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Between Jedburgh and Edinburgh
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Approximate distance: 48 miles or 77 km. Journey time approximately 2 hours.
A fairly fast road with some stretches of dual-carriageway. Extra care should be taken between St Boswells and Jedburgh due to blind summits on some of the hills. At this point the A68 follows the path of the Roman road built in the second century AD. The scenery is a mixture of woodland and farmland with some moorland at Soutra, between Pathhead and Lauder.
Craigmillar Castle
Castle built around a late 15th century Tower House. Mary Queen of Scots stayed here in 1566 after her visit to Jedburgh.
Off the A7 about 3 miles from the center of Edinburgh
Crichton Castle
near Pathhead, about 12 miles from Edinburgh.
Thirlestane castle
17th century. Remodelled by Sir William Bruce 1630-1710
Lauder, approx. 22 miles from Edinburgh
Melrose
Melrose Abbey
Abbotsford House, home of Sir Walter Scott
The Eildon Hills
approx 39 miles from Edinburgh
Dryburgh Abbey and Scott's View
about 3 miles from the A68, turn East at the bridge over the River Tweed
Jedburgh
Jedburgh Abbey
Mary Queen of Scots House, Jedburgh
Castle Gaol, Jedburgh
East of Edinburgh on the A1:
- Haddington, interesting 18th-19th century architecture
- Lennoxlove House, home of the Duke of Hamilton
- North Berwick. Sea-side town.
- Bass Rock, 350 ft basalt rock, former monastic retreat, now a bird sanctuary.
- Tantallon Castle, set on sea cliffs, the castle of the Red Douglases, Earls of Angus.
- Dunbar, home of the American wilderness explorer John Muir.
Due South of Edinburgh (A703)
- Roslin Chapel, 1446, intricately carved stonemasonry with associations with freemasonry
- Peebles, fashionable county town on the Tweed surrounded by hills.
- Neidpath Castle, overlooking the River Tweed near Peebles
- Innerleithen
- St Ronan's Well
- Traquair House
East of the A68
- Manderston House
- Paxton House
- Mellerstain House
- Smailholm Tower
- Kelso Abbey
- Lindisfarne, Holy Island and Bamburgh Castle, south of berwick upon Tweed
West of the A68
- Bowhill, near Selkirk, 18th century mansion open only in July
- Craik Forest, half an hour west of Hawick
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Accommodation en route or round about:
For accommodation in Edinburgh, see:
Accommodation in Edinburgh
For accommodation nearby the Edinburgh area see:
Accommodation in the Edinburgh area
Bed & Breakfast accommodation:
Gilston Lodge, Dalkeith near Edinburgh. Scottish Baronial 1867 in its own gardens.
Inveresk House. Georgian family home in 3 acres of garden with Roman remains. 15 minutes from the centre of Edinburgh.
Eaglescairnie Mains. Georgian farmhouse bed and breakfast set in 400 acres. 30 minutes from Edinburgh.
The Glebe House. 1780 Georgian House in gardens overlooking North Berwick.
Markle. Country House of great character 20 minutes from Edinburgh. Bed and breakfast, optional dinner.
The Glenholm Centre. bed and breakfast in the tranquil Holms Valley in 1000 acre farm.
Stobo Home Farm near Peebles. House and beautiful garden with bed and breakfast. Also cottage rental accommodation sleeping 4.
Lindores. Good value bed and breakfast in Peebles Old Town.
Rowanbrae. Victorian house. Quiet street in Peebles, good value bed and breakfast.
Whitestone House, Peebles. Good value bed and breakfast in a Victorian former Manse.
Traquair House, Innerleithen. The oldest inhabited castle in Scotland, bed and breakfast.
Fauhope House. On the edge of Melrose, a fine Arts and Crafts house.
Cumledge Mill. Victorian country house in a garden with a river near Duns.
Whitehouse, St Boswells. Country house with views over the fertile farmland of the valley of the River Tweed. Optional game dinner.
Ancrum Craig, near Jedburgh. Highly recommended, this country home dates from at least 1700s. The gardens have beautiful views.
Harden Vale. Bed and breakfast, and self catering. Close to St Cuthberts Way in the village of Ancrum.
Hotels:
Cross Keys Hotel, Kelso. Georgian coaching inn in one of the prettiest town squares in Scotland.
Self-catering houses and cottages:
Stobo Home Farm, near Peebles. As mentioned in the bed and breakfast section but also with cottage rental accommodation sleeping 4.
Langhaugh Farm East Wing and Glen Manor, rentals sleep 8 and 6. Near Peebles.
The Bothy at Orchard Walls, near Innerleithen and Peebles. Originally a shepherd's dwelling dating from 1800. Sleeps 2.
Countryside Cottages, near Berwick-upon-Tweed. 3 Luxury cottages, 18th C courtyard, surrounded by woodland, sleeping 2 to 4.
Wedderburn Castle Estate - 3 self catering cottages near Duns. The Groom's Cottage sleeps 2, the Keeper's Cottage sleeps 2-4, and Spittal Mains Cottagesleeps 3.
Plumbraes Barn, Ednam near Kelso. 3 self catering holiday cottages in farmland in the valley of the Tweed, sleeping 2, 4 and 4/6.
Eildon Holiday Cottages. 6 family cottages, 5 with disabled facilities, on the slopes of the Eildon Hills outside Melrose.
Harden Vale, near Jedburgh. As mentioned in the Bed and Breakfast section.
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