The unspoilt and spectacular countryside around Peebles is An ideal location for cycling, fishing, walking, sightseeing or just relaxing.

For Mountain Bikers we are ideally located just 1/2 mile from Glentress forest and 4 miles from Innerleithen trails.

Glentress was voted best UK mountain biking centre in 2004 by Single-track magazine, attracting more than 1,000 bikers a week and is currently building a big new visitor centre.

At Innerleithen is Traquair forest. This is where the famous Downhill site is based alongside the black graded 7stanes cross-country route.

More trail info is available from:
www.thehubintheforest.co.uk and www.7stanes.gov.uk .

It is also possible to ride the 1/2 mile from Craiguart to Glentress ‘off-road'.

We have secure lockup storage within the garage, with power washing and drying facilities for bikes and clothes.

For Golfers we have two championship standard local courses at Cardrona 1/2 mile and Peebles 2 miles and many more within half an hours drive.

For Fishermen there is superb Salmon and Trout fishing locally on famous river Tweed. There is also fishing for brown and rainbow trout in several lochs and fisheries in the area.

There are riverside walks both direct from Craiguart and also locally in Peebles itself. For the more energetic there are extensive forest trails at Glentress forest just 1/2 a mile down the road.

Pony-Trecking is available locally at Peebles Hydro.

There is also an Archery centre at Hawick 

Things to See

Edinburgh, with the Castle, shops and the Royal Yacht Britannia is just 23 miles away, with a regular bus service that passes the end of the road (50 yds) every hour, which takes you right to the heart of the city.

On the road to Edinburgh be sure to stop off at Rosslyn Chapel, featured in the Davincii code, and containing some superb stone carvings.

Visit the Cashere mill at Hawick and various woollen mills in most borders towns.

The beautiful walled gardens at Kailzie are just 3 miles away. Whilst you are at Kailzie don't forget to visit Osprey watch to see the nesting pair of Ospreys.

Also worth a visit locally is Dawyck Botanic Gardens near Stobo which has beautiful woodland/garden walks.

Teviot water gardens and smokery by Kelso  is within a 30 mins drive.

In spring and especially in autum, visit the Salmon Viewing centre at Philiphaugh mill by Selkirk. See the salmon leaping the weir, and on camera in the centre with great underwater footage.   

Discover the colourful heritage and ancestry of the Scottish Borders.

Visit Neidpath castle just outside Peebles, Scotland oldest inhabited house at Traquair, Scots birthplace at Abbotsford or St Ronans Well at Innerleithen, all within 10 miles.

Slightly further away there are many others, including Dryburgh abbey by Galashiels, Jedburgh abbey, Floors Castle at Kelso, Thirlstane Castle at Lauder and Mellerstain house at Gordon.

Also worth a visit, about 45 mins away is the New Lanark world heritage village.

Visit one of Scotlands two Lowland Distilleries at Glenkinchie, south east of Edinburgh, near Pencaitland. Glenkinchie is also home to an  Exhibition of Scotch Whisky.

Find out more about the Tweed Valley at www.visittweedvalley.co.uk