Every spot we hold in Scottish Borders — swim, paddle, walk, viewpoint and dark-sky places, with live conditions.
St Mary's Loch, Yarrow Valley
A lochside stretch of the Southern Upland Way past the Borders' largest natural loch, with the Yarrow and Megget hills rising b…
Melrose
Three volcanic-plug summits above Melrose, climbed straight from the town with Melrose Abbey visible below. A proper but achiev…
near Melrose, Tweed Valley
The view Sir Walter Scott loved best: the Tweed Valley running to the Eildon Hills, from a roadside car park with a bench. One …
Peebles
A river swim beneath Neidpath Castle, with rock jump spots and a shingle beach for a gentler entry, reached by a riverside walk…
Innerleithen
Where the Leithen meets the Tweed at Innerleithen, with placid channels near the confluence and a deeper pool further up by an …
St Abbs, Berwickshire coast
Volcanic sea cliffs and a lighthouse at a major seabird colony, walked via the NTS Discovery Trail from the visitor centre. Bes…
St Abbs to Eyemouth, Berwickshire coast
A coastal path linking St Abbs and Eyemouth past cliffs and coves, with a bus back at the far end. East-facing throughout, so i…
Peebles
A town put-in at Tweed Green in Peebles, with views downstream toward Neidpath Castle. River grade and flow shift with recent r…
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire
A tiny working harbour reached through a historic tunnel cut in the cliff, tucked beneath dramatic rock. Photogenic and quiet, …