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Caption: 36 hours in the Scottish Borders
Caption: Join a journey to one of Scotland's southerly regions, the Borders.
Farmers’ fields crisscross with hedges and are embellished with the red sparkle of ancient towns like Melrose and Kelso.
With autumn approaching, there's no better time to take in all the Borders has to offer.
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Picture of Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott
Caption: Abbotsford House | Melrose
Picture of Abbotsford The Home Of Sir Walter Scott
Caption: Author Walter Scott's Borders home is magical. With its colourful walled garden, baronial turrets and intriguing interiors, a visit here should be first on your tick list.
Picture of Melrose Abbey
Caption: 900 years of history (& home to Robert the Bruce's heart!) melrose abbey
Picture of Priorwood Gardens
Caption: Priorwood Gardens | Melrose
Picture of Priorwood Gardens
Picture of Priorwood Gardens
Caption: Turn left out of Melrose Abbey and, a little further up the street, you’ll find another gem tucked behind a brick wall. Priorwood is Scotland's only dedicated dried flower workshop and there are beautiful gardens too.
Picture of Dawyck Botanic Garden
Caption: Get lost for hours between the trees, wandering the paths & discovering the secrets of Dawyck Botanic Garden.
Picture of Smailholm Tower
Caption: Featuring on Lonely Planet's Scotland guide, Smailholm has front-page fame. But delve beneath the cover, and this isolated place has far more stories to tell…
Picture of Smailholm Tower
Caption: Built in the early fifteenth century by the Pringles, a well-known Borders clan, the construction of this towerhouse speaks volumes about the volatility of relations on the frontier many moons ago.
Picture of Scott's View
Caption: And if you needed another reason to visit this overlooked region of Scotland, here's a snapshot from last autumn!
Scott's View | near Melrose
Picture of Scott's View
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