Making our way down to Cumbria we planned to stop at a few of Historic Scotlands landmarks on our way. Our first stop at 9.30am was that of Smailholm Tower, then onto Jedburgh Abbey and finally we stopped at Hermitage Castle. Smailhome Tower Sandyknowe Farm, Kelso, TD5 7PG Opening times 1 Apr to 30 Sept: Daily, 9.30am to 5.30pm Last entry 5pm 1 Oct to 31 Mar: Closed This tower is worth a visit, sitting high on the rocky hill, The tower is a formidable stronghold. The displays inside are interesting and we enjoyed looking at the views from the top of the tower. Jedburgh Abbey 4/5 Abbey Bridgend, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, TD8 6JQ Opening times 1 Apr to 30 Sept: Daily, 9.30am to 5.30pm Last entry 5pm 1 Oct to 31 Mar: Daily, 10am to 4pm Last entry 3.30pm In the heart of Jedburgh is this wonderful preserved Abbey, The Abbey is well worth a stop, the visitor centre is lovely and there is space to enjoy a picnic in the grounds of the Abbey, we enjoyed our stop here. Our last stop before heading to Cumbria was
Hermitage Castle Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, TD9 0LU Opening times 1 Apr to 30 Sept: Daily, 9.30am to 5.30pm Last entry 5pm 1 Oct to 31 Mar: Closed This fortified and dominant Castle is definately worth a visit, very grand in design and very practical building, with a deep moat surrounding the Castle it is well positioned, You cannot help being inpressed with the structure and size of this Castle. We were blown away by this Castle, one of my personal favourite Historic Scotland properties. Entry for each property is slightly different, check out the Historic Scotland webpage for more information, we highly recommend becoming members as it is veryy worth while, Monthly Direct Debit keeps outgoings to a minimum and gives you freedom of popping into places and not worrying about seeing all it has as you can return at no extra cost. Is there somewhere we should visit next, let us know.
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