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Cottage |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Melrose in Scottish Borders

From £300 per week |  From £65 per night

2 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

4 out of 5

1 review | Write a review

Key info  Balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

This beautifully located cottage is surprisingly spacious, and sleep up to 4 people very comfortably
With a lovely big kitchen/dinner enjoying a relaxed atmosphere. The sitting room is perfect with a flat screen tv with freeview and dvd player. Perfect for families, couples and fishermen. The kitchen leads out onto a patio which is a haven for eating and relaxing on summer days and nights. Scottish Tourist Board VisitScotland.com has rated Speycaster Cottage as 4 star.

This is a home away from home in the heart of the Scottish Borders. We are 2 minutes from the river Tweed where fishing is our passion and we cater for the fishers in all ways. I am a full time ghillie come casting instructor offering a service second to none, from a days trout fishing to a full salmon fishing package with all equipment available for hire. Theres nothing I cant sort out fishing wise with the best contacts on the river, we will do all we can to make your stay a very enjoyable one, just e-mail kevintweed@aol.com Let us know your ideal holiday details and let me take the hassle out of it for you. Looking forward to hearing from you Kevin and Sheena.

Newstead has its own charm although it is only a short walk from Melrose, It is overlooked by the Eildon hills, the River Tweed runs alongside the village and it is surrounded by green fields.

Please check out www.speycastercottage.blogspot.com to see whats going on in the area and what events are coming up we will updtae at least once aweek and will have agallery on there for you to leave your Holidya fun at SPEYCASTERCOTTAGE.

As this is family run Cottage we have included a picture of our pony Shamrock who is in the field beside Townhead Way,Plus our new horse Dylan whos a coloured horse . We are only to happy to help with anything including fishing as we run Tweedswood fisheries a premium salmon beat 4 minutes from the Cottage . Please just ask for any info on anything before hand as we have lived in this area and have built a very good network on all thing IE Eating out ,Sports activities, Events , in the area .

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The double bed is a Zip and link, so they can be made up specifically for you either 1 double two singles or 4 singles.
All linen and towels are provided.
This is a new venture so everything is new from October 2009.
There is a lounge and open plan kitchen on the ground floor, stairs up to the 2 bedrooms and the bathroom.
Gas central heating and a gas fire.

Further details outdoors:
Front Garden with a seating area, the back garden has a raised patio area with garden furniture for all fresco entertaining.

There are 2 private parking spaces.

Conditions

If you are bringing your dog please use the dog gate provided. Put the gate inbetween the Kitchen Diner and sitting room. Please

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The patio area for outside entertainment

 

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House front 4 Star - Visit Scotland

 

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The cosy Sitting Room

 

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Light and airy Kitchen/dinner

The Scottish Borders region

The Scottish Borders is justly a location for all seasons!

With the fantasic Winter's lovely frosty mornings and the spectacular landscape around you, down by the River Tweed with the mist rising off the water, the silence can feel as though one is on a different planet. The area and atmosphere changes so much, it just revitalizes and rejuvenates you. The Spring lambs are in all the fields and the new growth surrounds us. In the Summer one can just relax to a countryfied way of life. Slowly the Autumnal colours appear and are a beauty to behold. Driving around the Borders offers you fantastic views over every rise.

The Melrose area

Melrose has an excellent 9-hole golf course on the shoulder of the Eildon Hills, with wonderful views and is one of 21 excellent courses in the area.

There are tennis courts in the park at Melrose.

This is the heart of rugby country, with the Greenyards at Melrose being the home of the rugby Sevens game.

For less active days, there is a wealth of stately homes, ruined abbeys, historic castles and peel towers to visit - the nearest is probably Sir Walter Scott's home of Abbotsford, just four miles distant - as well as some lovely gardens nearby like Monteviot and Mertoun.

Melrose Abbey

Stately homesinclude .Abbotsford House Floors Castle, Traquair house, Melerstain and Manderston

Salmon and trout fishing available. www.tweedswood.com

Historic sights: Trimonium museum and Fort. in Newstead, Melrose

Edinburgh is only 38 miles away visit the Edinburgh Festival.

The River Tweed, walks by the river and of course Fishing.

Melrose wynd Theatre

Pubs/restaurants
In Melrose alone we have Burts Hotel, The Town house, the Kings Arms, a wonderful Italian, Monte Cassino, this is just a few.

