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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Website
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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Website
Dryburgh Abbey
Beautifully sited abbey
ruin on the banks of the River Tweed
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Website
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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Website
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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Website
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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Website
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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Website
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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Website
Smailholm Tower
Fascinating tower house on
a rocky outcrop
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Website
Teviot Water Gardens
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Website
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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Route
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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Route
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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Route
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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Route
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".