'''Melrose''' is a small town in the Borders region of southern Scotland.

Understand

Get in

By air

Edinburgh International Airport [http://www.edinburghairport.com] is 43 miles/69km away.

By road

By bus

Service no 62 runs between Edinburgh and Melrose via Galashiels. Price above __4 in one way; journey takes about 2 hours

Get around

See

  • '''Melrose Abbey''' [http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/properties_sites_detail.htm?propertyID=PL_210], ''tel 01896 822562, open daily: summer(25 March - 30 September) 9.30am-6.30pm (last entry 6pm); winter (1 October - 24 March) 9.30am-4.30pm (last entry 4pm), closed 25-26 December and 1-2 January, admission adult __4.00, child __1.60, concessions __3.00'' - supposed site of the burial of the heart of Scottish king Robert the Bruce, Melrose Abbey was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks on the request of King David I of Scotland. Renowned for intricate stone carvings.
  • '''Abbotsford House''' [http://www.scottsabbotsford.co.uk/], ''2 miles west of Melrose town centre'' - the former home of the great late Georgian novelist Sir Walter Scott, privately-owned yet open to the public. OPEN 21 Mar - 31 Oct; Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm; Sun Jun-Sep 9.30am-5pm; Mar-May & Oct 2pm-5pm. Tel. 01896 752043
  • '''National Trust for Scotland gardens''' - there are two in Melrose. [http://www.nts.org.uk/gardens/]
  • Do

    Walk the Eldon Hills.

    Buy

    Eat

    The burts hotel, The town house, Chapters Bistro

    Drink

    Sleep

    [http://www.syha.org.uk/SYHA/web/site/Hostels/Melrose.asp SYHA hostel], NOT open all year, tel 08700041141