Close to Burnfoot: The Borders Distillery and more
Nothing on our list is inside Burnfoot’s locality; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, an attraction and a castle. Melrose Abbey, 19 km away, is the best-known day out.
Around Burnfoot: where to begin
Next to The Borders Distillery, the best known are 2 museums and a castle.
MuseumBorders Textile Towerhouse1.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumHawick Museum1.7 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleGoldielands Tower3.8 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Leave town to the southwest for most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Burnfoot’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
A breakdown by kind
The places here are 2 museums, an attraction and a castle.
Green: inside Burnfoot. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
A drive away
Worth the drive, Melrose Abbey (19 km) is first of the 12.
Abbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandMelrose Abbey19 km north
Historic houseAbbotsford House18 km northCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHermitage Castle20 km south
Abbey or prioryJedburgh Abbey14 km eastCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandSmailholm Tower22 km northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDryburgh Abbey18 km northeastCastleCastleFatlips Castle8.4 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandKelso Abbey28 km northeast
CastleBranxholme Castle6.6 km southwest
Historic houseFloors Castle27 km northeast
CastleJedburgh Castle14 km east
Historic houseBowhill House15 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Burnfoot (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Places to visit in Burnfoot: questions
What is there to see near Burnfoot?
No attraction is mapped inside Burnfoot itself. Within 5 km of it are The Borders Distillery, Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick Museum and Goldielands Tower.
Does Burnfoot have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Burnfoot: Borders Textile Towerhouse and Hawick Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Burnfoot?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Melrose Abbey (National Trust for Scotland), 19 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Burnfoot?
Within 40 km: Melrose Abbey (19 km), Abbotsford House (18 km), Hermitage Castle (20 km), Jedburgh Abbey (14 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Burnfoot when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (9)
- Borders Textile Towerhouse: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melrose Abbey: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbotsford House: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelso Abbey: Scotfocus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Branxholme Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Floors Castle: Hogweard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bowhill House: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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