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Borders Textile Towerhouse

Borders Textile Towerhouse is a museum in Hawick, Scottish Borders. It is run by Scottish Borders Council. Within 15 km there are 9 more places to visit, starting with Branxholme Castle (4.7 km).

Photo: Borders Textile Towerhouse, Victuallers (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Hawick

inside the locality

Run by

Scottish Borders Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Hawick

Inside Hawick

Borders Textile Towerhouse is inside Hawick’s locality, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Highs of 18–20°C mark June to August in Hawick.

Jan6° / 0°104 mm

Feb7° / 0°82 mm

Mar9° / 2°69 mm

Apr12° / 3°57 mm

May15° / 5°57 mm

Jun18° / 8°69 mm

Jul20° / 10°72 mm

Aug19° / 10°81 mm

Sep16° / 8°67 mm

Oct13° / 5°100 mm

Nov9° / 2°98 mm

Dec6° / 0°105 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hawick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hawick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hawick’s full climate →

About

Borders Textile Towerhouse

Museum in Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.

In Hawick, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Museum
Run by: Scottish Borders Council
Town: in Hawick
Official site: liveborders.org.uk/culture/museums/our-museums/borders-textile-towerhouse

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Borders Textile Towerhouse, mapped

Numbered points are the places near Borders Textile Towerhouse, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Staying near Borders Textile Towerhouse

Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1Hawick
2Burnfoot

1 · It’s in town

Hawick

10,715 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km northeast of it

Burnfoot

2,797 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Borders Textile Towerhouse is	People	Places to visit
Hawick	It’s in town	10,715	6
Burnfoot	1.1 km northeast of it	2,797	4

Make a day of it

Beyond Borders Textile Towerhouse

9 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, 3 museums and an attraction among them.

CastleBranxholme Castle4.7 km away 2CastleCastleFatlips Castle10 km away 3

CastleAikwood Tower14 km away 4AttractionAttractionThe Borders Distillery400 m away 5MuseumMuseumHawick Museum900 m away 6

MuseumHalliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery14 km away 7

MuseumSir Walter Scottʼs Courtroom14 km away 8CastleCastleStobs Castle5.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Borders Textile Towerhouse

Where is Borders Textile Towerhouse?

Borders Textile Towerhouse is in Hawick, Scottish Borders, inside the town’s locality.

What is Borders Textile Towerhouse?

Museum in Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Borders Textile Towerhouse?

Scottish Borders Council.

When is the best time to visit Borders Textile Towerhouse?

June to August are the warmest months in Hawick, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Borders Textile Towerhouse?

Within 15 km: Branxholme Castle (4.7 km), Fatlips Castle (10 km), Aikwood Tower (14 km) and The Borders Distillery (400 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Borders Textile Towerhouse: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Branxholme Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aikwood Tower: Astrid H, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sir Walter Scottʼs Courtroom: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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