A weekend in Eildon and Leaderfoot with kids

Stay in Earlston. Day 1: Old Gala House and Cauldshiels Hill; day 2: Bank Street Gardens (park), 5.2 km west of Gattonside and Great Tapestry of Scotland Visitor Centre.

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Day 1 · Eildon and Leaderfoot

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

Lunch: Gino's 5.0 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
If it rains: Trimontium Museum in Melrose
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 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Earlston

3 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · 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

Lunch: Fei Wong 3.4 km from Gattonside, just outside the area
If it rains: Commendator's House Museum Category A listed, 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 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 a family, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, two 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 with kids 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 Old Gala House and Cauldshiels Hill: 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