The following are a list of some of the establishments in the Borders which cater for anglers. I have listed their telephone numbers, so that you can contact them direct. Alternatively you can ask the Borders Tourist Board (Tel: 0845 2255 121) for a copy of their excellent accommodation guide.

HOTELS Black Bull Hotel Lauder Small Hotel 01578 722208 Border Hotel Kirk Yetholm Small Hotel 01573 420237 Burts Hotel Melrose Town Inn 4* 01896 822285 Caddon View Hotel Innerleithen Small Hotel 4* 01896 830208 Clovenfords Country Hotel Clovenfords Small Hotel 01896 850203 Collingwood Arms Hotel Cornhill Large Village Inn 2* 01890 882424 Cross Keys Hotel Kelso Town Hotel 3* 01573 223303 Dryburgh Abbey St Boswells Country House 4* 01835 822261 Ednam House Kelso Town Hotel 3* 01573 224168 Glen Hotel Selkirk Country House 3* 01750 20259 Kingsknowes Hotel Galashiels Country House 3* 01896 758375 Marshall Meadows Country House Berwick Country House 3* 01289 331133 Philipburn Country House Selkirk Country Hotel 4* 01750 720747 The Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course Nr Kelso Country House 4* 01573 450331 Tillmouth Park Hotel Nr Cornhill Country House 3* 01890 882255 The Tontine Hotel Peebles Hotel 3* 01721 720892 The Wheatsheaf Swinton Small Village Inn 4* 01890 860257 Castle Hotel 11 High Street Coldstream Small Hotel 01890 882830 * English or Scottish Tourist Board Grading (where known) HOLIDAY COTTAGES Boathouse Cottage Norham Holiday Cottage 4* 01289 382300 The Boathouse Norham Holiday Cottage 020 7584 8996 Clint Lodge St Boswells Holiday Cottage 4* 01835 822027 Edenmouth Farm Cottage Kelso Converted Farm Steading 3* 01890 830391 Edmonston House & Plumbraes Barn Kelso Converted Barn & Farmhouse 4* 01573 225028 Glebe House Hownam, nr Kelso Traditional Manse House 3* 07971 522040 Glenavon Cornhill on Tweed Riverside House 01890 883664 Havannah Court Kelso Mews property 07768 068880 Hendersyde Farm Cottages Kelso 3 Holiday Cottages 3/4* 01573 223495 Jake's Cottage Gordon Farm Cottage 01573 410797 Stable Yard Cottage Greenlaw Holiday Cottage 01361 810547 Tithe Hill Holiday Cottages Cornhill 2 Cottages 3* 01890 850286 The Steading Melrose Village House 01896 820388 Old Barn High Letham Holiday Cottage 4* 01289 306585 West Learmouth Cottages Cornhill on Tweed Holiday Cottage 01890 882305 West Ord Holiday Cottages Nr Berwick 7 Holiday Cottages 4* 01289 386631 * English or Scottish Tourist Board Grading (where known) BED & BREAKFAST Clint Lodge St Boswells Country House 4* 01835 822027 Duncan House Kelso Town House 01573 225682 Edenmouth Farm Nr Kelso Converted Farm Steading 3* 01890 830391 Eildon House Melrose Town House 4* 01896 820196 Garth House Coldstream Guest House 01890 882477 Haymount House Nr Coldstream Country House 4* 01890 883619 New Belses Farm Nr St Boswells Farmhouse 01835 870472 Nisbet House Leitholm Cottage 01890 840279 Ruthven House Nr Coldstream Country House 0845 644 8304 Whitehouse St Boswells Farmhouse D, B & B 4* 01573 460343 * English or Scottish Tourist Board Grading (where known) TACKLE SHOPS & OTHER SERVICES Border Gun Room Tackle shop & hire St Boswells 01835 822844 Cast Around... Peebles Tackle shop & hire Peebles 01721 729229 Game Fair Tackle shop Galashiels 01896 753191 J&A Turnbull Tackle shop Berwick Upon Tweed 01289 305119 Tweedside Tackle Tackle shop & hire Kelso 01573 225306 Tweed Tube Flies Hand tied flies Coldstream 01890 883481

 © - James Leeming