A variety of local attractions include horse racing, horse riding, golf, cycling, surfing, diving,
whisky tasting and walking.
Golf
- Duns Golf Club (8 km) - 18 hole course, no handicap required. Winner of Scottish Borders "Most friendly 18 hole course" in 2006.
- Eyemouth Golf Club (12 km) - 18 hole course, no handicap required. Course on the rugged east coast with some of the most scenic and interesting
cliff top holes in Scottish golf
- The Hirsel (12 km) - 18 hole course. Challenging parkland course with breathtaking views of the Cheviot Hills.
- The Roxburghe (20 km) - 18 hole championship course. Home to the Scottish Seniors Open and voted #5 in the top inland courses in Scotland.
- St Boswells (25 km) - One of the most picturesque 9 holes courses in Scotland using a strip of land alongside the River Tweed.
- Melrose Golf Club (42 km) - 9 hole course, no handicap required. Winner of Scottish Borders "Most friendly 9 hole course" in 2006.
- Whitekirk Golf & Country Club (40km) - 18 hole course 3 miles east of North Berwic.k
Horse racing
- Kelso Race Course (32 km) - National Hunt meetings
on:
- 2008: Saturday 1 March, Monday 7 April, Sunday 13 April, Wednesday (evening) 30 April,
Tuesday 6 May, Wednesday 21 May, Sunday 5 October, Saturday 18 October,
Saturday 8 November, Friday 21 November, Sunday 7 December
- Musselburgh Racecourse (68 km) -
25 race days in 2008 - both Flat and Jump meetings - many of them are held on weekends and bank holidays.
check the website for dates.
Horse riding
- Mill Farm
Stables (1 km) - BHS-approved riding school with an excellent range
of little ponies, bigger ponies and steady cobs encourage all ages of rider to get off to a good start.
- Kimmerston
Riding Centre (35 km) - BHS-approved riding school providing Riding Holidays and
Horse Rides in the Cheviot Hills and on Holy Island in Northumberland.
- Pentland Hills Icelandics (60 km) Exhilarating
horse riding into the hills on rare Icelandic horses. For the beginner, an exciting new experience
with trained escorts to help.
Cycling and Mountain Biking
The Borders is an ideal area to explore by bike over the course of a few days.
There are many sign posted routes including The Borderloop, The 4 Abbeys Cycle Route,
The Tweed Cycleway and The National Cycle Network, coast and Castles Cycle Route.
For more information visit www.visitscottishborders.com.
The Scottish Borders is gaining a reputation as a centre of excellence for mountain biking.
Whether you prefer gentle trailquest rides, epic cross country trails or high octane downhilling.
The Borders provide ideal terrain for this exciting sport. For more information visit
www.7stanes.gov.uk and the
Jedforst Trails.
Walking
One of the great delights of walking in the Scottish Borders is that there is
literally something for everyone. There are over 155 miles of dedicated walking
routes from the Borders Abbey Ways to the Berwickshire Coastal Trail. Border heroes
including William Wallace, Sir Walter Scott and John Buchan are associated with many of
the walks.
The Border forests provide splendid opportunities with walks varying from short strolls
of an hour or so, perhaps to see specimen trees or a waterfall, up to longer
walks taking 3 to 4 hours and reaching viewpoints commanding extensive panoramas.
The main formal routes are:
- Berwickshire Coastal Path (length 24km)
- Borders Abbeys Way (4 sections of 26km each)
- John Buchan Way (Peebles to Broughton, 22km)
- St Cuthbert's Way (Melrose to Holy Island, 100km)
- Southern Upland Way (part of national path, various sections)
For more information visit www.visitscottishborders.com
and Scottish National Heritage.
Diving, surfing and beaches
Places of Interest
- Jim Clark Memorial Room (6 km)
– Jim Clark OBE (1936–1968) was a Scottish Formula One (F1) racing driver
considered by many as the best and most natural gifted driver in motor sport history.
- Edrom Church (2.5 km) – Very highly
carved Romanesque doorway, dating from the 12th century
- Manderston House (3.5 km) – Manderston is the supreme country house
of Edwardian Scotland; the swan-song of its era.
- Paxton House (13 km) – Built by the Adam brothers in 1758 for the young Patrick Home
it is perhaps the finest example of 18th century Palladian Country houses in Britain.
- Chain Bridge Honey Farm (14 km) – learn more about bees, beekeeping, and how our beeswax products are made.
- Alnwick Garden (64 km) – The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland is one of the most exciting
contemporary gardens to be developed in the last century, a magical landscape created from a unique idea.
- Local towns and villages
- Chirnside (6 km)
- Duns (6 km)
- Berwick-upon-Tweed (18 km)
- Coldstream, including Military Museum (25 km)
- Edinburgh (80 km)
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