Rachel's Guidebook
Food scene
Provender Restaurant & Bar
Burts Hotel
Market SquareThe Townhouse Hotel
Market SquareMarmions Brasserie
Buccleuch StreetCosy pub on the high street with changing guest beers on tap. Excellent menu and beer garden. Dog friendly.
The Kings Arms Hotel
High StreetCosy pub on the high street with changing guest beers on tap. Excellent menu and beer garden. Dog friendly.
The BEST ice-cream shop in Melrose. Also sells homemade cakes and chocolates as well as coffee. Stocks gifts and Emma Bridgewater pottery. Just across the road from
Priorwood Gardens which is a lovely place to eat your ice-cream.
Simply Delicious
13 Morow GardensThe BEST ice-cream shop in Melrose. Also sells homemade cakes and chocolates as well as coffee. Stocks gifts and Emma Bridgewater pottery. Just across the road from
Priorwood Gardens which is a lovely place to eat your ice-cream.
Award winning independent bookshop in St Boswells. Delicious cakes, coffee and lunches as well as deli and home store with local produce. Author events throughout the year. Can post books on if you are a walker/cyclist.
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The Mainstreet Trading Company
23 Main StAward winning independent bookshop in St Boswells. Delicious cakes, coffee and lunches as well as deli and home store with local produce. Author events throughout the year. Can post books on if you are a walker/cyclist.
Seasons
Excellent local award winning butcher. Guests have highly recommend a visit here and buying the chicken pie!
Martin Baird Butcher Ltd
2 Market SquareExcellent local award winning butcher. Guests have highly recommend a visit here and buying the chicken pie!
Another guest favourite. Tiny coffee shop with outdoor seating. Excellent lunches, cakes and coffee.
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Apples for Jam
14 High StAnother guest favourite. Tiny coffee shop with outdoor seating. Excellent lunches, cakes and coffee.
Woodside Plant Centre & Birdhouse Tearoom
Excellent deli with extensive cheese counter and olive bar. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Country Kitchen Deli
1A Market SquareExcellent deli with extensive cheese counter and olive bar. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Local bakers with shops in Melrose (this photo) and Galashiels. Tea room as well as take-away. Sells Selkirk Bannock and other local cakes and bakes.
Alex Dalgetty & Sons - Artisan Bakers
6 Bank StreetLocal bakers with shops in Melrose (this photo) and Galashiels. Tea room as well as take-away. Sells Selkirk Bannock and other local cakes and bakes.
Sightseeing
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Abbey StreetHarmony Garden
Saint Mary's RoadPriorwood Gardens
Abbey StreetEildon Hill
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Abbey Bridge EndKelso Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey
DryburghAbbotsford บ้านของ Sir Walter Scott
River Tweed
Scott's View
B6356Floors Castle & Gardens
Roxburgh Street
Holy Island
Another day trip further afield. Approx. 1.45 mins by car. Miles and miles of sandy beaches. Bamburgh has a stunning castle and the village boasts excellent pubs and tearooms. Close to Seahouses to walk for fish and chips or drive back up the coast to Holy Island.
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Bamburgh Castle
40 The WyndingAnother day trip further afield. Approx. 1.45 mins by car. Miles and miles of sandy beaches. Bamburgh has a stunning castle and the village boasts excellent pubs and tearooms. Close to Seahouses to walk for fish and chips or drive back up the coast to Holy Island.
Edinburgh
St Cuthbert's Way
St Cuthbert's Way1.5 hours by car and a great day trip. Well worth a day out to visit and walk along the wall. Museums and fort sites at Chollerford, Houseteads and Vindolanda.
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1.5 hours by car and a great day trip. Well worth a day out to visit and walk along the wall. Museums and fort sites at Chollerford, Houseteads and Vindolanda.
One of the best local attractions. Absolutely stunning and overwhelming in its beauty. See the story of Scotland stitched by hand. Lovely cafe too which is dog friendly.
The Great Tapestry of Scotland
14-20 High StreetOne of the best local attractions. Absolutely stunning and overwhelming in its beauty. See the story of Scotland stitched by hand. Lovely cafe too which is dog friendly.
Newly refurbished museum telling the story of the Romans at Trimontium. Well worth a walk down the hill to visit.
Trimontium Museum of Roman Scotland
Market SquareNewly refurbished museum telling the story of the Romans at Trimontium. Well worth a walk down the hill to visit.
Lovely walk from Melrose to Newstead and beyond to the fort site and the Leaderfoot viaduct. Interpretation signs along the way. Greta views of the Eildons. Ask at the Trimontium museum for details of guided walks.
Trimontium
Main StreetLovely walk from Melrose to Newstead and beyond to the fort site and the Leaderfoot viaduct. Interpretation signs along the way. Greta views of the Eildons. Ask at the Trimontium museum for details of guided walks.
Seasonal Events
Borders Book Festival
Saint Mary's RoadMelrose Rugby Football Club
High StreetTravel
Tweedbank station
Shopping
Ticketty Boo
2 High StreetFantastic ‘boutique’ charity shop in Melrose. An aladdin’s cave of finds with only good quality items and labels on sale. Menswear and books through the back of the shop. Also sells local souvenirs and walk guidebooks.
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
1 High StreetFantastic ‘boutique’ charity shop in Melrose. An aladdin’s cave of finds with only good quality items and labels on sale. Menswear and books through the back of the shop. Also sells local souvenirs and walk guidebooks.