Resources

You may find the following links useful:

General Links

• Things to do in Scotland
  

Local

• Visit Scottish Borders
  
• Scottish Borders Council
  
• Dawyck Botanic Gardens
  One of the world’s finest arboreta with its huge Redwood and Douglas Firs. Also has a new visitor centre.
• Biggar Museums
  
• Biggar's Puppet Theatre
  Home to the world famous Scottish puppet theatre company, the International Purves Puppets.
• Neidpath Castle
  
• Cycling
  Find a wealth of information and details on all cycling routes in the area including the Tweed Cycle Way which starts at 650 ft above sea level in Biggar and finishes on the coast in Berwick-upon-Tweed, It is a waymarked cycle route 89 miles long running through the heart of the Scottish Borders with the River Tweed as its linking theme.
  Bikes can be hired from; Glentress Bike Hire 01721 729756, The Hub in the Forest 01721 721736 and Bspoke 01721 723423.
• Horse riding
  Pony trekking, trail riding, childrens forest walks and lessons at the Peebles Hotel Hydro 01721 721325, or at Carlops (07836 729988)where there is off-road riding over some of Scotland's most spectacular Border countryside on Icelandic horses matched to the ability of the riders. Lessons for all abilities. BHS and TRSS approved.
  
  
• Biggar Little Festival
  This year will be the eighth festival running from Thursday 14th October to Sunday 24th October with an exciting, diverse and fun packed ten days of music, the arts, drama, comedy and literature.
• Biggar Hogmany Bonfire
  
• Whitmuir The Organic Place
  A small family farm with fabulous food hall and farm shop, licensed restaurant and art gallery.
  Open seven days a week, they raise organic cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens and turkeys and grow organic vegetables, salads and soft fruit. All meat is butchered on the farm.
  

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