Dryburgh Abbey Hotel
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Dryburgh Abbey Hotel is a baronial country house hotel, located on the banks of the River Tweed
, about 5 km south east of Melrose
in the Scottish Borders
. The modern house was first constructed in 1845 and it was converted into a hotel in 1932. It is next to the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey
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added the east wing and launched it as a “Tourist Hotel” in 1932. The hotel changed hands several times over the intervening years.
In 2007, the hotel was taken over by a new company headed by Managing Director, John Wallace.
by the hotel. The hotel can provide fishing rods too.
The hotel has modern conference facilities and a small swimming pool and sauna.
Dryburgh has two restaurants, the award winning Tweed Restaurant and the less formal Abbey Bar, opened in 2008.
55.580109°N 2.649261°W
River Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
, about 5 km south east of Melrose
Melrose, Scotland
Melrose is a small town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It is in the Eildon committee area.-Etymology:...
in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
. The modern house was first constructed in 1845 and it was converted into a hotel in 1932. It is next to the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey
Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, was nominally founded on 10 November 1150 in an agreement between Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale and Constable of Scotland, and the Premonstratensian canons regular from Alnwick Abbey in Northumberland...
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Country House 1845-1932
The original core of the current building was constructed in 1845. At that time it was a private residence and the home of Lady Griselle Baillie. The house was modernised in 1875 by Lord Jerviswoode, Lady Griselle’s brother, and remained in the family until 1929 when it was purchased by the Scottish Motor Traction CompanyScottish Motor Traction
Scottish Motor Traction was founded in Edinburgh in 1905. It operated buses in much of central Scotland. Aside from its traditional bus operations, it operated an air taxi service with a De Havilland Fox Moth between July 18 and October 31, 1932 and for many years owned Dryburgh Abbey Hotel...
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Hotel, 1932-present
The Scottish Motor Traction CompanyScottish Motor Traction
Scottish Motor Traction was founded in Edinburgh in 1905. It operated buses in much of central Scotland. Aside from its traditional bus operations, it operated an air taxi service with a De Havilland Fox Moth between July 18 and October 31, 1932 and for many years owned Dryburgh Abbey Hotel...
added the east wing and launched it as a “Tourist Hotel” in 1932. The hotel changed hands several times over the intervening years.
In 2007, the hotel was taken over by a new company headed by Managing Director, John Wallace.
Facilities
Dryburgh Hotel possess 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of grounds in the heart of the Borders, is dog-friendly and has plenty of car parking. It has trout fishing rights and guests have access to the stretch of the River TweedRiver Tweed
The River Tweed, or Tweed Water, is long and flows primarily through the Borders region of Great Britain. It rises on Tweedsmuir at Tweed's Well near where the Clyde, draining northwest, and the Annan draining south also rise. "Annan, Tweed and Clyde rise oot the ae hillside" as the Border saying...
by the hotel. The hotel can provide fishing rods too.
The hotel has modern conference facilities and a small swimming pool and sauna.
Dryburgh has two restaurants, the award winning Tweed Restaurant and the less formal Abbey Bar, opened in 2008.
Awards
- Four Stars (for the Hotel) and two Red Rosettes (for the Restaurant) from the AAThe Automobile AssociationThe Automobile Association , a British motoring association founded in 1905 was demutualised in 1999 to become a private limited company which currently provides car insurance, driving lessons, breakdown cover, loans and motoring advice, and other services...
. - Four Stars from VisitScotland.
- Chef Médailles d’Or for Dinner Excellence 2009 and Restaurant Turnaround Award 2009.
- Country Sports Hotel of the Year win and Bar Food Medal at the Scottish Hotel Awards 2010.
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55.580109°N 2.649261°W