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The Border Hotel across the green at Kirk Yetholm on a bright spring day, its thatched stone wing with the end of the Pennine Way sign and its black-and-white gables beyond, parasols out at the front.
Scottish Borders

The Border Hotel

Kirk Yetholm's village inn, at the head of the green below the Cheviot Hills, a mile inside Scotland.

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Welcome

There's no better place to end a day in the hills than the Border Hotel, which has welcomed travellers in Kirk Yetholm since 1750.

Look for the thatched roof, then settle into the cosy bar by the open fire with a Scottish whisky or a local craft beer. This is where the Pennine Way ends after 268 miles, and walkers who finish it are offered a half pint on the house and a certificate to say they have done it. St Cuthbert's Way passes through the village too, on its way from Melrose to Holy Island. The cooking is home-made, with eggs, vegetables and meat often from Borders farms, and the menu changes with the seasons. Eat in the bar, swapping stories with the locals, in the Fisherman's Room or the conservatory, or out in the garden on a summer's day, where the gazebo gives a little shade. Booking ahead for a meal is a good idea.

A short drive awayWilson's Farm and KitchenA family farm near Morebattle in the Cheviot foothills, cooking set-menu meals on chosen dates from its own beef, lamb and garden.11 min by roadSee itA 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.
Before you go

The bar opens at 11.30am, seven days a week.

Food
Light lunches Monday to Friday, 12pm to 2pm; the full menu Saturday 12pm to 2pm, Monday to Saturday 5pm to 8pm, and Sunday 12pm to 8pm.
Phone
01573 420237

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Where it is

The Green, Kirk Yetholm, about seven miles south-east of Kelso, TD5 8PQ.

Close byYetholm, Kelso and the Cheviot foothills.
  1. Kelso AbbeyKelso AbbeyThe towering remains of what was one of Scotland's largest and richest abbeys, free to visit in the middle of Kelso.8 miles 14 min by road
  2. Green-fronted Dor shop at number 38, selling lifestyle goods and coffeeDōrAn independent lifestyle and coffee shop on the Woodmarket in Kelso, with well-made homeware, clothes, skincare and pantry things, and good coffee.8 miles 15 min by road
  3. Aerial view of Fyvie Castle's turreted grounds surrounded by autumn woodland and fieldsFloors CastleThe great castle of the Dukes of Roxburghe at Kelso, begun in the 1720s, with a walled garden and estate walks open all year.10 miles 20 min by road
  4. Hume CastleHume CastleA battlemented folly of the 1770s on the site of the Homes' medieval stronghold, crowning a hilltop near Greenlaw with views over the Borders.14 miles 25 min by road
  5. Stone tower of Smailholm Tower rises above ruined walls and rolling Borders hillsSmailholm TowerA remarkably complete 15th-century tower house on a crag near Kelso, home to Walter Scott's ancestors, with wide views over the Borders.15 miles 28 min by road
  6. Wrought iron bracket holding an oval sign reading Coldstream MuseumColdstream MuseumA free museum on Market Square in Coldstream, telling the story of the town and of the Coldstream Guards, with a courtyard gallery.17 miles 28 min by road
Directions
Linton Kirk on its grassy knoll, a stone church with a small bellcote, among old gravestones under a summer sky.AttractionsLinton Kirk3.6 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 Kitchen5.7 miles
Cessford Castle, a massive roofless tower of red and grey stone, standing in green grass with farmland beyond under a blue sky.AttractionsCessford Castle6.2 miles
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 House7.1 miles
The shopfront of Rutherfords Micropub at 38 The Square in Kelso, with its black sign, red awning and tables and chairs on the pavement.BarsRutherfords Micropub7.2 miles
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.AttractionsRoxburgh Castle7.8 miles
Red dining room with gilt-framed portraits, wall lights and set tablesAttractionsSCHLOSS Roxburghe10 miles
The House in the Hill at dusk, its turf roof over walls of local stone and glass, a bedroom lit inside and the hot tub at the corner.JedburghThe House in the HillSleeps 4 · 11 miles

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