Border Break 4: Tweed and Teviot
Several of the walks we took on our Borders break last year were along the banks of the rivers Tweed and Teviot.
St Boswells and the Tweed
This circular walk took us along both sides of the Tweed, crossing at Mertoun Bridge and crossing back at the pedestrian suspension bridge at Dryburgh. We circumnavigated the grounds of Dryburgh Abbey but, as I said in an earlier post, all the Borders abbeys were closed for maintenance at the time. Because there are so many trees, we couldn’t even glimpse the abbey from either bank.
Melrose and Abbotsford
Another circular walk along the Tweed between Melrose and Abbotsford, both of which featured in earlier posts. Here are a few of the riverside views.
Kelso and Roxburgh
Once again, a circular riverside walk, though this time the river is the Teviot. Starting in Kelso, the confluence of the Tweed and the Teviot, we followed the latter past the ruins of Roxburgh Castle, built by King David I sometime in the 1120s. Reaching the village of Roxburgh, we crossed the river on an old railway viaduct then followed the line back to Kelso. Along the way, we got glimpses of Floors Castle and the striking white farmhouse, Maisondieu, once a medieval hospice.
I’m linking this post to Jo’s Monday Walks. In my final Borders instalment, after a break for my end-of-month gallivanting post, there will be more walks, this time of a monumental nature.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
What a beautiful and historic walk. The Borders area really has it’s own character, I think. The Gardeners Cottages at Dryburgh look lovely, I’d quite fancy a nose inside!
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Thanks Helen! It’s a lovely area altogether.
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The photos are gorgeous. The houses are so big and beautiful. Looks like three great walk this visit this part of the countryside.
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Thanks. They were pretty walks, and just the right length for the time we had available.
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