the Borders Abbeys Way; Selkirk to Abbotsford
House.
Distance: 10.4km/6.5miles, Duration: varied, Height Gain:
varied
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Philiphaugh Estate, Selkirk
Forest walk
incorporating a small climb to the reservoir, passing a local
witch's grave.
Distance: 7km/4.4miles Duration: 2hrs, Height Gain: 220 metres/726
feet
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Borders Abbeys Walk
A section of the
Borders Abbeys Way; Ashkirk to Selkirk
Distance: 11.2km/7miles, Duration: varied Height Gain: varied
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Borders Abbeys Way
The Borders Abbeys Way
is a circular route connecting the historic Border towns
Distance: 103km/64.4miles, Duration: 4 days, Height Gain: 300
metres/990 feet
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The Ettrick Water - Selkirk
A riverside
walk passing through woodlands, with wildlife and wild
flowers
Distance: 7km/4.4miles, Duration: 2hrs, Height Gain: 30 metres/99
feet
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The Three Brethren, Yair Hill Forest
This
is a strenuous walk in the Scottish Borders
Distance: 13km/8.1miles, Duration: 3 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 450
metres/1485 feet
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The Three Brethren, Yarrowford
An
exhilirating high-level walk
Distance: 15km/9.4miles, Duration: 4 1/2hrs, Height Gain: 520
metres/1716 feet
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Borders Abbeys Walk - Denholm to Hawick
A
section of the Borders Abbeys Way; Denholm to Hawick
Distance: 11km/6.8miles, Duration: varied, Height Gain:
varied
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Borders Abbeys Way - Melrose to Kelso
This
is the final stage of the Borders Abbeys Way linking the four great
Borders Abbeys
Distance: 28km/17.5 miles, Duration: 1-2 days, Height Gain: 300
metres
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Capplegill - Hart Fell - Saddle Yoke -
Capplegill
This is an excellent high level walk
taking in the Corbett of Hart Fell
Distance: 10km/6.25miles, Duration: 4hrs, Height Gain: 650
metres/2145 feet
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Craigieburn Forest - Short Walk
Steady
climb leads to stunning views and pleasant descent back to car
park
Distance: 4km/2.5miles, Duration: 2hrs, Height Gain: 140 metres/462
feet
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Grey Mare's Tail to White Coomb
An
outstanding walk taking you over one of Scotland's highest
waterfalls
Distance: 11.27km/7miles, Duration: 4hrs, Height Gain: 600
metres/1980 feet
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Disclaimer: All walking routes are hosted on external sites, therefore SYHA can hold no responsibility towards their accuracy. SYHA would also like to acknowledge the British Mountaineering Council Participation Statement: "The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions".
Red squirrel, roe dear, badger, otter, black grouse, osprey, crossbill, common lizards, pipistrelle bat, sika deer.
Tweed Valley Forest Park
A series of
forests between Peebles and Selkirk
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Tweed Valley Osprey Project
Two
osprey watch centres showing live CCTV pictures from an osprey nest
in the Tweed Valley Forest Park
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Dawyck Botanic Garden
A haven for
wildlife. Explore the native plant trail through over 300 years of
tree planting
Stobo, Peeblesshire, EH45 9JU
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Whitlaw Mosses NNR
These four wetland
jewels are tucked into the troughs of the Selkirk landscape
2 miles east of Selkirk
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Cragbank Woods NNR
This is the largest
area of ancient ash-elm-hazel woodland left in the Scottish
Borders
6 miles southeast of Hawick
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Archery
Eastcote House Archery
Centre
Hawick
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Horse Riding
Dryden Riding Centre
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Broadmeadows Hostel Assistant
"Take a trip to the beautiful Grey mare's Tail Nature Reserve, home to the fifth highest waterfall in Britain"
