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Hotels near Melrose
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Attractions near Melrose
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Melrose Abbey
(< 1 Mile)*
Melrose Abbey is probably the most famous ruin in Scotland. It was founded by David I around 1136 as a Cistercian abbey, but largely destroyed by Richard II's English army in 1385. |
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Priorwood Gardens
(< 1 Mile)*
Priorwood is a specialist garden where the plants grown are selected for their suitability for drying. |
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Harmony Garden
(< 1 Mile)*
A delightfully tranquil walled garden comprising lawns, herbaceous and mixed borders, vegetable and fruit areas, and a rich display of spring bulbs. |
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Abbotsford House
(1 Mile)*
Abbotsford is the house built and lived in by Sir Walter Scott, the 19th century novelist, and author of timeless classics such as Waverley, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and The Lady of the Lake. |
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Dryburgh Abbey
(3 Miles)*
Both beautifully situated and of intrinsic quality, the ruins of the Premonstratensian abbey at Dryburgh are remarkably complete. |
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Smailholm Tower
(6 Miles)*
Sited high on a rocky outcrop, Smailholm is a small rectangular tower set within a stone barmkin wall. |
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Mellerstain
(7 Miles)*
Mellerstain, one of Scotland's great Georgian houses was begun in 1725 by William Adam and completed several years later by his famous son, Robert. |
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Towns near Melrose
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Gattonside
(< 1 Mile)*
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Darnick
(1 Mile)*
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Newtown St Boswells
(2 Miles)*
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Earlston
(3 Miles)*
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Bowden
(3 Miles)*
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St. Boswells
(3 Miles)*
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Lindean
(4 Miles)*
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