Kirk Yetholm - Facilities & Information

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  • 0.5mls

  • 21 beds



Information

 

Dates:  1st April - 11th September 2010

Tel:  01573 420 639

 

Please note that we do not accept stag or hen parties at any of our hostels.

 

Local Attractions

 

Border Abbeys
Tour Driving tour taking in the great Border Abbeys
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Cessford Castle
Remains of a massive but little known castle
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Coldstream Museum
The history of the Coldstream Guards and the Parish of Coldstream, STB 4 Star Museum
Market Square, Coldstream TD12 4BD
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Dryburgh Abbey
Beautifully sited abbey ruin on the banks of the River Tweed
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Floors Castle & Gardens
The largest inhabited castle in Scotland
Roxburghe Estates Office, Kelso TD5 7SF
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Jedburgh Abbey
Extremely well preserved abbey ruins on south side of Jedburgh
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Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum
Relive the harsh realities of prison life in the 19th Century, STB 3 Star Museum Castlegate, Jedburgh TD8 6QD
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Jedforest Deer & Farm Park
Nestling in the Jed Valley with views over the Cheviot Hills, Jedforest Deer & Farm Park is set in the rolling countryside of the Scottish Borders
Mervinslaw Estate, Camptown, Jedburgh TD8 6PL
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Kelso Abbey
The fragmentary but still imposing remains of this abbey on the edge of Kelso
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Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre
The tragic life and times of Mary Queen of Scots, who visited the town in 1566, STB 4 Star Museum
Queen Street, Jedburgh TD8 6EN
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Mertoun House Gardens
A very extensive garden extending to some 26 acres. Probably in existence for some 350 years
On the B6404, St Boswells to Kelso road 
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Smailholm Tower
Fascinating tower house on a rocky outcrop
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Teviot Water Gardens
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Falconry Scotland
Offering visitors the opportunities for handling falcons, hawks, owls and eagles
Jedforest Falconry, 4 Mervinslaw Farm Cottages, Jedburgh TD8 6PL
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Eating & Drinking

 

The Border Hotel
The Green, Kirk Yetholm, Kelso, TD5 8PQ
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Walkers

Kirk Yetholm - Green Humbleton - Trowupburn - Elsdonburn - St. Cuthbert's Way
Kirk Yetholm - where the last King Of The Gypsies was crowned in 1890
Distance: 16km/10miles, Duration: 5hrs, Height Gain: 400 metres/1320 feet
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St Cuthbert's Way
St Cuthbert's Way connects Melrose with the island of Lindisfarne in England
Distance: 100km/62miles, Duration: 4 days, Height Gain: 370 metres/1221 feet
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St Cuthbert's Way - Part 4
A linear walk from Morebattle to Kirk Yetholm along the St Cuthbert's Way
Distance: 10.47km/6.5miles, Duration: 4hrs, Height Gain: 350 metres/1155 feet
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The End of the Pennine Way
A good hill walk forming the end of the Pennine Way
Distance: 11km/6.9miles, Duration: 3hrs, Height Gain: 400 metres/1320 feet
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Disclaimer: All walking routes are hosted on external sites, therefore SYHA can hold no responsibility towards their accuracy. SYHA would also like to acknowledge the British Mountaineering Council Participation Statement: "The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions".

Active & Adventure

Cycling

 

Kelso to Duns
Long Distance Route
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The Tweed Cycleway and NCN Route 1
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The Tweed Cycleway
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Four Abbeys Cycle Route
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Staff Recommendations

Graham Hill, Hostel Assistant

 

"Get a free pint at Border Hotel Kirk Yetholm after you've  walked the entire Pennine Way in a single journey!" 

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