Melrose - Local Information
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Tel: 01896 822 521
Reception opening hours are between 7am - 10am and from 4pm - 11.30pm.
Please note that we do not accept stag or hen parties at any of our hostels.
Local Attractions:
Abbotsford
The home of Sir Walter Scott near Melrose
Border Abbeys Tour
Driving tour taking in the Border Abbeys
Dawyck Botanic Garden
Stobo, Near Peebles, Scottish Borders EH45 9JU
Eastgate Theatre& Arts Centre
The café and box office are open Monday to Saturday, 10am-6pm
Tel: 01721 725777
Eastgate, Peebles, EH45 8AD
Greenknowe Tower
Ruined Borders tower house
Harmony Garden
Three acre walled garden
St Mary’s Road, Melrose TD6 9LJ
Visit Website
Melrose Abbey
The extensive ruins of one of the grandest abbeys in Scotland
Old Parish Church
Large church at the end of the main street in Peebles
Peebles Highland Games
Held in September each year
Priorwood Garden & Dried Flower Shop
A specialist centre for the craft of dried flower arranging. The garden also includes an orchard where you can see historic apple varieties being grown organically
Melrose TD6 9PX
Soutra Aisle
All that remains of a medieval hospital
Stobo Castle Health Spa
Stobo, EH45 8NY
St Ronan's Wells Interpretation Centre
The story of Innerleithen and St Ronan's Wells, STB 3 Star Museum
Wells Brae, High Street, Innerleithen EH44 6JE
Thirlestane Castle
Large stately home that grew from a medieval castle
Traquair House
Scotland’s oldest inhabited house
Trimontium Museum & Three Hills Roman Heritage Centre
The story of a Roman frontier post and its people
The Ormiston, Market Square, Melrose TD6 9PN
Tweeddale Museum and Gallery
The history of the district and the William Chambers collection, STB 2 Star Museum
Chambers Institute, High Street, Peebles EH45 8AG
Eating & Drinking
Marmion's Brasserie
Charming atmosphere for coffees, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Wonderful gastronimic dishes
Buccleuch Street, Melrose
Tel: 01896 822245
Burts Hotel
Family run, award winning town house hotel. Twenty-one en suite bedrooms, extensive bar menus and table d'hote
High Street, Melrose
Tel: 01896 822285
Russels Restaurant
Delightful licensed coffee house serving home baking and traditional fayre
Market Square, Melrose
Tel: 01896 822335
Ship Inn
Traditional welcoming pub, wide range of beers, spirist and a beer garden
East Port, Melrose
Tel: 01896 822190
The Town House Hotel
The Townhouse Hotel’s accommodation consists of 11 ensuite bedrooms ranging in size and facilities, from most accommodating to quite indulgent
Market Square, Melrose
Tel: 01896 822645
Chapters Bistro
Situated in the centre of Gattonside village is where you will find this informal, cosy and atmospheric bistro
Main Street, Gattonside
Tel: 01896 823217
Monte Cassino
Italian restaurant
Palma Place, Melrose
Tel: 01896 820082
Walkers
Moderate walks
The Ettrick Water - Selkirk
A riverside walk passing through woodlands, with wildlife and wild flowers
Distance: 7km/4.4miles Duration: 2 hours Height Gain: 30 metres/99 feet
Dryburgh Abbey to Scott's View
This is a fascinating walk on tracks and quiet minor roads taking in Dryburgh Abbey
Distance: 6.4km/3.8 miles Duration: 3 hours Height Gain: 300 metres/984 feet
Borders Abbeys
Way - Jedburgh Abbey to Denholm (Part 1)
A section of the Borders Abbeys Way; Jedburgh Abbey to Denholm
Distance: 12km/7.5miles Duration: varied Height Gain: varied
Borders Abbeys Way - Denholm to Hawick (Part 2)
A section of the Borders Abbeys Way; Denholm to Hawick
Distance: 11km/6.8miles Duration: varied Height Gain: varied
Borders Abbeys Way - Hawick to Ashkirk (part 3)
A section of the Borders Abbeys Way; Hawick to Ashkirk
Distance: 10km/6.25miles Duration: varied Height Gain: varied
Borders Abbeys Way - Ashkirk to Selkrik (part 4)
A section of the Borders Abbeys Way; Ashkirk to Selkirk
Distance: 11.2km/7miles Duration: varied Height Gain: varied
Borders Abbeys Way - Selkirk to Abbotsford House (Part 5)
A section of the Borders Abbeys Way; Selkirk to Abbotsford House
Distance: 10.4km/6.5miles Duration: varied Height Gain: varied
Borders Abbeys Way - Melrose to Clintmains (Part 6)
A section of the Borders Abbeys Way; Melrose to Clintmains
Distance: 9.6km/6miles Duration: varied Height Gain: varied
The Three Brethren, Yarrowford
An exhilirating high-level walk
Distance: 15km/9.4miles Duration: 4 1/2 hours Height Gain: 520 metres/1716 feet
Circuit of St Mary's Loch
An easy walk around a beautiful loch in the Scottish Borders
Distance: 12km/7.5miles Duration: 3 hours Height Gain: 240 metres/792 feet
Innerleithen, Walkerburn & Pirn Law
A worthwhile walk covering rivers, woodland, small hill and great views
