Family-friendly hotels in Scottish Borders

Peebles

The Horseshoe Inn

★ 4.6 (1,163)

A traditional pub with rooms in Eddleston near Peebles, well suited to travellers keen on golf, fishing or riding the Scottish Borders.

Peebles

The Crown Hotel

★ 4.6 (1,040)

Hotel on Peebles High Street with a golf course, pubs and restaurants close by, and no parking to worry about arranging.

Peebles

Peebles Hydro Hotel

★ 4.2 (1,686)

A large Victorian hydropathic hotel set in 30 acres above Peebles, with an indoor pool, spa and 132 bedrooms geared towards families and groups.

Allanton

Allanton Inn

★ 4.8 (580)

Allanton Inn is a comfortable Scottish Borders inn near Allanton with well-appointed en-suite rooms and a dog-friendly beer garden.

Peebles

Barony Castle Hotel

★ 4.2 (1,424)

A 16th-century castle turned 82-room hotel near Eddleston, with a leisure spa, pool and Rosette-awarded restaurant a short drive from Peebles.

Peebles

Macdonald Cardrona Hotel Golf & Spa

★ 4.1 (1,680)

A large four-storey hotel near Peebles with 99 rooms, its own golf course, spa and indoor pool amid Tweed Valley countryside.

Kelso

SCHLOSS Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course

★ 4.6 (672)

A five-star country estate near Kelso with a championship golf course, spa and infinity pool, set in extensive parkland on the River Teviot.

Hawick

Auld Cross Keys Inn

★ 4.6 (647)

A traditional inn on Denholm's Main Street in the Scottish Borders, surrounded by walking and cycling country.

Lauder

The Black Bull Hotel

★ 4.6 (640)

An 8-room coaching inn on Lauder's Market Place, with its own restaurant, bar and free parking in the Scottish Borders.

Peebles

The Tontine Hotel

★ 4.4 (845)

A 36-room hotel on Peebles High Street dating to 1808, with river views to the rear and a restaurant serving locally sourced Scottish menus.

Peebles

Green Tree Hotel

★ 4.6 (572)

A pub-style hotel on Eastgate in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders countryside, with free parking and a bar and restaurant on site.

Melrose

Buccleuch Arms Hotel

★ 4.2 (1,048)

A privately owned coaching inn dating to 1836 on the green in St Boswells, a few miles from Melrose, with an award-winning bar and restaurant.

Melrose

Buccleuch Arms

★ 4.2 (1,048)

A traditional inn on the green at St Boswells, Scottish Borders, with free parking and a garden for guests who fancy the outdoors.

Melrose

Kings Arms Hotel

★ 4.4 (740)

Small High Street hotel in Melrose, close to Lauder Golf Club and good walking and cycling country in the Scottish Borders.

Lauder

Carfraemill

★ 4.4 (683)

Hotel near Lauder in the Scottish Borders, well placed for walking, cycling, fishing and horse riding amid the surrounding countryside.

Innerleithen

Traquair Arms Hotel

★ 4.5 (589)

Traditional hotel in Innerleithen with a restaurant and bar, offering hearty breakfasts and easy access to Traquair House and the Tweed Valley.

Peebles

Traquair Arms Hotel

★ 4.5 (585)

A traditional gastropub inn in Innerleithen with 16 ensuite rooms and six self-catering cottages, six miles down the Tweed Valley from Peebles.

Peebles

The Cross Keys

★ 4.0 (1,276)

A coaching inn dating to 1693 on Peebles' Northgate, with seven ensuite bedrooms above a working pub and restaurant.

Melrose

Burts Hotel

★ 4.5 (548)

An eighteenth century coaching inn on Melrose's Market Square, run by the same family for over fifty years and known for its AA Rosette restaurant.

Melrose

Dryburgh Abbey Hotel

★ 4.2 (724)

A baronial country house hotel set in eleven acres beside the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey on the banks of the River Tweed, a short drive from Melrose.

Peebles

The Park Peebles

★ 4.3 (601)

A boutique hotel in central Peebles built around the site of the old March Street Mills, with its own restaurant, bar and dog-friendly rooms.

Peebles

The Park Hotel Peebles

★ 4.3 (601)

A 24-room hotel on Innerleithen Road in Peebles, with free on-site parking and a garden, close to golf and fishing in the Scottish Borders.

Selkirkshire

Cross Keys Inn Ettrickbridge

★ 4.6 (375)

Cross Keys Inn Ettrickbridge is a village pub-hotel in the Scottish Borders with en-suite family rooms and free on-site parking.

Peebles

Cringletie House

★ 4.7 (321)

A 15-room country house hotel on a 28-acre hilltop estate near Peebles, with a walled garden dating to 1666 and an AA two-Rosette restaurant.

Peebles

Riders Retreat Tweed Valley

★ 4.6 (361)

Small 8-room hotel near Peebles with its own restaurant and bar, geared towards cyclists and walkers exploring the Tweed Valley.

Melrose

The Townhouse Hotel

★ 4.7 (310)

A white-fronted townhouse hotel on Melrose's Market Square, sister property to Burts Hotel and run by the same family.

Kelso

Cross Keys Hotel

★ 4.2 (594)

A historic coaching inn dating from 1769, right on Kelso's cobbled market square, with individually shaped rooms and a busy restaurant and bar.

Hawick

Mansfield House Hotel

★ 4.7 (291)

A 12-room hotel on Weensland Road in Hawick, Scottish Borders, with a bar, free WiFi and free on-site parking.

