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Tour of Scottish Borders Country.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
This morning I dropped my guests off at Newcastle Airport following a successful Clan Armstrong tour.
I then drove up Edinburgh taking in:
Jedburgh with its famous (and photgenic) Abbey, Castle and Mary, Queen of Scots House. Weather was perfect for photos and consequently I have enlarged my portfolio of both videos and stills for web purposes. A pic of Jedburgh Abbey is provided below.
Kelso, which I had never before visited and lies about 20 mins from Jedburgh. This is a fantastic little town on the banks of the River Tweed with a huge, cobbled central square, lots of shops (all types and sizes, hotels and a derelict Abbey. Have to say, I was very impressed and would certainly take tour groups there in the future.
Floors Castle, a huge 18th century mansion with gardens and walks which is located close to Kelso. I did not bother with the inside of the Castle but spent time exploring the gardens and grounds. Entrance is quite cheap. This is a good visitor attraction and would be of interest to visitors interested in the architecture of Adam and Playfair. Of course, it helps when the sun shines!
I finally arrived Edinburgh about 5.00pm from where I am writing this.
Tomorrow, I am providing a walking tour of Edinburgh then up to Speyside for a whisky tour. Should be good!
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I then drove up Edinburgh taking in:
Jedburgh with its famous (and photgenic) Abbey, Castle and Mary, Queen of Scots House. Weather was perfect for photos and consequently I have enlarged my portfolio of both videos and stills for web purposes. A pic of Jedburgh Abbey is provided below.
Kelso, which I had never before visited and lies about 20 mins from Jedburgh. This is a fantastic little town on the banks of the River Tweed with a huge, cobbled central square, lots of shops (all types and sizes, hotels and a derelict Abbey. Have to say, I was very impressed and would certainly take tour groups there in the future.
Floors Castle, a huge 18th century mansion with gardens and walks which is located close to Kelso. I did not bother with the inside of the Castle but spent time exploring the gardens and grounds. Entrance is quite cheap. This is a good visitor attraction and would be of interest to visitors interested in the architecture of Adam and Playfair. Of course, it helps when the sun shines!
I finally arrived Edinburgh about 5.00pm from where I am writing this.
Tomorrow, I am providing a walking tour of Edinburgh then up to Speyside for a whisky tour. Should be good!
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posted by Nigel Cole @ 10:11 AM