A week 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; day 3: Colmslie Tower, Old Gala House and Cauldshiels Hill; day 4: Brotherstone Hill West, Wallace Statue and Dryburgh Abbey, 600 m north-west of St Boswells; day 5: Back Hill, Monteath Mausoleum and Ancrum Moor; day 6: Bank Street Gardens (park), 5.2 km west of Gattonside, Great Tapestry of Scotland Visitor Centre and Hollybush,earthwork; day 7: Cowdenknowes House, Black Hill and Commendator's House 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: Pavilion Cinema 5.0 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: Earlston Rugby Football Club in Earlston, just outside the area
On the way: Melrose Railway Station Category A listed, in Melrose

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Earlston

Day 3 · Eildon and Leaderfoot

Colmslie Tower Scheduled monument, 5.4 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
Old Gala House 5.2 km from Gattonside, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Cauldshiels Hill Scheduled monument, 4.3 km from Gattonside, just outside the area 5 km from the last stop

Lunch: Fei Wong 3.4 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
If it rains: MacArts 5.3 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
On the way: Scott Crescent, Old Gala House Including Boundary Walls Category A listed, 5.2 km from Gattonside, just outside the area

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Earlston

Day 4 · Eildon and Leaderfoot

Brotherstone Hill West Scheduled monument, 5.2 km from St Boswells, just outside the area
Wallace Statue 1.7 km from St Boswells 4 km from the last stop
Dryburgh Abbey, 600 m north-west of St Boswells Scheduled monument, in St Boswells 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Hunters Stables Wine Room & Bistro in St Boswells, just outside the area
If it rains: Tweedbank Indoor Bowling Club 2.1 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
On the way: Lessudden House Category A listed, in St Boswells

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Earlston

Day 5 · Eildon and Leaderfoot

Back Hill 2.8 km from St Boswells, just outside the area
Monteath Mausoleum 4.5 km from St Boswells, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
Ancrum Moor 4.4 km from St Boswells, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop

Lunch: Main Street Trading in St Boswells, just outside the area
If it rains: Galashiels Swimming Pool 5.6 km from Gattonside, just outside the area

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Earlston

Day 6 · Eildon and Leaderfoot

Bank Street Gardens (park), 5.2 km west of Gattonside 5.2 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
Great Tapestry of Scotland Visitor Centre 5.3 km from Gattonside, just outside the area Next door to the last stop
Hollybush,earthwork Scheduled monument, 6.5 km from Gattonside, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Hunters Hall 5.4 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
If it rains: Melrose Football Club in Melrose
On the way: Windyknowe Road, Woodlands House Including Boundary Walls Category A listed, 6.0 km from Gattonside, just outside the area

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Earlston

Day 7 · Eildon and Leaderfoot

Cowdenknowes House Category A listed, 1.5 km from Earlston
Black Hill 1.8 km from Earlston 1 km from the last stop
Commendator's House Museum Category A listed, in Melrose 5 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Country Kitchen Deli in Melrose
If it rains: Melrose Waverley Lawn Tennis Club in Melrose
On the way: Market Square, Market Cross Category A listed, in Melrose

Open day 7 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 week 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