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Unique stays near Kelso, Melrose and the River Tweed, about an hour from Edinburgh
Hand-picked cottages and lodges in the Scottish Borders, some of the most unusual places to stay in Scotland: a Romany palace, French caravans with hot tubs, a castle-like coach house and 17th-century farm cottages by the River Tweed. Every place to stay is chosen by us, and you book direct with the owner, with no booking fees.
The Borders are rolling hills, river valleys and market towns between Edinburgh and the English border. It's a quieter, gentler side of Scotland, with ruined abbeys, grand houses, salmon rivers and some of the country's best walking, all about an hour from Edinburgh.
Around Kelso, farm cottages look across the Tweed Valley to the Cheviot Hills, close to Floors Castle. Near Melrose, you're beneath the Eildon Hills, with Melrose Abbey and Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott's home, nearby. Further west, the Tweedsmuir Hills are remote and quiet, and to the north, Lauder sits on the edge of the Lammermuirs.
Visit the four Border abbeys at Melrose, Dryburgh, Jedburgh and Kelso, walk St Cuthbert's Way or the Eildon Hills, fish the River Tweed, or catch one of the summer Common Ridings, when towns celebrate their history on horseback.
The Borders Railway runs from Edinburgh to Tweedbank, near Melrose, in under an hour. By car, the A68 and A7 run south from Edinburgh. Newcastle and Edinburgh airports are both within easy reach.
Yes. Tanner Lodge at Castleview Holiday Lodges near Lauder is a deluxe lodge for four with wide countryside views. Near Melrose, Roulotte Retreat has adults-only French Romany caravans with eco hot tubs and a woodland sauna.
The Gypsy Palace at Kirk Yetholm was once home to the Romany King and Queen. The Five Turrets near Selkirk is a listed coach house built like a small castle. Horseshoe Cottage and Ruby pairs a stone cottage with a Romany Bowtop caravan near Melrose, and Wonderland is a Victorian pipe factory turned design-led house in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Millsyde and Southsyde at Hendersyde are farm cottages near Kelso with views across the Tweed Valley to the Cheviot Hills. Bread Oven Cottage is a 17th-century cottage in the listed Smailholm Granary, and Groom's Bell is one of three courtyard cottages at Castletoun House in Greenlaw, looking over the Blackadder River.
Wonderland sleeps 11, The Five Turrets sleeps 8, and Hearthstanes Steading in the Tweedsmuir Hills has five 1600s stone cottages that can be booked together for bigger parties.
Yes, at most of them, including Hendersyde, The Gypsy Palace, Hearthstanes Steading, Stable Yard Cottage and Tanner Lodge. Check each listing for the number of dogs allowed and any charges.
Visit the Border abbeys at Melrose, Dryburgh, Jedburgh and Kelso, Floors Castle in Kelso and Abbotsford near Melrose. Walk St Cuthbert's Way or climb the Eildon Hills, fish the River Tweed, or catch a summer Common Riding.
Take the Borders Railway from Edinburgh to Tweedbank, near Melrose, in under an hour, or drive south from Edinburgh on the A68 or A7. Newcastle and Edinburgh airports are both within easy reach.
