Last weekend we hit the borders, staying in Melrose in the George and Abbotsford Hotel, which was really nice. It's a 2* hotel, with great food, decent rooms, and a superb selection of whisky in the bar.
Using the hotel as a base, we hit Melrose Abbey, before heading to Jedburgh Abbey via Main Street Trading in St Boswell's, which had been recommended to us by the woman working at Melrose Abbey. She wasn't wrong, great coffee, superb cakes, and a fantastic bookshop, with a deli out the back. What's not to like.
The next day we headed to Kelso and the Abbey (see pic below), before heading right down to the border for that shrine to consumerism, Gretna Gateway.
The next day we headed to Kelso and the Abbey (see pic below), before heading right down to the border for that shrine to consumerism, Gretna Gateway.
All in all a really nice weekend, and I got to play with the new camera.
Kelso Abbey