Kelso

Ednam House Hotel

★ 4.2 (560)

A stately Georgian mansion on the banks of the Tweed, set in three acres of gardens on Bridge Street with views over the Junction Pool.

Lauder

The Lauderdale Hotel

★ 4.6 (287)

A straightforward hotel in the Scottish Borders town of Lauder, with a restaurant, bar and garden, and dogs welcome throughout.

Selkirk

Philipburn Hotel BW Signature Collection

★ 4.6 (276)

A 20-room hotel on Linglie Road, Selkirk, close to the Ettrick Water and Borders walking country, with a spa and indoor pool.

Eyemouth

The Craw Inn

★ 4.6 (271)

A pet-friendly inn in Auchencrow, Eyemouth, with en-suite rooms, its own restaurant and bar, and free parking on site.

Kelso

The Wheatsheaf Hotel & Restaurant

★ 4.6 (245)

A well-regarded restaurant with rooms overlooking the green in Swinton, Berwickshire, known for its dining as much as its comfortable, individually styled bedrooms.

Duns

The Wheatsheaf at Swinton

★ 4.6 (245)

A small 10-room inn on the green at Swinton, near Duns in the Scottish Borders, with its own restaurant and bar.

Eyemouth

The Home Arms Guesthouse

★ 4.7 (203)

A B&B on Eyemouth's High Street, Scottish Borders, with sea views and easy reach of the harbour and coastal walks.

Galashiels

Clovenfords Country Inn

★ 4.3 (329)

A traditional 8-room inn in Galashiels, Scottish Borders, with restaurant, bar and garden, close to Abbotsford House and the Tweed Valley.

Newcastleton

The Grapes Hotel

★ 4.5 (215)

A restaurant-and-bar hotel on Douglas Square in Newcastleton, handy for Hermitage Castle and Kielder Forest Park.

Kelso

Templehall Hotel

★ 4.6 (187)

Village hotel in Morebattle, Scottish Borders, handy for Lauder Golf Club and with free on-site parking and a bar-restaurant on site.

Melrose

Station Hotel And Restaurant

★ 4.5 (192)

A straightforward town-centre hotel on Melrose's Market Square, suited to walkers, cyclists and anglers exploring the Scottish Borders.

Kelso

Plough Hotel

★ 4.4 (185)

A traditional village inn on Main Street in Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders, with a bar and restaurant popular with walkers finishing the Pennine Way.

Hawick

Balcary House Hotel

★ 4.6 (135)

Balcary House Hotel on Buccleuch Road, Hawick, doubles as a wedding venue with its own bridal suite in the Scottish Borders.

Melrose

George and Abbotsford Hotel

★ 3.8 (337)

A former coaching inn on Melrose High Street once frequented by Sir Walter Scott, with a steak house restaurant and traditional bar.

Selkirk

County Hotel

★ 4.0 (236)

A High Street hotel in Selkirk, Scottish Borders, with free parking and a garden, handy for golf, fishing and walking country nearby.

Kelso

The Border Hotel

★ 4.5 (124)

A traditional coaching inn dating from 1750, at the head of the green in Kirk Yetholm, marking the northern end of the Pennine Way.

Selkirk

The Glen Hotel

★ 4.5 (110)

A small nine-room hotel on Yarrow Terrace in Selkirk, with a spa, indoor pool and garden rare for a property this size.

Heriot

Crookston House B&B

★ 4.9 (69)

An adults-only B&B in a period house at Heriot in the Scottish Borders, with garden views and free on-site parking.

Eyemouth

The Ships Quarters

★ 4.7 (63)

A harbourside hotel on Eyemouth's Harbour Road, with a restaurant and bar and free parking on site.

Eyemouth

The Glenerne Guest House

★ 4.9 (52)

A guest house on Albert Road in Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, with free on-site parking and an EV charge point close to the harbour town's attractions.

Newcastleton

Black Burn Lodge B and B

★ 4.9 (49)

A B&B on North Hermitage Street in Newcastleton, close to Hermitage Castle and the surrounding Scottish Borders countryside.

Kelso

Mill House

★ 4.9 (45)

A traditional Kelso B&B on Main Street with free parking, garden seating and rooms handy for golf, fishing and walking country.

Hawick

The Horse & Hound Country Inn

★ 4.1 (91)

A small nine-room inn in Bonchester Bridge near Hawick, suited to golfers, walkers and pet owners after a quiet Borders base.

Earlston

Broomfield House Bed and Breakfast

★ 4.7 (46)

A welcoming Earlston B&B on Thorn Street in the Scottish Borders, with free parking and Lauder Golf Club nearby.

Melrose

The Barn at The Coach House

★ 4.9 (36)

An adults-only B&B in a converted barn at The Coach House in Melrose, close to the Eildon Hills and Melrose Abbey.

Hawick

Bedrule Old Manse B&B

★ 5.0 (28)

A small B&B in the village of Bedrule near Hawick, Scottish Borders, with three en-suite rooms and free on-site parking.

Duns

Green Hope

★ 4.9 (24)

Green Hope is a six-room guest house at Ellemford near Duns, deep in Scottish Borders countryside with walking and fishing on the doorstep.

Hawick

Billerwell B&B

★ 4.9 (23)

A farmhouse B&B near Bonchester Bridge in the Scottish Borders, surrounded by countryside good for walking, cycling and fishing.

Kelso

Premier Room

★ 4.6 (13)

Adults-only B&B room with en-suite bathroom in Kelso, Scottish Borders, close to golf, fishing and walking country.

Melrose

Clint Lodge

★ 4.2 (6)

Clint Lodge is a small five-room hotel near St Boswells in the Scottish Borders, set in its own garden with free parking.