Scottish Borders Holiday Rentals (25 properties)

The Scottish Borders’ history runs deep, from gruesome clan skirmishes to sacred religious monuments, all documented on paper by the Borders’ local hero, Sir Walter Scott. The region’s troublesome relationship with the south began back in Roman times, with imposing fortresses and keeps developing to deter raiders. But all this wasn’t just war-mongering: monastic communities and their abbeys dominated the Scottish Borders in times of peace, serving as core places for religion and scholarship from around the 12th century onwards. Throughout the history of the area, divine abbeys and castles were wreaked through the ravages of clan raids, only to be rebuilt and extended during more peaceful times.

In modern times, the crumbling ruins from this chaotic history are some of the Scottish Borders’ most visited and revered sites for tourists today. The ruins can be taken in on several excellent walking and cycling trails, which also allow visitors to enjoy a touch of Scottish hospitality in some of the Borders’ wonderful holiday rentals, historic coaching houses and inns. Adding to the experience is the picturesque River Tweed which winds through the Scottish Borders, lending the area some truly stunning scenery, not to mention the world-class fishing that is also on offer.

The area is popular with day-trippers coming over from England’s north and from Edinburgh. However, the Scottish Borders are frequently overlooked by international guests, so it’s perfectly possible for a midweek holiday maker to find themselves the only visitor to the many serene abbeys and ghostly castles that drip their echoes of the Borders’ past into the landscape. This will mean you should also find it easy to take advantage of some of the wonderful holiday rental options that are available throughout the Scottish Borders.