Additional Days & Activities
We would be delighted to arrange additional accommodation for you along the Borders Abbeys Way.
You may wish to plan a rest day or have an additional night at any of the locations along the route which offer activities or sightseeing opportunities - we've made some suggestions below. Please request this when you make an enquiry.
Jedburgh
- Enjoy this attractive Borders town with its many sites of historic interest which include its magnificent abbey and Mary Queen of Scots House.
Hawick
- Shop for luxury knitwear at one of Hawick’s factory outlets.
Selkirk
- Selkirk is another pleasant Borders town with two fascinating museums.
Melrose
- Enjoy this charming and picturesque town, the loveliest of all the Borders towns.
- Explore the ruins of magnificent 12th Century Gothic Melrose Abbey.
- Pop into Abbotsford House, Gardens and Museum, home of Sir Walter Scott, complete with 9,000 rare books.
Kelso
- Explore Kelso, a picturesque little town with cobbled streets leading into a wide market square.
- Floors Castle, the vast ancestral home of the Duke of Roxburghe is a 20 minute walk from the town. Its walled garden is well-worth a visit, just as Queen Victoria did herself when she took tea there in 1867.
