A week in Upper Tweeddale

Stay in Peebles. Day 1: Skye Hill, Stobo Castle and Emergence Sculpture; day 2: Peebles Museum and Gallery, Venlaw Castle and Neidpath Castle; day 3: Birkscairn Hill, Glen House and Dun Rig; day 4: Drochil Castle, Castle Craig Hospital and Bordlands Hill; day 5: Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Forest Holidays Glentress Forest and Horsburgh Castle; day 6: Old Parish Church of Saint Andrew, White Meldon and Go Ape; day 7: Gustaf's Studio & Gallery, The King's Meadow Community Garden and Shieldgreen Tower.

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Day 1 · Upper Tweeddale

Skye Hill Scheduled monument, 5.7 km from Peebles
Stobo Castle Category A listed, 4.4 km from Drumelzier 3 km from the last stop
Emergence Sculpture 3.4 km from Drumelzier 2 km from the last stop

If it rains: Broughton & District Tennis Club in Broughton

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Peebles

8 bus stops within 400 m

Day 2 · Upper Tweeddale

Peebles Museum and Gallery in Peebles, just outside the area
Venlaw Castle in Peebles, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Neidpath Castle 1.7 km from Peebles 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: Central Bar in Peebles, just outside the area
If it rains: Gytes Leisure Centre in Peebles, just outside the area
On the way: Tweed Bridge Category A listed, in Peebles, just outside the area

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Peebles

Day 3 · Upper Tweeddale

Birkscairn Hill Scheduled monument, 7.6 km from Peebles, just outside the area
Glen House Category A listed, 8.7 km from Peebles, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop
Dun Rig 8.9 km from Peebles, just outside the area 5 km from the last stop

If it rains: John Buchan Story in Peebles, just outside the area
On the way: The Glen, Lion Gateway, Garden Features and Terraces Category A listed, 8.7 km from Peebles, just outside the area

Open day 3 in Google Maps

Night 3 · still in Peebles

Day 4 · Upper Tweeddale

Drochil Castle Scheduled monument, 9.6 km from Drumelzier, just outside the area
Castle Craig Hospital 8.4 km from Broughton, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop
Bordlands Hill Scheduled monument, 11 km from Broughton, just outside the area 3 km from the last stop

If it rains: Peebles Swimming Pool in Peebles, just outside the area

Open day 4 in Google Maps

Night 4 · still in Peebles

Day 5 · Upper Tweeddale

Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre in Peebles, just outside the area
Forest Holidays Glentress Forest 2.5 km from Peebles, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop
Horsburgh Castle Scheduled monument, 3.5 km from Peebles, just outside the area 2 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Cross Keys in Peebles, just outside the area
If it rains: Zenwalls Gallery in Peebles, just outside the area
On the way: High Street, Chambers Institution Category A listed, in Peebles, just outside the area

Open day 5 in Google Maps

Night 5 · still in Peebles

Day 6 · Upper Tweeddale

Old Parish Church of Saint Andrew Scheduled monument, in Peebles, just outside the area
White Meldon Scheduled monument, 4.1 km from Peebles, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop
Go Ape 3.4 km from Peebles, just outside the area 7 km from the last stop

Lunch: Costa in Peebles, just outside the area
If it rains: Peebles High School Games Hall in Peebles, just outside the area
On the way: High Street, Town House Category A listed, in Peebles, just outside the area

Open day 6 in Google Maps

Night 6 · still in Peebles

Day 7 · Upper Tweeddale

Gustaf's Studio & Gallery in Peebles, just outside the area
The King's Meadow Community Garden in Peebles, just outside the area 1 km from the last stop
Shieldgreen Tower Scheduled monument, 3.5 km from Peebles, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: The Bridge Inn in Peebles, just outside the area
On the way: Former Railway Goods and Weigh Office in Peebles, just outside the area

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 Upper Tweeddale'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 Upper Tweeddale?

Peebles. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Peebles: 8 bus stops within 400 m.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Skye Hill, Stobo Castle and Emergence Sculpture: 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