We had rocked up to Selkirk at the end of Anglo-Scottish Border 2. Anglo-Scottish Border Day 3 would see us visit the four Borders Abbeys – Melrose, Dryburgh, Jedburgh, Kelso – and finishing at Kelso. Today would be a day of site-seeing, and we had quite a few site to see! Leaving Selkirk we joined the track alongside Ettrick Water for a little while. A few miles in to the ride, where Ettrick Water meets the River Tweed, we crossed…
St Cuthbert’s Way Walk Day 2 would see us walking from Newton St Boswells to Jedfoot Bridge – a distance of about 15 miles. Having stayed at the Drybough Arms pub in Newton St Boswell, we were heading off to Jedfoot Bridge for our second day of the St Cuthbert’s Way walk. Unfortunately, Nicholl was not going to be able to join us on today’s walk, so we loaded our overnight stuff in the car and set off on my way….
St Cuthbert’s Way Coast-to-Coast Day 2 had been a tough day, so we were hoping for a slightly less challenging day of cycling on our St Cuthbert’s Way Coast-to-Coast Day 3 route from Melrose to Jedburgh. First, however, we took a bit of time out and visited Priorwood Gardens. We had been here before on our Coast and Castles South tour and enjoyed the visit. It was a peaceful start to the morning. Across the road from Priorwood Gardens is…
