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The River Teviot running through Wilton Lodge Park in Hawick, still and blue between banks of trees turning yellow and gold in autumn.
Scottish Borders

Wilton Lodge Park

The largest formal park in the Borders, on the River Teviot in Hawick, and the only park in the region with a Green Flag.

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There's something lovely about a riverside town park, and Wilton Lodge in Hawick is a gorgeous one, with more than a hundred acres of walks under tall old trees.

Wander past bright flower beds, a scented garden and a waterfall, with footbridges to take you over the water. Look in at the walled garden, where volunteers grow fruit, vegetables and flowers the organic way, tucking marigolds and nasturtiums among the crops to keep the pests off. Along the way you'll pass an art deco war memorial with a figure called Youth, and memorials to Jimmie Guthrie and Steve Hislop, Hawick's motorcycle racing champions. Children will love the play park, and the Pavilion Cafe is close by.

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The Daily for 31 October, from Scotland with love. A ring of standing stones set among mist and autumn birch
A little further outThree Hills CoffeeA speciality coffee roastery and cafe on the High Street in Selkirk, roasting its own beans and teaching barista courses.21 min by roadSee itMotorcycle parked outside Three Hills Coffee Co, with a red Coffee Roastery door
Before you go

Free to walk in.

Parking
The large Common Haugh car park on Victoria Road, TD9 7AH. It is usually closed for two weeks in June for the Common Riding.
Events
From March to October: Easter egg hunts, a science festival family day, the Reivers fireworks and summer concerts on the Elliot Bandstand.
Paths
Mostly flat tarmac, with woodland paths too.

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Where it is

Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick. TD9 7JL is Hawick Museum, in the park.

Close byHawick and Teviotdale.
  1. Children walk past a war memorial in front of a stone mansionHawick MuseumA free museum in an 18th-century mansion in Wilton Lodge Park, with galleries on Hawick's motorcycle champions, the wars, Victorian life and art.Under a mile 2 min by road
  2. Borders DistilleryBorders DistilleryThe first Scotch whisky distillery in the Borders since 1837, in Hawick's old electrical works, with tours led by the distillers.1 mile 4 min by road
  3. Borders Textile TowerhouseBorders Textile TowerhouseA free museum of Border knitwear and tweed in a restored 16th-century tower house in Hawick.1 mile 4 min by road
  4. Hawico Visitor Centre & Factory ShopHawico Visitor Centre & Factory ShopThe Hawick visitor centre and outlet shop of Hawico, makers of Scottish cashmere since 1874, with knitwear, scarves and accessories.2 miles 7 min by road
  5. Stone tower overlooking patchwork farmland and a winding river valleyFatlips CastleA small 16th-century peel tower of the Turnbulls on top of Minto Crags above Teviotdale, restored from ruin between 2011 and 2013.10 miles 17 min by road
  6. Lochcarron of ScotlandLochcarron of ScotlandA working tartan mill at Selkirk, weaving over 700 tartans on site, with a visitor centre and shop and guided tours of the mill.13 miles 25 min by road
  7. Stone tower and archway of Hermitage Castle set among open hillsHermitage CastleThe grim medieval fortress of Liddesdale, guardhouse of the Scottish Middle March, where Mary Queen of Scots rode to see Bothwell in 1566.18 miles 23 min by road
Directions
The Haining across its loch on a bright day, the Georgian house and an arcaded range beside it mirrored in the still water among tall trees.AttractionsThe Haining8.7 miles
The Waterwheel Cafe's covered timber veranda at Philiphaugh, with folding tables and chairs along the deck and the cafe's glazed doors on the right.CafeThe Waterwheel Cafe8.8 miles
Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom on Selkirk's Market Place on a sunny day: the old town hall with its clock tower and tall spire, and Scott's statue on a plinth in front.AttractionsSir Walter Scott's Courtroom8.9 miles
The red and cream shopfront of Cameron's on Selkirk's High Street, its sign reading Camerons Oven Fresh Bakery, with Selkirk's Home Bakery painted on the window.CafeCameron's Bakery9.0 miles
Motorcycle parked outside Three Hills Coffee Co, with a red Coffee Roastery doorCafeThree Hills Coffee12 miles
Modern entrance with vertical "Lochcarron" lettering beside a stone church buildingAttractionsLochcarron Visitor Centre13 miles
A grey stone farmhouse with several chimneys stands against rolling hills, a wildflower meadow in the foreground.YarrowThe ScullerySleeps 2 · 22 miles

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Places to stay near the park, and when each is next free.

A grey stone farmhouse with several chimneys stands against rolling hills, a wildflower meadow in the foreground.The Scullery
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Yarrow
  • 12 miles from Wilton Lodge Park
Free 13–15 NovThe 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.The House in the Hill
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Jedburgh
  • 15 miles from Wilton Lodge Park
Free 31 Oct – 2 NovPlaces to stayEvery stay in the Scottish BordersAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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