Sir Walter Scott Way

#5762 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Sir Walter Scott Way is a 92-mile long-distance footpath in the Scottish Borders. The route broadly follows the waymarked Southern Upland Way, except for in a few sections. It commemorates Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland's most renowned writers, who had many connections with the area. ()

Coordinates: 55°35'60"N, 3°4'0"W

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Sir Walter Scott Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Traquair House, Venlaw, Peebles Old Parish Church, Kailzie Gardens.

0.6 miN
Genteel rooms in a 12th-century castle
Traquair House, Innerleithen
16 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.
6.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Venlaw, Peebles
160 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.
6.1 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Peebles Old Parish Church, Peebles
155 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.
3.9 miNW
Botanical garden, Park
Kailzie Gardens, Peebles
100 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.
6 miNW
Bridge
Tweed Bridge, Peebles
154 min walk • The Tweed Bridge is a stone-built road bridge of five spans over the River Tweed in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders.
1.4 miN
Historical place, Science museum, Museum
Robert Smail's Printing Works, Innerleithen
35 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...
2.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Glen House
55 min walk • The Glen, also known as Glen House, is an estate and country house in the parish of Traquair, southern Scotland. It is located in the glen of the Quair Water, around 5 kilometres south-west of Innerleithen, and 9 kilometres south-east of Peebles, in the Scottish Borders.
6 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Chambers Institution, Peebles
152 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.
3.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Horsburgh Castle
101 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.
3.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Nether Horsburgh Castle
89 min walk • Nether Horsburgh Castle is a ruined tower house near Cardrona, in the Scottish Borders, in the former county of Peebleshire. It is situated at the back of a farmstead, 3.5 miles southwest of the market town of Peebles, at grid reference grid reference NT304396, on the A72 road.
5.9 miNW
55°39'8"N • 3°11'15"W
Eastgate Theatre & Arts Center, Peebles
152 min walk • Concerts and shows, Cinema, Performing arts