The town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders is one of the most picturesque towns, at the foot of the famous Eildon Hills, it’s also where Rugby Sevens originated. It’s one of the busier Scottish Border towns with a town square and centre, an iconic abbey, and some historic landmarks and sites ...
Kelso is one of the most popular towns to visit in the Scottish Borders, and it sits just a few miles north of the River Tweed. A market town surrounded by beautiful Scottish countryside, it’s a great place to stop if you’re heading through southern Scotland and further north, or to visit ...
Jedburgh is one of the prettiest towns in the Scottish Borders, just 10 miles from the border with England. If you’re passing through on your way to or from Scotland, or are visiting the borders as your destination then it is a town not to be missed. Being so close to the border, Jedburgh holds ...
This is a one off for me, as I very rarely have anyone else writing or contributing to anything on here, but when my friends Hannah and Dale did the North Coast 500, or NC500 in September last year I had to ask her to write me a guest blog. They planned the trip for 10 days for Dale’s 30th, ...
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a lot of specific blogs on my trip to the Scottish Borders and Midlothian. I spent 3 days exploring the areas and my itinerary from Scotland Starts Here aimed to show me as much as possible in that time. The three days was filled with activities, towns, ...
Prior to my Scottish Borders trip I really didnt know very much about the area, which is silly really considering it’s so close to Newcastle. I think like me, many people drive through the area on their way up to Edinburgh, but its well worth a trip of it’s own, or at very least a stop on your ...