📌 Peebles, Scottish Borders
★★★
Follow the north bank of the River Tweed upstream from Peebles through Hay Lodge Park, and the tended lawns are abruptly replaced by a rockier stretch of riverside, shaded by Scot Pine trees from which rope swings are often attached. The next section of the river has a much wilder feel, overlooked by 13th century Neidpath Castle – now partly converted into a hotel. This beautiful circuit also passes an old railway viaduct, a couple of handsome old bridges, and the brow of a hill at Manor Sware where there are excellent views up Tweeddale.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on Kingsmeadows Road (B7062), 5-min walk south of Peebles town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 252402
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.649480,-3.191352
🚌 Bus to Peebles
🚗 Kingsmeadows car park
📝 Key info
▶ 6 km / 4 mi | ▲ 100 m | ⌛ 2 hr
Features: 🏠 Peebles ★★★ & town sights; 💧 River Tweed; 🏰 Neidpath Castle
⬤ Easy | Clear riverside & woodland paths with some rocky areas & ascent / descent. The path through South Park Wood can be hard to follow between all the trees.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start – Peebles & town sights – Neidpath Castle by north bank of River Tweed – cross bridge at 🧭 NT 229395 – Old Manor Brig – South Park Wood – start via south bank of River Tweed
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Buzzards, grey herons, goosanders, mallards, dippers, grey wagtails. A kingfisher near Peebles.
Weather: Mostly sunny, some cloudy sheets around. 11°C, light wind.
October 2024
