The Borders - Castles & Abbeys

Minimum Duration: 3 days

The Border region of Scotland has seen conflict for thousands of years, from pre-Roman times to the constant border raiding between the English and the Scots. It has always been rich land and the magnificent ruined abbeys dating from the 12th Century show the heights reached by this mediaeval society, while the many castles indicate the steps taken to protect the land and its people.

This tour features all styles of castle from magnificent Floors Castle, the largest inhabited mansion in Britain, to Culzean Castle perched on a cliff high above the Irish Sea. Not only do you experience the beauty and the history of the Borders, you visit the homes of literary giants Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns. It takes you off the normal tourist trail to visit a part of the country we Scots love.

Kelso Abbey
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