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Accommodation in Melrose, Borders Part of the Borders Travel Guide on Britain Express, highlighting attractions, heritage, and tourism information. |
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George & Abbotsford HotelA Hotel in Melrose, BordersHigh Street Melrose Borders Scotland TD6 9PD
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Town centre location, offering comfortable facilities with friendly service, and locally or regionally sourced food. On-site car parking and secure storage for golf clubs, bikes etc. The G&A as it is known locally is the largest building in the centre of the picturesque town of Melrose, and is of a grand Victorian style although the original building is some 400 years old. The hotel has 29 guest bedrooms and also offers a public bar, Scott's Dinning Room and three seperate function or conference rooms. All guest rooms are en-suite offering either a shower facility or bath and shower The rooms are comfortably furnished and offer tea/coffee making facilities, TV with 12 digital channel selection, direct dial telephone utilising digital lines which allow computer connectivity and also secure wireless internet access in most rooms. Please note all rooms are only accessed from the main staircase as there is no lift in the building. Scott's is the main dinning area and offers a selection of dishes featuring locally and regionally sourced produced cooked by award winning chefs Scott's provides a warm friendly and informal dinning environment in which to enjoy the food which is cooked to order from the fresh ingredients. The Bar@The G&A is a great place for the localsand guests to enjoy a drink. Now featuring real ales from North-East, Cumbrian or Scottish Breweries it is becoming well known for the quality of it's ales A large screen TV shows sports events from normal channels or Setanta Sports and a pool table is also available. The three conference and function rooms offer facilities for meetings, conferences and social occassions including Weddings. Accommodation Rating:
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Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low-exceptional) on historic interest
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0.1 miles (Garden) Melrose Abbey -
0.1 miles (Abbey) Harmony Garden -
0.2 miles (Garden) Eildon Hills -
1.1 miles (Countryside) Abbotsford House -
2.4 miles (Historic House) Dryburgh Abbey -
3.1 miles (Abbey) Mertoun House Gardens -
4.6 miles (Garden) Smailholm Tower -
5.7 miles (Museum) Halliwell’s House Museum -
5.9 miles (Museum) Mellerstain House -
7 miles (Historic House) Nearby Towns & Villages to Visit Wark-on-Tweed -
17.9 miles away Norham -
23.7 miles away Etal -
24.5 miles away Ford -
25 miles away Cockburnspath -
27 miles away Wooler -
28.3 miles away Tweedmouth -
30 miles away Spittal -
30.6 miles away
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Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low to exceptional) on historic interest We've 'tagged' this accommodation to help you find related historic attractions and learn more about major time periods mentioned in the description. More about these Historic Time Periods:VictorianFind attractions tagged with:Victorian (Time Period) -Directions: UK Hotels |
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HISTORY CORNERName the Historic attractionBritish Heritage AwardsCelebrate the best of British Heritage in our annual British History QuizThis headmaster of Rugby School popularized 'muscular Christianity', combining sports and learning with a heavy religious focus This Day in British History13 February, 1689 William and Mary jointly crowned monarchs of England Only the previous day Parliament declared a Declaration of Rights, making James II's constitutional reforms illegal Monarch Mayhem |
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