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Golf
Kames Golf Club is a privately owned 250 acre complex of 2 courses, one of 18 and one of 9 holes. It is open all year round and the hotel has an arrangement with the club (approx. 15 mins drive) for guests seeking golf facilities.
The local municipal course, Biggar Golf Club, is also available by arrangement with reception.
Fishing
The River Clyde is stocked with Grayling and Brown Trout. Permits can be obtained by arrangement. The river is fished from the bank opposite the Hotel.
New Lanark World Heritage Centre (30 mins)
Surrounded by beautiful native woodland and close to the falls of the Clyde, the 200 year old cotton mill of New Lanark has been saved for future generations as a living community and lasting monument to Robert Owen, mill owner and social pioneer.
Traquair House (30 mins)
This amazing mansion is beyond Peebles down the River Tweed. It is Scotland's oldest inhabited house and has its own famous little brewery.
Gladstone Court, where a Victorian Street with small shops is recreated.
The Albion Museum houses vehicles and archives of Albion Motors, a commercial vehicle manufacturing firm established in 1899 with a bond on a local farm.
The John Buchan Centre houses a display commemorating the life and works of the poet, statesman and writer.
Brownsbank Cottage, the home from 1957 until his death in 1978, of Scotland's international poet, Hugh MacDiarmid.
Biggar Gaswork Museum preserved just as it was when it closed in 1973 following the arrival of North Sea Gas.
The Scottish Borders - maps, guidebooks, magazines, website. However, nothing quite beats a bit of local knowledge to give you a true sense of a place.
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