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.
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Saffron - Innerleithen (Authentic Indian Restaurant and Takeaway)
68 High StOpen 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
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No1 Peebles Road
1 Peebles RdDelicious 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 RoadCaberston Coffee shop Walkerburn is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 10-4pm.
Good homely food, good prices and service. Very popular.
Franco’s
Good Italian food , open lunch and evenings
Good food in restaurant in Innerleithen for lunches and dinners until 8pm
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Traquair Arms Hotel
Traquair RoadGood 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.
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The Clovenfords Hotel
1 Vine StGood 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.
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The Corner House
1 Chapel StGood 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
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Burts Hotel
Market SquareIf you wish to dine where service and quality are important try Burts
Delicious food and interesting recipes - open daily.
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Coltman's Delicatessen, Kitchen & Bar
71-73 High StDelicious food and interesting recipes - open daily.
Delicious lunches and dinners, must book dinners.Owner wa runner-up in Master chef 3 yrs ago.
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Osso
1 Innerleithen RdDelicious 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.
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St Ronan's Wells
Wells BraeThis 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
EastgateTheatre 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.
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Kailzie Gardens
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.
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Glentress Forest
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.
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Saint Mary's Loch
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 WayA 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..
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Kailzie Fishery
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.
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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.
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Glentress Mountain Bike Trail Centre
in the Uk and Europe. Well maintained and signposted for all abilities.
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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 StIdeal 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.
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Shaws Fine Meats
56 High StTraditional 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 StThis 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.
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Traquair House
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+/-.
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Edinburgh
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.
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Melrose Abbey
Abbey StreetThe 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.
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Neidpath Castle station
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 Roadentre 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.
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Tweedbank station
Terminus for Borders Railway where you may park for free and take a train to Edinburgh city centre.
David Harrison Ltd (Galashiels)
WilderhaughI have not experieced this but worth a try.
Borders Railway to Galashiels - takes 1 hour then take a bus to Walkerburn -20 mins
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Edinburgh Waverley Station
Princes StreetBorders 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.
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Edinburgh Airport
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.