Borders Textile Towerhouse
Museum in Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
Attractions in Hawick
Photo: Borders Textile Towerhouse, Victuallers (CC BY-SA 4.0)Seeing Hawick? Begin at Borders Textile Towerhouse
3 places to visit are mapped inside Hawick’s locality, and 3 more within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 castles, 2 museums and an attraction. 2 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. Further afield lies Melrose Abbey, at 20 km.
In Hawick
3
inside the locality
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known
Leading places in Hawick
Behind Borders Textile Towerhouse on the list are 3 castles, a museum and an attraction.
MuseumBorders Textile Towerhousein townMuseumMuseumHawick Museumin townAttractionAttractionThe Borders Distilleryin town
CastleBranxholme Castle2.9 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleGoldielands Tower1 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleStobs Castle4.6 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Plotted on the map
Leave town to the southwest for most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Hawick’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
By kind
A breakdown by kind
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (3) and museums or galleries (2).
Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Castles & historic places 3 castles0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction1 in town
Green: inside Hawick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Place by place
After the 3 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Hawick come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
124 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Hawick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hawick →
Big names nearby
For a day out
Allow a day for Melrose Abbey, 20 km away, the pick of 12.
Abbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandMelrose Abbey20 km north
Historic houseAbbotsford House19 km northCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHermitage Castle19 km south
Abbey or prioryJedburgh Abbey16 km eastCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandSmailholm Tower24 km northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDryburgh Abbey19 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandKelso Abbey29 km northeastCastleCastleFatlips Castle9.9 km northeast
Historic houseFloors Castle29 km northeast
Historic houseBowhill House15 km northwest
CastleJedburgh Castle15 km east
CastleRoxburgh Castle28 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Hawick (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.
Practical questions about Hawick
What are the main attractions in Hawick?
The best known inside Hawick’s locality are Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick Museum and The Borders Distillery. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Hawick have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hawick: Borders Textile Towerhouse and Hawick Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Hawick?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Melrose Abbey (National Trust for Scotland), 20 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Hawick?
Within 40 km: Melrose Abbey (20 km), Abbotsford House (19 km), Hermitage Castle (19 km), Jedburgh Abbey (16 km).
Where are Hawick’s historic buildings listed?
Hawick has 124 listed buildings, 3 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
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 Hawick 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 (10)
- Borders Textile Towerhouse: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Branxholme Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Floors Castle: Hogweard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bowhill House: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roxburgh Castle: Steve Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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