What y'say about the good stuff being south of the river Tweed? Within an
hour or two of Kelso on the right side of the border you can:
swing your mashie, spoon and niblick at Muirfield, world renowned golf links
at Gullane, East Lothian, east of Edinburgh,
run up and down Arthurs Seat [mountain] in Edinburgh [my mother did several
times a week while she at college in Edinburgh]
climb North Berwick Law [612 feet elevation] at North Berwick, East Lothian,
east of Edinburgh as have a fabulous view,,
go order and eat haggis at Lauder in Berwickshire [where my parents got
married],
visit the home of the Coldstream Guards regiment at Coldstream,
Berwickshire,
visit the ancestral home of The Earl of Home, Aec Douglas Home, former
British Prime Minister
at The Hirsel estate in Coldstream,
visit Tantallan Castle on the coast just a mile or two east of north
Berwick,
fish for salmon in the Rver Tweed from the Scottish side,
good read "The Heart of Midlothian" by Sir Walter Scott in the Edinburgh
public library,
chat up the Queen over afternoon tea and pastries at the Palace of
Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh,
take in the Edinburgh Tattoo on the forecourt of Edinburgh Castle in August,
spend Scottish money [Scotland issues its own paper money],
walk up and down Princes Street in Edinburgh [one of the most civilised
streets in the UK]
visit Dryburgh Abbey just down the road from Kelso,
enjoy any one of the countless number of pubs in the region,
and that's just for starters.
John Hudson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Savage" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, 22 November, 2004 12:33 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Is there something to see in Scotland ?
> Guillaume Remy wrote:
>
> >Hello list,
> >
> >I'm planning a trip to Scotland next summer: the 16th world meeting of
2cv friends
> >(http://www.2cvgb.co.uk/) holds in Kelso.
> >
> >My idea would be to remain a few days more (1 à 2 weeks, depends of the
program) to catch some
> >breathetaking places on film and, perhaps, to do some tourism.
> >
> >Scottish members, and others who know Scotland, I know you're on the list
! So please, help me to
> >miss not *what you just can't miss when you'll be there*.
> >
> >
> >
> You can't move for scenery and architecture in Scotland, however Kelso
> is a fair way away from the really good, 'mountainous' stuff up in the
> north. Many of the must-see things near Kelso are actually in England:
> Berwick, Bamburgh, Lindisfarne, Dunstanburgh, Cragside, Hadrian's Wall,
> Kielder spring to mind. Hadrians Wall is one of my regular haunts and if
> you want to venture as far as Tyneside or Durham I'd be happy to give
> you a tour.
>
> West of Kelso, there's marvellous scenery around Dumfries & Galloway,
> get tuition in pronouncing "Kirkcudbright" before you go. Edinburgh and
> Glasgow aren't very far away and both very photogenic (the Necropolis in
> Glasgow is really something). Falkirk Wheel, Stirling Castle, Campsie
> Fells, Loch Lomond. Kintyre, Jura. Stick a pin in a map of Scotland and
> there'll be something worth seeing within 10km It's a fine place and
> don't forget to try the deep-fried pizza.
>
> Or you could just do the Pennine Way.
>
> --
> Chris
>
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