Melrose part two

 Four days in Melrose gave me plenty of time to explore my surroundings, there are a couple of National Trust gardens and I chose to visit Priorwood gardens between the rain showers. They have an honesty shop and a few books for sale. The shop had at least half a dozen varieties of apples along with fresh vegatables.

The garden is the only one in Scotland that was originally devoted to growing  flowers for drying, there are also wood land walks and an orchard although I was driven back by the rain I managed to spend some time looking at the flowers.

Another stroll around found me down by the river Tweed looking for the foot bridge

found it !

                                                          Chain bridge built in 1826

Slightly closer to town is the old rail station, the platform is accessed via an arch in the original station building that is now a casino.

The platform has been preserved and can be easily seen from the road. There originally was a plan to replace some of the track just in front of the platform but this may rely on both funds and younger people to join the local preservation society,

We will return to Melrose, I really want the cardigan in the last post :-) plus good cafes, excellent deli and comfortable campsite make it the perfect place for a post festival unwind.