Tweed Valley
Castles and Gardens in the Tweed Valley
Kailzie Gardens: trout fishing pond, osprey watching, gift shop, tea room, licensed restaurant, children's corner, putting green and picnic area (one mile).
Neidpath Castle: 14th century romantic mediaeval castle(two miles).
Traquair House: Scotland's oldest continually inhabited house (two miles).
Local Cafes
Cardrona Village Store: hot and cold filled rolls, coffee and full cooked breakfast. Plus all your favourite snacks and beverages.
The Hub Store and Cafe: Home-baked cakes and fresh ingredients (one mile).
Restaurants
The Glentress Hotel: Pleasant restaurant with balcony bar (one mile).
Halcyon Restaurant: Nice food and wine, set within a beautiful restauran (two miles).
The Horseshoe Inn: Classic restaurant by French chef Patrick Bardoulet (six miles).
Windlestraw Lodge: Delicious food and fine wines in outstanding surroundings (four miles).
A taxi is around £4 each way between Cardrona and Peebles. Border Cabs can take up to eight people.
The Arts
The Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre: drama, dance, comedy and literature events (two miles).
Further Afield
Bowhill House and Country Park: Set in extensive parkland, the home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Winner of awards for excellence in heritage education.
Dawyck Botanical Gardens: Rhododendron walk, native scots pine wood and specialist trails (twenty minutes).
Floors Castle: Built by William Adam for the first Duke of Roxburghe in 1721, Floors Castle offers guided tours around the house, walks in the gardens and a garden centre with adventure playground.
Rosslyn Chapel: Unique in its architecture and history, Rosslyn Chapel was a major feature in the last part of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code (25 minutes).
The Borders Abbeys: Dryburgh, Jedburgh, Kelso and Melrose Abbeys all offer stunning architecture and history.
Walking in the Scottish Borders: Year-round walking in some of Scotland's most peaceful and unknown countryside. Popular walks include the St Cuthbert's Way and the Borders Abbey Way.
A tour of the Scottish Borders: An interesting history of the border country.