Distance: 10km/6.25miles Duration: 3 hours Height Gain: 200 metres/660 feet
The Tweed & Neidpath Castle
A walk featuring the riverside, parkland and a castle
Distance: 8km/5miles Duration: 2 1/2 hours Height Gain: 15 metres/165 feet
Traquair to Yair
A section of the Southern Upland Way that passes onto high moors with great views
Distance: 15km/9.4miles Duration: 6 hours Height Gain: 525 metres/1732.5 feet
Philiphaugh Estate, Selkirk
Forest walk incorporating a small climb to the reservoir, passing a local witch's grave
Distance: 7km/4.4miles Duration: 2 hours Height Gain: 220 metres/726 feet
Longer Walks
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
Southern Upland Way
The Southern Upland Way is Scotland's longest route, traversing Scotland from west to east
Distance: 340km/212 miles Duration: 12-20 days Height Gain: 1450 metres/4785 feet
St Cuthbert's Way - Part 1
Following in the footsteps of St Cuthbert
Distance: 12.08km/7.55miles Duration: 4 hours Height Gain: 220 metres/726 feet
St Cuthbert's Way - Part 2
Part 2 of The St Cuthbert's Way is from St Boswells to Harestanes
Distance: 12.88km/8.05miles Duration: 4 hours Height Gain: 100 metres/330 feet
St Cuthbert's Way - Part 3
A countryside walk following St Cuthbert's Way from Harestanes
Distance: 16km/10miles Duration: 5 hours Height Gain: 100 metres/330 feet
St Cuthbert's Way - Part 4
A linear walk from Morebattle to Kirk Yetholm along the St Cuthbert's Way
Distance: 10.47km/6.5miles Duration: 4 hours Height Gain: 350 metres/1155 feet
St Cuthberts Way - Part 5
From Yetholm to Wooler following the St Cuthbert's Way
Distance: 20.93km/13.08miles Duration: 7 hours Height Gain: 230 metres/759 feet
Peebles - Lyne - Peebles
This is a varied walk, with something for everyone
Distance: 11.5km/7.2miles Duration: 3 1/2 hours Height Gain: 60 metres/198 feet
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".
Families
- Family and private rooms
- Excellent Self-catering facilities
- High chairs and cots
We understand better than anyone the implications of travelling with young children. That is why we are doing all we can to make your hostelling experience memorable for all the right reasons.
Children and families are welcome at all our hostels, although we have highlighted a number of hostels within our network as being “Family Hostels” as they are particularly well-suited to travelling with and entertaining younger children.
Family hostels not only have private rooms available, many with en-suite facilities, they also carry practical items such as travel cots, high chairs, microwaves and toys. In addition there is normally a TV and games room as well as extensive private gardens on site where the kids can let off some steam. Close to great attractions and activities, these family hostels offer a great base from which to explore the area. Our helpful staff are a great source of knowledge on places to visit and things to see and do.
Hostelling is a very friendly and relaxed way to travel and our ethos actively involves children.
Groups
Beamish Village
This open-air museum tells the story of the people of North England at the most important points in their history
Beamish, County Durham, DH9 0RG
Tel: 0191 370 4000
Melrose Abbey
The Abbey is the burial place of Robert the Bruce’s heart, marked with a commemorative carved stone plaque within the grounds. Visitors can also visit a small museum housing a display of artefacts found within the abbey
Scottish Borders, TD6 9LG
Trimontium Exhibtion
Beyond the banners and sentries, the corridor arch leads you past the huge figure of centurion Arrius and the Trimontium Stone into the colourful layout of panels, models, cases and photos.
The Square, Melrose, TD6 9PN
Tel: 01896 822651
Jedforest Deer & Park Farm
A great day out for all the family, with hills, streams and woods to explore, animals of all shapes and sizes to discover, and places to play, relax and refuel.
Mervinslaw Estate, Camptown, Jedburgh, TD8 6PL
Tel: 01835 840 364
Scottish Archery Centre
Offers a range of activities for people of ages and abilities
Fenton Barns, North Berwick East Lothian, EH39 5BW
Tel: 01620 850 401
Active & Adventure
Archery
Eastcote House Archery Centre, Hawick
Mountain Biking
7stanes Glentress & Innerleithen
Wildlife
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
Tweed Valley Osprey Project
Two osprey watch centres showing live CCTV pictures from an osprey nest in the Tweed Valley Forest Park
Dawyck Botanic Garden
A haven for wildlife. Explore the native plant trail through over 300 years of tree planting
Stobo, Peeblesshire, EH45 9JU
Stuart Toovey, Assistant
"Walk the St Cuthberts Way or Southern Uplands"