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Feb 19

Personal chef | Selkirk

We've teamed up with the award-winning Naked Sourdough to offer gourmet meals for guests staying at The Five Turrets. What we like: Want to dine in style but don't want to cook? We can arrange for a personal chef to whip up a special dinner for your party. Thanks to our partnership with talented chef and baker Cristina Wood guests now have the chance to sample some of her fabulous creations right here in The Five Turrets. By day the superb cook runs her own business in nearby

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Feb 8, 2022

Famously Hawick | Textile trail

Visit the producers who helped make this Scottish Borders town "the home of Tweed". What we like: Hawick bills itself as the cashmere, tweed and whisky town and Famously Hawick helps bring that heritage together, with tours of five of the main producers, all located between Hawick's four bridges. It's a must-see for anyone with an interest in textiles - especially when combined with a visit to the Borders Textile Towerhouse museum, which brings to life 200 years of knitwear a

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Feb 7, 2022

Scottish Food and Drink Trails | Borders

Tea, whisky, fine food and blether - and all in the best possible taste. What we like: A fantastic range of foodie tours with the always-engaging Isobel, including a romp around the Borders tantalising the taste buds and taking in a three course lunch and a beer tasting at a local brewery. There's a tea tour featuring the history of tea smuggling and a chance to blend your own breakfast brew. And a wild picnic with a hamper of treats including Scottish langoustines and gin co

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Jun 21, 2021

The Five Turrets shortlisted in i travel staycation awards 2021

The Five Turrets was shortlisted in the self catering category of the 2021 itravel staycation awards.

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May 2, 2021

The Guardian picks The Five Turrets as one of the 10 coolest holiday rentals in Scotland

The Guardian: 10 of the coolest holiday rentals in Scotland. With Scotland back on the holiday map, we pick exciting places to stay.

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Mar 8, 2021

Cosmopolitan recommends The Five Turrets

"Because...you're looking for a getaway with friends that has Insta-clout and activities on top." For millions of readers or readers around the world, style bible Cosmopolitan is the definitive guide to what's hot. And when its writers clapped eyes on The Five Turrets, it was love at first sight. The magazine featured the Scottish Borders holiday home in its August 2020 Great Outdoors roundup of "the most weird and wonderful places to stay in the UK countryside". "Ever dreame

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Feb 3, 2021

Border E-bike Hire | Kelso

Let the battery take the strain as you cycle the highways and byways of the Scottish Borders. What we like: The Scottish Borders offer some of the finest cycling routes in the UK - but there's no getting past the fact that the Southern Uplands do feature rather a lot of hills. Enter the E-bike - all the normal features of a conventional bicycle but with the added benefit of a battery powered motor to help you on your way. With a range of between 40 and 90 miles - depending on

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Feb 1, 2021

Kayak and paddleboard | Midlem

One of the best ways to experience the Scottish Borders is from the water so why not hire a paddleboard or a kayak and get started?

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Jan 22, 2021

Come See Scotland | Selkirk

Blue badge guides know what they're talking about - let Ann show you the very best of the Scottish Borders. What we like: Ann has spent years showing guests around the highlights of Scotland but she has made her home in the Scottish Borders for good reason. As a qualified blue badge guide, trained by the Scottish Tour Guides Association, guests can be assured of a top quality day out packed with fabulous insights and storytelling. The former geography teacher is a true Scot

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