Hotels in Peebles
Peebles lies at the confluence of the River Tweed, flowing east towards Berwick-upon-Tweed and the sea, and the Eddleston Water flowing from the north, whose valley has long been an important communications route between Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders.
Settlement in the area dates back thousands of years, as shown by the hill forts in the area and by the remains of a nearby Roman road and a Roman fort at Lyne. Some time after the Romans' brief stay this section of the Tweed Valley was part of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, only finally becoming part of Scotland under Malcolm II in 1016.
Today's Peebles is an attractive and bustling town whose heart lies in its main shopping street, formed by High Street and Eastgate. This area was largely built in the second half of the 1500s, on a spur of land between the River Tweed and the Eddleston Water.
Perhaps this was thought to be a more defensible site than the "Old Town" on the west side of the Eddleston Water which had been largely destroyed by the English in 1548. Where High Street and Eastgate meet is the Mercat Cross. This has occupied its current traffic island site only since 1965, but in part it dates back to the 1660s.
Close by on the south side of High Street is the lovely courtyard setting of the Tweeddale Museum and Gallery. Set behind the High Street are the broad grassy and tree-line banks of the River Tweed. This is crossed by Tweed Bridge close to the Old Parish Church, the first stone bridge across the Tweed and originally built in 1426. It was altered in 1799 and widened from 8ft to 21ft in 1834 and then to 40ft in 1900. There is a large stone inscription on the parapet commemorating the 1834 widening "by subscription". Below Eastgate the River Tweed is crossed by the Priorsford Bridge, an iron suspension pedestrian bridge built in 1905 to replace an earlier one from 1817.
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Location: Peebles
Distance: 0.05 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £75.00
Location: Peebles
Distance: 0.15 miles
Rating: 2*
Prices From: £35.00
Location: Peebles
Distance: 0.30 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £99.00
Location: Peebles
Distance: 0.45 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £119.00
Location: Peebles
Distance: 3.18 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £105.00
Location: Peebles
Distance: 4.22 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £55.00
Location: Peebles
Distance: 4.34 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £65.00
Location: Innerleithen
Distance: 5.31 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £80.00
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