📌 Town in Scottish Borders
★★★
History and scenery converge at Melrose to create a pretty captivating destination. Despite its smallish size, this picturesque Tweeddale town boasts a wealth of tourist attractions perhaps unsurpassed in the Scottish Borders, ranging from a magnificent ruined abbey and Roman heritage to exquisite gardens and excellent local walks – see below for our full list. The central district has a pleasantly bustling feel in high season, but seems to cope OK with the numbers of tourists.
🌍 Location
📌 Scottish Borders
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 547341
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.598209,-2.721169
🚶 This is a great place to explore on foot, with loads to do locally including excellent walks. Abbotsford can be reached by walking for a few miles along the River Tweed.
🚆🚌 Bus connections are good, with routes from most Scottish Borders towns. The Borders railway line from Edinburgh teminates at Tweedbank, 1 mi distant (there’s a bus connection or you could walk).
🚗 There’s a pay and display car park in the centre, with free spots further away.
Explore nearby
<1 mi away
>> Harmony Garden ★★★
>> Melrose Abbey ★★★★
>> Melrose Abbey Gardens ★★
>> Priorwood Garden ★★
>> Trimontium Museum ★★
>> Walk: An eroding Eildon trio ★★★★ (map: orange)
>> Walk: Melrose Tweed trail ★★★ (map: green)
<3 mi away
>> Rhymer’s Stone ★ (1 mi →)
>> Abbotsford ★★★★ (2 mi ←)
>> Leaderfoot Viaduct ★★ (2 mi →)
>> Dryburgh Abbey ★★★ (3 mi →)
>> Scott’s View ★★ (3 mi →)
>> Walk: Baa Baa Black Hill ★★★ (3 mi ↑, map: blue)
>> William Wallace Statue (Dryburgh) ★ (3 mi →)
