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Sir Walter Scott’s library at Abbotsford

Beyond Edinburgh · south on the Borders Railway

The Borders by train: Scott’s river

Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford and Melrose Abbey, by the Borders Railway.

The back story

  1. The back story

    The Scottish Borders: Scott’s country by train

    Melrose·In depth

    The Borders Railway to Tweedbank, Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford and the ruins of Melrose Abbey; with Rosslyn Chapel on the way.

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What to see

  1. Sir Walter Scott’s home

    Abbotsford

    Melrose·Historic house

    The house Sir Walter Scott built on the banks of the Tweed.

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  2. Historic Environment Scotland

    Melrose Abbey

    Melrose·Abbey ruins

    The magnificent ruin of a Cistercian abbey, below the Eildon Hills.

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