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  • Wonderfully eccentric collection of weaponry and historical bric-a-brac, collected by the great novelist Sir Walter Scott and displayed in his dream home.

  • Comprising a museum and the writer’s cottage, this place of pilgrimage celebrates the life and genius of Scotland’s national poet.

  • A thrilling collection of precious stones, crystals, minerals and fossils in a gem of a village.

  • Area of superb loch, forest and hill scenery. Take a picnic to the Bruce’s Stone or have a day out on foot or on bikes.

  • The swansong of the great classical house, this family home stands in sumptuous gardens and has the only silver staircase in the world.

  • Remote cameras relay live action from the Bass Rock’s 100,000 gannets. Take time for a boat trip around the headland too.

  • Sir Walter Scott’s favourite view of the River Tweed and Eildon Hills. Out of habit, his horse stopped here during Scott’s funeral procession.

  • A national nature reserve on dramatic cliffs packed with birds. Don’t miss the characterful town of St Abbs, with its excellent fishery museum.

  • A romantic chateau, this is Scotland’s oldest continually inhabited house (900 years) and a former pleasure ground for kings.

  • Pretty market town that has become Scotland’s “book town”, full of all sorts of literary specialities and events.

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