Attractions near Jeans Cottage

Ayton Castle (8 Miles)* Ayton Castle's imposing silhouette is often glimpsed by passengers on express trains speeding north from Berwick-upon-Tweed towards Edinburgh. Its mighty tower, bartisans and crowstepped gables look satisfying foreign to the English visitor.

Paxton House (9 Miles)* Built in 1758 to the design of John Adam for the dashing Scottish Laird, Patrick Home of Billie, Paxton House is the finest eighteenth century Palladian Country House in Britain.

St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve (10 Miles)* The sheer 300ft high cliffs between farmland and the North Sea are pounded by the sea below, but higher up are home to colonies of guillemots, kittiwakes, razorbills, shags, fulmars, puffins and herring gulls.

Kelso Racecourse (13 Miles)* Horse racing at Kelso offers the unique charm of a bygone era, coupled with the very best in modern facilities.

Mellerstain (14 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.

Floors Castle (15 Miles)* The largest inhabited house in Scotland, home to the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe and set in the heart of the Scottish Borders Countryside.

Smailholm Tower (15 Miles)* Sited high on a rocky outcrop, Smailholm is a small rectangular tower set within a stone barmkin wall.

Thirlestane Castle (16 Miles)* Thirlestane, one of the oldest and finest castles in Scotland is set in lovely Border hills at Lauder, 28 miles south of Edinburgh and 68 miles north of Newcastle, on the A68.

Preston Mill (17 Miles)* Picturesque Preston Mill sits on the River Tyne which still drives the mill's water-wheel. The conical roofed kiln and red pantile roof of these old 18th-century buildings hold a magnetic attraction for artists and photographers.

Lennoxlove House (19 Miles)* Lennoxlove, dating from the 14th century is the home of the Duke of Hamilton, Scotland's premier Duke.

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Towns near Jeans Cottage

Duns (2 Miles)* Duns, the former county town with its spacious Market Square retains the air of an old Scottish burgh. Each year in July Duns holds its Summer Festival, when the Reiver leads the town on the

Chirnside (5 Miles)* A honey coloured headstone set at a grassy road junction says simply;

Grantshouse (5 Miles)*

Reston (6 Miles)*

Coldingham (8 Miles)*

Horncliffe (9 Miles)*

St. Abbs (10 Miles)*

Eyemouth (10 Miles)* The historic town of Eyemouth lies five miles north of the border where the mouth of the River Eye provides a natural harbour and sandy beaches.

Innerwick (10 Miles)*

Coldstream (11 Miles)* Coldstream is a small town situated on the river tweed, which forms the natural boundary between Scotland and England. Once a rival to Gretna for runaway marriages, the town is best known as the birthplace of the Coldstream Guards.

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.