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Borthwick Castle Hotel

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📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.82668, -3.00747

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Campsite

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Shelduck, Lapwing +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Shelduck, Lapwing +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Collared Parachute, Red Cracking Bolete, Sycamore Tarspot +10 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Collared Parachute, Red Cracking Bolete, Sycamore Tarspot +10 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Three-nerved Sandwort, Sanicle, Oak Fern +118 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Three-nerved Sandwort, Sanicle, Oak Fern +118 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Plants — Oak Fern, Bramble, Hogweed +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gorebridge Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gore WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Innerleithen to EdinburghCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Borthwick Castle from Borthwick Mains

📷 M J Richardson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Borthwick Castle from Borthwick Mains

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vogrie Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🏞️VogrieCountry park3.6 km→🌱VogrieUrban park3.6 km→🌱Auld Gala ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Middleton HallUrban park1.6 km→🌱Auld Gala ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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