Honey Cottage Caravan Park

Bring your fishing kit along if you're into your angling; the Ettrick Water has 12 miles of mainly double bank fishing available, with 80 named pools to choose from, and it’s gained a reputation for some of the best and most varied fishing in the country. There are lots of great walks around this area too, so bring along your boots to explore the woods at Glenlude (20 minutes' drive), get up to Grey Mare’s Tail Waterfall (half an hour) or clamber up Broad Law (40 minutes). There’s a Go Ape course at Glentress Forest (40 minutes) for intrepid sorts, with rather gentler pursuits at Velvet Hall Alpacas (half an hour). Other days out nearby might take you to the historic house, pretty gardens and craft workshops at Traquair House (half an hour), to see the Great Tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels (45 minutes) or to learn about whisky making at Borders Distillery (half an hour). Pretty Peebles and Melrose (both 40 minutes) are worth a visit as well.