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Tweed, knitwear and old jails.

The Borders' museums tell the story of its towns and its trades. Learn how tweed and knitwear made the region famous, explore a jail of the 1820s in Jedburgh, or visit the house where Mary Queen of Scots stayed for a month in 1566. There's a museum in Duns to a Formula One world champion, and free town museums in Selkirk, Hawick and Coldstream. Many are free and run with real pride. Ideal for a wet afternoon.

Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre→
Coldstream Museum→
Lochcarron Visitor Centre→
Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum→
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Lochcarron Visitor Centre.

The visitor centre of the Lochcarron of Scotland mill tells how much textile making has meant to the Borders, and how Lochcarron's cloth is known to the fashion houses and...

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Lunch near Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum.

The three closest tables: Abbey Bridge Coffee House & Pizzeria, Simply Scottish and The Capon Tree Town House.

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Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre.

Mary Queen of Scots lived in troubled times and her story is a sad one. Visit this house to find out about her life, her time spent in Jedburgh and her death by execution.

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Coldstream Museum.

A free museum on Market Square in Coldstream, telling the story of the town and of the Coldstream Guards, with a courtyard gallery.

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The month Mary Queen of Scots spent in Jedburgh in 1566 was a turning point in her life.

The Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre is a 16th-century tower house on Queen Street, in the centre of Jedburgh. It tells the story of the month Mary spent in the town in 1566 through paintings, objects and textiles linked to her. Jedburgh's pear trees grow in the garden, and entry is free.

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