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lie at the northern end of the
Pennine Way
and on
St Cuthbert's Way
between Melrose
and Lindisfarne (Holy Island) in Northumberland. There are several places to stay, includ-
ing the excellent
Border Hotel
(
01573-420237;
www.theborderhotel.com
; The Green,
Kirk Yetholm; s £50, d £80-90;
)
, whose bar is a welcome one at the end of a long
trek.
Bus 81 from Kelso runs up to seven times a day Monday to Saturday (three times on
Sunday).
Coldstream
POP 1813
On a sweeping bend of the River Tweed, which forms the border with England, Cold-
stream is small and relatively hidden from the well-trodden Borders tourist beat.
Sights
MUSEUM
Coldstream Museum
(12 Market Sq; 10am-4pm Mon-Sat, 2-4pm Sun Apr-Sep, 1-4pm Mon-Sat Oct)
The
proud history of the Coldstream Guards is covered in this museum. Formed in 1650 in
Berwick as part of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army, the regiment took its present
name from the town in which it was stationed in 1659. The Guards played a significant
part in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and saw service at Waterloo, at Sebastopol
during the Crimean War, in the Boer War, at the Somme and Ypres in WWI, and at
Dunkirk and Tobruk in WWII. It remains the oldest regiment in continuous existence in
the British army.
Sleeping & Eating
Eastbraes B&B££
(
01890-883949;
www.eastbraes.co.uk
;
100C High St; s/d £45/70)
Trundling down the
main street in Coldstream, you simply don't expect the view you get out the back of this
welcoming place; an idyllic vista over a grassy garden and a picture-book bend in the
Tweed beyond. A double and twin share a bathroom and there's one en suite double,
which is simply enormous and comes with a separate sitting area.
B&B
