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Touring Melrose in United Kingdom
Melrose in the region of Scotland with its 1,640 citizens is a city located in United Kingdom - some 302 mi or ( 486 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Melrose is now 03:30 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Stirling, Sheffield, Selkirk, Saint Boswells, and Perth. Being here already, consider visiting Stirling . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Melrose ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kayaking the Tweed River
Sarah D, Dudo and Cygnet Sam paddle from Innerleithen to Kelso. ..
British Isles - Scotland 01 - The Scottish Border, Sir Walter Scott, Abbotsford, Hadrian's Wall
Trip to the British Isles: June-July, 2009 ..
Novel Destinations Scotland
Take a tour of Abbotsford, Sir Walter Scott's castle in the Scottish border country. ..
The Mill House, nr Earlston, Melrose, Scottish Borders self catering holiday accommodation
Is a quite spectacular conversion of an old farm steading, wonderfully bright and spacious, and luxuriously appointed to provide the very best in holiday letting accommodation. It is situated on a hil ..
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Melrose Abbey
Melrose Abbey is a Gothic-style abbey in Melrose, Scotland. It was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks, on the request of King David I of Scotland. It was headed by the Abbot or Commendator of Melrose. Today the abbey is maintained by Historic Scotland (open all year; entrance charge). The east end of the abbey was completed in 1146. Other buildings in the complex were added over the next 50 years. The abbey was built in the form of a St. John's cross.
Located at 55.60 -2.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Borders General Hospital
Borders General Hospital (BGH), operated since 1988 by NHS Scotland, is on the outskirts of Melrose, Scotland. It created over 1000 jobs and has 328 beds. It offers a wide range of treatments, and has an Accident and Emergency department and a Macmillan Cancer Unit.
Located at 55.60 -2.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tweedbank railway station
Tweedbank railway station is to be built in the Scottish Borders, Scotland as the terminus of the partly reopened Waverley Route. It will serve the village of Tweedbank and the town of Melrose as well as surrounding communities. Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station Terminus ScotRail<div style="height:8px; background-color:#F48328; border:none; margin:0;" /> Galashiels
Located at 55.61 -2.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Eildon Hill
Not to be confused with Eldon Hill, England Eildon Hill lies just south of Melrose, Scotland in the Scottish Borders, overlooking the town. The name is usually pluralised into "the Eildons" or "Eildon Hills", because of its triple peak. The north hilltop (of three peaks) is surrounded by over 5 km of ramparts, enclosing an area of about 16 ha (40 acres) in which at least 300 level platforms have been cut into the rock to provide bases for turf or timber-walled houses.
Located at 55.58 -2.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tweedbank
Tweedbank is a large village south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Tweedbank, as the name suggests, sits adjacent to the River Tweed, and approximately 500 metres down river from Abbotsford House, the historic home of Sir Walter Scott. It is the site of the biggest industrial estate in the region and of Radio Borders HQ. It is soon to be the site of Tweedbank railway station at the end of the Waverley Line between the Central Borders and Edinburgh.
Located at 55.60 -2.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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