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Anglo-Scottish Border Day 2 – Newcastleton to Selkirk

Anglo-Scottish Border Day 2 – Newcastleton to Selkirk

Having arrived in Newcastleton at the end of Anglo-Scottish Border Day 1, Anglo-Scottish Border Day 2 would take us on to Selkirk via Hawick. First things first, however … breakfast. We found an excellent café just up the road from the bunkhouse called Copshaw Kitchen. Fuelled up, we set off along the B6537 out of Newcastleton as it followed the winding Liddel Water, and then soon the B6399, as it followed the path of Hermitage Water. Cycling up the B6399,…

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Williestruther Loch Walk

Williestruther Loch Walk

After a thoroughly enjoyable weekend in Aberdeenshire, including walks up Green Hill and around Castle Fraser, we now headed back home. Before we reached home, however, we popped in to see our friends Andy and Sylvia in Hawick. Then having spent the evening there, the following morning we went for a little local walk to the nearby Williestruther Loch. Andy and Sylvia live in the West End of Hawick, or to be more precise, the south-western part of the town….

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St Cuthbert’s Way Coast-to-Coast Day 2 – Newcastleton to Melrose

St Cuthbert’s Way Coast-to-Coast Day 2 – Newcastleton to Melrose

Our St Cuthbert’s Way Coast-to-Coast Day 1 had been in glorious sunshine. It was, however, a slightly overcast sky that greeted us on the morning of our St Cuthbert’s Way Coast-to-Coast Day 2. Today we would be cycling from Newcastleton to Melrose. Our route began by continuing along the side of the Liddesdale valley. After a few miles, we turned off the B6357 and cycled through the village of Steele Road. A little further on we decided to take a…

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Scottish Borders Day 3 – Hawick to Kelso

Scottish Borders Day 3 – Hawick to Kelso

Having spent the night in Hawick with some good friends, we were not in a rush to leave and begin our Scottish Borders Day 3 cycling. We went for a walk around Hawick Golf Course. It was a cool but bright day. After lunch we got ready to continue our cycling tour. We found some confetti in our cycle jerseys which we had washed there and then found that we had also had some balloons attached to our bicycles! It is…

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Scottish Borders Day 2 – Canonbie to Hawick

Scottish Borders Day 2 – Canonbie to Hawick

For our Scottish Borders Day 2, we would be cycling from Canonbie and heading to Hawick, where we would be staying with friends. Due to a downpour, it was after 10 am when we left the Cross Keys Hotel, having thoroughly enjoyed our time there. This would be the hilliest day of our tour, and it began with a climb out of Canonbie to Rowanburn. Throughout this tour, we would see masses of grouse. From Rowanburn, we would make our…

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