A weekend in Eildon and Leaderfoot

Stay in Earlston. Day 1: Scott's View, Smailholm Tower and Village Hall; day 2: Black Hill Fort, Melrose Abbey in Melrose and Trimontium Museum.

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Day 1 · Eildon and Leaderfoot

Scott's View 3.2 km from St Boswells
Smailholm Tower Scheduled monument, 5.6 km from St Boswells, just outside the area 5 km from the last stop
Village Hall 7.5 km from St Boswells, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Old Melrose Tea Rooms 2.2 km from Newtown St Boswells
If it rains: Old Gala House 5.2 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
On the way: Bemersyde House Category A listed, 2.3 km from St Boswells

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Earlston

3 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Eildon and Leaderfoot

Black Hill Fort Scheduled monument, 1.8 km from Earlston
Melrose Abbey in Melrose in Melrose 5 km from the last stop
Trimontium Museum in Melrose Next door to the last stop

Lunch: Haus and Co in Melrose
If it rains: Great Tapestry of Scotland Visitor Centre 5.3 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
On the way: Melrose Railway Station Category A listed, in Melrose

Open day 2 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Eildon and Leaderfoot's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for a weekend in Eildon and Leaderfoot?

Earlston. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Earlston: 3 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Scott's View, Smailholm Tower and Village Hall: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full