Glentress Forest, Peebles

Name: Glentress Forest
Address: Peebles, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Peebles

Natural attraction, Park, Forest

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Glentress Forest is located near Peebles in the Scottish Borders, about 30 miles south of Edinburgh. Part of the Tweed Valley Forest Park along with Traquair Forest in Innerleithen, it is the home of a mountain biking centre which is one of the 7stanes mountain bike trails operated throughout southern Scotland by Forestry and Land Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1909 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°40'60"N, 3°7'60"W

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Peebles United Kingdom

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Glentress Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: John Buchan Way, Neidpath Castle, Traquair House, Venlaw.

4.5 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
John Buchan Way, Peebles
115 min walk • The John Buchan Way is a walking route from Peebles to Broughton in the Scottish Borders, a distance of approximately 22 km. The route is waymarked in both directions, and was opened in spring 2003.
3.9 miSW
Historical place, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Neidpath Castle, Peebles
99 min walk • Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The castle is both a wedding venue and filming location and can be viewed by appointment.
5.8 miSE
Genteel rooms in a 12th-century castle
Traquair House, Innerleithen
149 min walk • Traquair House, approximately 7 miles southeast of Peebles, is claimed to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. Whilst not strictly a castle, it is built in the style of a fortified mansion. It pre-dates the Scottish Baronial style of architecture, and may have been one of the influences on this style.
2.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Venlaw, Peebles
71 min walk • Venlaw Castle, also known as Smithfield Castle, lies north of Peebles on the Edinburgh Road in the Borders of Scotland. Since 1949, it has been operated as a hotel. It was designated in 1971 as a Category A listed building.
3.2 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Peebles Old Parish Church, Peebles
82 min walk • The Old Parish Church of Peebles is one of several Christian churches in Peebles, Borders, Scotland. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland. Dedicated on 29 March 1887, it lies at the end of the High Street. The church was constructed between 1885 and 1887 at a cost of £9,500.
3.4 miS
Botanical garden, Park
Kailzie Gardens, Peebles
86 min walk • Kailzie Gardens is a walled garden near Kirkburn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the Tweed valley, four km east of Peebles, off the B7062. The garden dates from 1812. The present owners are Steve and Susan Plag. Places in the vicinity include Cardrona, the Cardrona Forest, Horsburgh Castle and the Glentress Forest.
3.2 miSW
Bridge
Tweed Bridge, Peebles
83 min walk • The Tweed Bridge is a stone-built road bridge of five spans over the River Tweed in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders.
3.8 miNW
Memorial
The Great Polish Map of Scotland
97 min walk • The Great Polish Map of Scotland is a large three-dimensional, outdoor concrete scale model of Scotland, located in the grounds of the Barony Castle Hotel, outside the village of Eddleston near Peebles in the Scottish Borders.
5.2 miSE
Historical place, Science museum, Museum
Robert Smail's Printing Works, Innerleithen
133 min walk • Robert Smail's Printing Works is a fully functional Victorian era letterpress printing works in the small Scottish Borders town of Innerleithen, now preserved by The National Trust for Scotland as an Industrial Heritage museum showing visitors the operation of a local printer...
3.1 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Chambers Institution, Peebles
79 min walk • The Chambers Institution is a municipal structure in the High Street in Peebles, Scotland. The structure, which was designed to accommodate a library, a museum, an art gallery and Peebles Burgh Hall, is a Category A listed building.
2.9 miS
Forts and castles
Horsburgh Castle
75 min walk • Horsburgh Castle, also known as Horsbrugh Castle or Horsbrugh Tower, is a ruined tower house castle by the River Tweed, on the A72 road from Peebles to Galashiels, near Glentress in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.