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SCHLOSS Roxburghe

A country resort near Kelso built round the old Sunlaws House, with a spa, a championship golf course, three restaurants and country sports.

Welcome

Just outside Kelso, the old manor of Sunlaws House, with its gables, tall chimneys and round tower, stands on a large country estate.

Today it is SCHLOSS Roxburghe, a resort with rooms in the historic house, in a modern Estate House and in cottages around the grounds.

The estate has a championship golf course, a spa with a heated outdoor pool, and a country sports centre for fishing, shooting and field sports, as well as a kids' club and wildlife outings. Food is a big part of it: produce grown on the estate goes into the dishes at Sunlaws, the fine dining room, as well as at Charlie's and Bar 1745.

The resort is a little over an hour's drive from Edinburgh, and Kelso is close by.

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The Daily for 4 November, from Scotland with love. A pink sandstone castle bristling with conical turrets and a Union Jack flag rises above a gravel forecourt, autumn-tinged ivy climbing one wing beside cannon displayed on the lawn.
Not farEdnam HouseA Georgian mansion on the banks of the Tweed in Kelso, now a hotel with a restaurant, a bar and three acres of riverside gardens.3 milesSee itThe pale stone front of Ednam House in Kelso, with its pediment and white doorway, across a lawned turning circle on a spring evening.
Before you go

A hotel and resort, open all year; the restaurants and spa welcome booked visitors.

Where
Heiton by Kelso, TD5 8JZ.
Formerly
Sunlaws House.
Restaurants
Sunlaws, Charlie's, Bar 1745.

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Where it is

At Heiton, just south-west of Kelso, TD5 8JZ.

Close byKelso.
  1. The broken curtain wall of Roxburgh Castle, with an arched opening, along the top of its grassy mound under a deep blue winter sky, a bare tree rising behind it.Roxburgh CastleThe broken walls of a medieval royal castle on a steep ridge between the Tweed and the Teviot, just west of Kelso.3 miles as the crow flies
  2. The shopfront of Rutherfords Micropub at 38 The Square in Kelso, with its black sign, red awning and tables and chairs on the pavement.Rutherfords MicropubA small micropub on the Square in Kelso, named CAMRA's Borders Pub of the Year in 2025 and 2026.3 miles as the crow flies
  3. Kelso AbbeyKelso AbbeyThe towering remains of what was one of Scotland's largest and richest abbeys, free to visit in the middle of Kelso.4 miles 10 min by road
  4. A panelled room in Mary Queen of Scots' House, Jedburgh, with a fireplace, a painting above it and portraits on the walls.Mary Queen of Scots' HouseMary's house in Jedburgh.9 miles 15 min by road
  5. The giant red sandstone statue of William Wallace with sword and shield on a tall plinth against a blue sky.Wallace StatueA giant Wallace above the Tweed.14 miles 25 min by road
Directions
The pale stone front of Ednam House in Kelso, with its pediment and white doorway, across a lawned turning circle on a spring evening.RestaurantsEdnam House3.0 miles
Green-fronted Dor shop at number 38, selling lifestyle goods and coffeeShoppingDōr3.7 miles
Cessford Castle, a massive roofless tower of red and grey stone, standing in green grass with farmland beyond under a blue sky.AttractionsCessford Castle4.1 miles
A sharing platter laid on an outdoor table at Wilson's Farm and Kitchen: sourdough, cured meats, salad, cheese and pickles, beside a blue jug of pink and green flowers.RestaurantsWilson's Farm and Kitchen4.3 miles
The River Teviot seen from Monteviot Gardens, framed by red and orange azaleas and green trees in early summer.AttractionsMonteviot Gardens4.6 miles
Linton Kirk on its grassy knoll, a stone church with a small bellcote, among old gravestones under a summer sky.AttractionsLinton Kirk4.7 miles
Aerial view of Fyvie Castle's turreted grounds surrounded by autumn woodland and fieldsAttractionsFloors Castle4.9 miles
The main lawn at Mertoun Gardens in early summer, with tall conifers behind and azaleas in flower along the border.AttractionsMertoun Gardens5.5 miles
The deep green shopfront of Heron & Willow on the Canongate in Jedburgh, its two windows filled with books under painted willow leaves.ShoppingHeron & Willow6.5 miles

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