Feather Down - Chesters

If you’re into keeping active, you can explore the Borders in a number of ways. Try pony trekking from Ferniehurst Mill Lodge (20 minutes’ drive), cycle to the arboretum of ancient trees at Monteviot Gardens (20 minutes’ bike ride), and take a dip in the River Teviot from your pitch. Combine exercise with a purpose on the course at Minto Golf Club (10 minutes’ drive). If the weather turns drizzly on you, take the kids swimming at Teviotdale Leisure Centre (20 minutes), while another family-friendly option is a stroll along the Jed Water overlooking Jedburgh Castle and Abbey (15 minutes). Soak up the atmosphere of the Middle Ages at three more great ruined Borders abbeys – all linked by the Borders Abbeys Way. Kelso is known for its Romanesque architecture, and rose-coloured Melrose is burial place of the head of Robert the Bruce. Founded in 1150, Dryburgh Abbey (all 20 minutes) sits on the River Tweed and you can search for the tombs of Sir Walter Scott and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in its atmospheric grounds.