Activities
Peebles and the surrounding area
'Peebles for Pleasure' is what the locals say and it's easy to see why! Peebles offers plenty of ways to enjoy the great outdoors with a variety of leisure activities. Golf, fishing, mountain biking and walking are popular pursuits, with the Forests of Tweeddale and the challenging Southern Upland Way easily accessible.
Estates and Castles
Innerleithen is also home to Traquair, Scotland's oldest continually inhabited house and is surrounded by the scenic hills and forest of the Tweed Valley, also St. Ronan's Well Interpretative Centre depicts the era of the last century when the town was famed as a spa.
Robert Smail's Printing Works give a fascinating insight into the printing processes of the past.
The neighbouring village of Broughton has a well-known gallery, as well as the John Buchan Centre, chronicling the famous writer, soldier and politician's life.
Keep an eye open, too, for Neidpath Castle atop its lofty vantage point over the River Tweed on the edge of Peebles.
Gardens
Gardening fans are well placed to enjoy a visit to Dawyck, one of the National Botanic Gardens of Scotland, at Stobo, or Kailzie Gardens with its formal walled garden, stocked trout pond and 18-hole putting green.
Children Only
The majority of activities listed on this page are suitable for all the family however Pentland's Activity Camps (PAC) offers the ideal solution to keep children entertained all day long!
Camps run from 9am to 5pm each day with a fully supervised early drop-off and late pick-up service also available.
PAC's varied multi-activity programmes can include games, sports, creative and performing arts, cookery, outdoor adventure activities, hill walking and much, much more!
During the summer months they are also running a soccer school.
Perfect if the adults want to spend a day to themselves!
Also in the area...
Peebles' spacious High Street offers interesting boutiques and welcoming tearooms for a spot of shopping, then round off the day with a visit to Peebles Eastgate Theatre; opened in 2004 with a varied year-round selection of theatre, music and art exhibitions.
Eddleston is in the heart of beautiful wooded countryside and West Linton, a historic conservation village, is situated at the foot of the Pentland Hills.
South West is Tweedsmuir, 1600 feet above sea level on an old coaching route. The church spire is an unmistakable landmark in the remote and peaceful upland area, once the haunt of Covenanters.
The River Tweed rises in these hills and a lay-by and sculpture on A701 mark the site. Experience Peebles though the ages, call in at the Visitor Information Centre for a free copy of a historic town trail, and view Peebles by foot.
