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View of Abbotsford House

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View of Abbotsford House

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View of Abbotsford House

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Location: Galashiels, Scottish Borders, South Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Innerleithen to Tweedbank loop via Abbotsford

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2. Walter Scott loop from Galashiels

11.8km

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3. Elibank Craig Road – Tweed Valley Railway Path loop from Tweedbank

51.7km

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430m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Katherine Moore

December 25, 2019

Abbotsford is the preserved home of the man who popularised tartan, saved Scottish bank notes and was a celebrated novelist: Sir Walter Scott.

Admission to the house, chapel and gardens are ticketed with modest prices. Do check opening times as this varies due to season.

There's also a gift shop, cafe and gardens, and a free minibus pick up from the nearby train station.

JakobusPilger

November 24, 2024

For Goethe, Walter Scott's books were "the best things ever written in the world." With his historical novels, such as the one about the knight Ivanhoe, the Scottish author, born 250 years ago, was one of the most famous authors of his time.

Quote from Walter Scott: "I have read enough books to know that the most profound utterances come from the lips of poor and uneducated women and men. Things often come to light there that are perhaps more sublime and moving only in the Bible. Even the poet will only fulfill his true calling if he recognizes everything as vain and worthless that is not a true inner cultivation of the heart."

(Text from deutschlandfunk.de/250-geburtstag-des-schriftstellers-wie-sir-walter-scott-den-100.html )

From the spot marked here as a highlight, passersby can only see it from a distance, but the property itself is of course also included in the koomot system, see => komoot.com/de-de/highlight/4525502

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The Abbotsford Trust Abbotsford Melrose Roxburghshire TD6 9BQ

www.scottsabbotsford.com/

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+44 (0)1896 752043

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Location: Galashiels, Scottish Borders, South Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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View of Abbotsford House

1. Innerleithen to Tweedbank loop via Abbotsford

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