This cliff-top nature reserve has fresh sea air and rugged coastal scenery aplenty. It gives you the feeling of being somewhere really wild and remote, yet it’s just off the A1.

Scottish Borders

St. Abb's Head

Scotland’s history is Scotland’s story…..
Battles, Tragedy, Kings & Queens, War, Innovation, Sport, Religion, Romans, Vikings, Abbeys, Castles and Comedy…..
Discover 420 million years of Scotland’s History, Heritage, Innovations and Culture with the Great Tapestry of Scotland. 

The Great Tapestry of Scotland

As its name suggests, at Harmony Garden nature is perfectly in tune. Step out of normal life and into somewhere more colourful, relaxing and balanced.
Manicured lawns, scented borders and fruit and vegetable beds spread out from a beautifully proportioned Georgian manor house – available as holiday accommodation. 

Harmony Garden

Dawyck Botanic Garden is a five star Garden renowned for its seasonal displays of snowdrops, bluebells, rhododendrons, azaleas, blue poppies and autumn colour.
Located in the hills of the Scottish Borders, 65-acre Dawyck enjoys an almost continental climate comprising warm dry summers followed by cold, snowy winters. 

Dawyck Botanic Graden

One and a half miles east of Melrose, at the edge of Newstead village lies the site of Trimontium Roman fort. The site is now agricultural land, with undulations in the landscape giving subtle clues as to what lies below the surface.

Trimontium Roman Fort Site

Perhaps the most beautiful of all the Border Abbeys, the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey are remarkably complete and surrounded by beautiful grounds. First established in 1150, Dryburgh Abbey became the premier house in Scotland of the Premonstratensian order and today continues to have peaceful atmosphere.

Dryburgh Abbey

In the heart of Innerleithen lies this gem of printing history. Robert Smail’s Printing Works is an operational letterpress printers and an important part of Scotland’s industrial heritage.

Robert Smail's Printing Works

With an enviable setting in the ancient precinct of Melrose Abbey, Priorwood Garden has three distinct areas. The first area is Scotland’s only garden that used to be dedicated to dried flowers. Most of the flowers and herbs were grown for this purpose but they also provide an impressive display in their own right, especially in summer when the herbaceous borders are at their best.

Priorwood Garden

An atmospheric, medieval castle. Historic, unspoilt grounds and breathtaking scenery, as far as the eye can see. In this idyllic spot, overlooking the stunning valley of the River Tweed, the stage is set for an amazing location for film, tv and photoshoots.

Neidpath Castle

The Scottish Borders is defined as much by the rolling landscape as it is by its spellbinding abbeys and historic stately homes. It's really no surprise that these lands inspired the works of literary greats like Sir Walter Scott and John Buchan!