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Information
There's a free wi-fi zone around the centre, with especially strong signal in and around the
tourist office.
Jedburgh Library (Castlegate; Mon-Fri) Free internet.
Jedburgh Information Centre ( 01835-863170; [e-mail]; Mur-
ray's Green; 9.15am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun) The head tourist office for the
Borders region. Very helpful. Extended hours in summer. Closed Sunday November to
March.
Getting There & Away
Jedburgh has good bus connections to Hawick (25 minutes, roughly hourly, four on
Sunday), Melrose (30 minutes, hourly Monday to Saturday, every two hours Sunday) and
Kelso (25 minutes, hourly Monday to Saturday, four Sunday). Munro's runs buses from
Jedburgh to Edinburgh (£7.10, two hours, hourly Monday to Saturday, five Sunday).
WALKING & CYCLING IN SOUTHERN SCOTLAND
The region's most famous walk is the challenging 212-mile Southern Upland Way
( www.southernuplandway.gov.uk ) . If you want a sample, one of the best bits is the three- to four-day section from
St John's Town of Dalry to Beattock.
Another long-distance walk is the 62-mile St Cuthbert's Way ( www.stcuthbertsway.info ) , inspired by the
travels of St Cuthbert, a 7th-century saint who lived at Melrose Abbey. It crosses some superb scenery between
Melrose and Lindisfarne (in England).
In Galloway the Pilgrims Way follows a 25-mile trail from Glenluce Abbey to the Isle of Whithorn.
The Borders Abbeys Way ( Click here ) links all the great Border abbeys in a 65-mile circuit. For shorter walks
and especially circular loops in the hills, the towns of Melrose, Jedburgh and Kelso all make ideal bases.
For baggage transfer on these walks, contact WalkingSupport ( 01896-822079;
www.walkingsupport.co.uk ) . In early September, look out for the Scottish Borders Walking Festival
( www.borderswalking.com ) , with nine days of walks for all abilities and an instant social scene.
With the exception of the main A-roads, traffic is sparse, which, along with the beauty of the countryside,
makes this ideal cycling country.
The Tweed Cycle Route is a waymarked route running 62 miles along the beautiful Tweed Valley, following
minor roads from Biggar to Peebles (22 miles), Melrose (25 miles), Coldstream (28 miles) and Berwick-upon-
Tweed (19 miles). The 4 Abbeys Cycle Route is a 55-mile circuit of the Border abbeys. Local tourist offices have
route maps; these and other routes are also detailed at www.cyclescottishborders.com .