Melrose

如何抵達

Trains run hourly from Edinburgh via Eskbank (for Dalkeith) and Galashiels, taking an hour to 1 Tweedbank. This is 3 miles short of Melrose but only a mile's walk to Abbotsford House. Borders Bus X95 runs hourly M-Sa from Carlisle along the A7, via Langholm, Hawick, Selkirk, Galashiels, Stow, Newtongrange and Eskbank to Edinburgh. On Sunday only four buses run between Carlisle and Hawick, but the rest of the route is still hourly. Change at Galashiels for local buses towards Melrose: there are several, so they're every 20-30 min. Bus 68 runs hourly from Jedburgh, taking 30 min via Ancrum and St Boswells. Buses run hourly from Berwick-upon-Tweed taking 90 min, either via Duns and Earlston (Bus 60) or via Coldstream and Kelso (Bus 67). All these buses continue to Galashiels. 2 Market Square is where the bus brings you in Melrose, there isn't a bus station. Edinburgh is 43 miles (69 km) north: follow A68 for Melrose, Dryburgh and Abbotsford House. This is quicker than taking A7 via Galashiels.

當地交通

Buses are frequent along the main transport corridor, Galashiels-Tweedbank-Borders General Hospital-Melrose-Newton-St Boswells-Jedburgh. Cycling is good for the back roads.

必看景點

1 Melrose Abbey, Melrose TD6 9LG (By town centre), ☏ +44 1896 822562. Daily Apr-Sep 9:30AM-5:30PM; Oct-Mar 10AM-4PM. Founded in 1136 as a Cistercian abbey, it grew rich and renowned, and a tempting target for every army that passed through. It fell into ruin after the 16th-century Reformation. Several Scots kings and nobles are buried here, and a lead casket buried in the Chapter House contains a heart, believed to be that of King Robert the Bruce. Adult £3.50, child £2, conc £2.75. (updated Mar 2022) Priorwood Garden, Abbey St TD6 9PX. Apr-Oct daily 10AM-5PM. South flank of the Abbey in what was its walled garden, this has three sections: a garden cultivating herbs and flowers for dried-flower displays, an orchard (with over 70 heritage cultivars), and a woodland. It's run by NTS. Free. (updated Mar 2022) Harmony Garden, St Mary's Rd TD6 9LJ. Apr-Oct daily 10AM-5PM. Opposite the abbey and also run by NTS, this is a more formal affair, with lawns, herbaceous borders, and a veg and herb garden. It surrounds a Georgian House, which can be rented, and the Borders Book Festival is held here in June. Free. (updated Mar 2022) Trimontium Museum, Market Square TD6 9PN, ☏ +44 1835 342788. Apr-Oct daily 10:30AM-4:30PM. Trimontium was a large fort occupied from 79 AD to 184 AD, where many Roman artefacts have been found. Adults £6, conc £5, child £3. (updated Mar 2022) 2 Trimontium is the site of the fort itself, in the fields to the east at Newstead. There's a monument and viewing tower, but you'll need to use your imagination. 3 Eildon Hill is the triple peak (hence "Trimontium") just south of town, with the middle peak at 1385 ft (422 m). It's thought to be a laccolith, an upwelling or blister of magma beneath other rock, with no volcanic vent. Extensive prehistoric terraces are etched into its flanks, and the Romans had a signalling station. There are multiple access paths, and it's an after-dinner stroll rather than a proper hike. 4 Thomas the Rhymer aka Sir Thomas de

體驗活動

Walk: OS Landranger map 73 covers Melrose and west as far as Peebles; map 74 covers St Boswells, Kelso and Jedburgh. For a short walk nearby, head into the Eildon Hills. Two long-distance trails pass along the valley here. Borders Abbeys Way is a circular 68-mile trail. It's usually done in five stages, in no preferred direction or order, Kelso-Jedburgh-Hawick-Selkirk-Melrose-Kelso. It's mostly lowland and easy going, with the highest point at 339 m / 1113 ft. St Cuthbert's Way is a 62-mile trail from Melrose Abbey, where the saint spent much of his life, east via St Boswells and Maxton to Kirk Yetholm, meeting the Pennine Way. Continuing east it crosses into Northumberland and runs down to the coast and by tidal footpath to Lindisfarne. It's all lowland in nature. Rugby: Melrose RFC play rugby union in National League 1, the amateur game's second tier in Scotland. Their home ground is The Greenyards (capacity 15,000) off High Street. They host the Melrose Sevens, with the next probably on 21-24 May 2026, tbc. Earlston Sevens are next held on Su 3 May 2026, tbc. Golf: Melrose GC is on Dingleton Rd half a mile south of town. It's 9 holes, so twice round is 5545 yards, par 70. Borders Book Festival is held in Harmony Gardens, with the next probably on 11-14 June 2026, tbc. St Cuthbert's Ultramarathon is held over two distances from Melrose: 45 miles to Wooler or 100 km to Lindisfarne (where laggards get swept away by the incoming tide). They're next run on 11 July 2026. Lauder Common Riding is a cavalcade of "beating the bounds", probably next held on Sa 1 Aug 2026, tbc. The A68 through Lauder is closed during the morning and evening events, but you can bypass the village on A697. Edgefest is a music festival in September: see Jedburgh#Do, but the site at Lilliardsedge is almost as close to Melrose. Melrose Music Festival is probably next held F 4 - Su 13 Sep 2026, tbc. World Sheep Dog Trials are next held 16-20 Sep 2026 at Huntingdon Farm above Lauder. Three Peaks Ul

購物

Co-op Food on High St is open daily 7AM-10PM. But for a big shop, head to the supermarkets in Galashiels. Born in the Borders is a brewery and gin micro-distillery at Lanton Mill near Jedburgh. They have a cafe and outlet shop at Tweedbank railway station and at Galashiels Interchange. They are open M-F 6AM-6PM, Sa 8AM-4PM, and Su 10AM-4PM.

美食

Melrose town centre has Marmions Brasserie, Provender and Monte Cassino. St Boswells has Buccleuch Arms and Hunters Stables. Seasons, Gattonside TD6 9NP (North bank of Tweed, two miles east by B6360), ☏ +44 1896 823217. F Sa 6-9PM. Emphasis on fresh, locally sourced food. (updated Jul 2025)

飲品與夜生活

Ship Inn is on East Port at the head of Market Square in Melrose. It's open Su-Th noon-11PM, F Sa noon-midnight. Dryburgh Arms is the main pub in Newtown St Boswells and has rooms. It's open M Th 5-10PM, F 2PM-midnight, Sa Su 11AM-midnight. Buccleuch Arms is in a baronial-style hunting lodge. It's on A68 at the entrance to St Boswells old village and has rooms. Tempest Brew is a small brewery on Tweedbank industrial estate just south of the railway station. Their shop is open M-F 10AM-5PM; no tours.

住宿

Melrose has the most accommodation, with a few small hotels and B&Bs, there's less in St Boswells. Lauder has a small hotel, a caravan park, and you can even stay in Thirlestane Castle.

Lilliardsedge is a caravan park and campsite along A68 midway between St Boswells and Jedburgh. Open all year. Burts Hotel, Market Square, Melrose TD6 9PL, ☏ +44 1896 822285. Comfy small hotel, has a restaurant and a bar. They also run Thistledo self-catering cottage. B&B double £150. (updated Mar 2022) Townhouse Hotel, Market Square TD6 9PQ, ☏ +44 1896 822645. Small hotel with brasserie and restaurant. B&B double £90. (updated Mar 2022) George & Abottsford Hotel, High St, Melrose TD6 9PD