Everything you need is in Melrose, with some lovely craft shops

CASTING INSTRUCTION Salmon or Trout. ---Team Pro Guide.LOOP/VISION/RIO

SALMON FISHING/GRAYLING FISHING /TROUT FISHING. We can organise any of the fishing you require on the river Tweed in the tweed valley. I am a full time ghillie on the river and have the best set of contacts to get our guests exactly what they are looking for, in fishing be it an hours instruction or a weeks fishing. While you are staying in the Borders we can organise it in advance to suit your budget and all you need to do is get here. We have all the gear needed to hire and with the superb Tweedswood beat at our disposal there is just no better chance to fish a private beat . I am a fully qualified instructor in the art of fly casting GAIA, AAPGAI, LEVEL 2 angling coach with 17 years experience working on the river, you will be in safe hands. Why not if your fishing on another beat, have a casting lesson at night with me at Tweedswood 5 minutes from Speycaster cottage, you will be picked up and brought back. I am 200 yards from the house you will be ready to fish with your casting in full swing. Or try a night trout fishing if you are a family its a great way to try fishing . For your trip to be a success there is not a better place to stay with a full fishing organised package. We take the worry out of getting it organised thats why we are here just let us know and i will set out a package to your price range,

Tight lines,

Kevin www.fishtweed.blogspot.com /www.tweedswood.com

How to get there

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Nearest Travel Links

Airport: Edinburgh: 55 km

Railway: Berwick-upon-Tweed or Edinburgh: 50 km

Ferry: Rosyth or Newcastle: 80 km



From the A7, follow directions for Jedburgh / Edinburgh along to the B6091 road. Then follow directions for Newstead on the B6361 road.
On entering Newstead, pass the first cottage on the left and Townhead Way is on the right.
Spey caster Cottage is the 3rd house on the Right hand side.

If you are travelling on the A68, follow the signs for Melrose on the B6091. Turn off for Newstead on the B6361, then follow the directions as above.

Activities near Melrose

Reviews

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27 Jul 2011

“Good location - comfortable accomodation” The property suited us perfectly for our golf trip to the Borders - good standard of accommodation with everything that anyone would need. Comfortable beds ensuring a decent night's... more

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We felt it was home from home. very relaxed. Everything you needed. D & G Purves, Scottish Borders

Fantastic place, even had a natter with the neighbours which is always nice, nothing i would have changed or added. Plenty of utensils etc and place lovely and clean, easy access to lots of places, Michelle and gang

Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
low season	28 Nov 10	23 Dec 10	325£ 325	6565	6565	2 Nights
christmas/New year	23 Dec 10	6 Jan 11	350£ 350	6565	6565	2 Nights
low season	6 Jan 11	29 May 11	330£ 330	6666	6666	2 Nights
summer season	29 May 11	4 Sep 11	335£ 335	6666	6666	2 Nights
fishing season	4 Sep 11	28 Nov 11	330£ 330	6666	6666	2 Nights
low season	28 Nov 11	21 Dec 11	300£ 300	6666	6666	2 Nights
Christmas /New year	21 Dec 11	5 Jan 12	355£ 355	0-	0-	1 Week
low season	5 Jan 12	3 Jun 12	330£ 330	6767	6767	2 Nights
Summer season	3 Jun 12	2 Sep 12	335£ 335	6767	6767	2 Nights
Fishing Season	2 Sep 12	1 Dec 12	330£ 330	6767	6767	2 Nights
low Season	1 Dec 12	22 Dec 12	300£ 300	6767	6767	2 Nights
Christmas	22 Dec 12	30 Dec 12	355£ 355	0-	0-	1 Week
New year	30 Dec 12	6 Jan 13	355£ 355	0-	0-	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Please note there is a £100 booking deposit with the total balance being paid 6 weeks prior to your stay.

NB. The full cost should be paid at time of booking if your stay is less than a month away. We will send map to you two weeks prior to your stay.

If you have not stayed at Spey caster Cottage in the past then we will require a good housekeeping deposit of £50 which is payable along with the deposit. This will be returned to you once our housekeeper has visited the property and confirmed all is in order.

I shall make sure there is a Pint of Milk in the fridge, so you can have a coffee/tea when you arrive.

Availability

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2 years listed You are contacting Sheena Patterson Landline +44 0 01896 822076 Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2009. This cottage has received 1 review from previous guests.