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Moving around Selkirk and the surrounding area of the Yarrow and Ettrick Valleys you'll soon realise why Walter Scott was so charmed by scenery here. With its famous cake, sublime surrounding countryside and a choice of historic attractions (including a rare opportunity to visit a daylight photography studio dating from 1867), Selkirk has much to offer the visitor.
Selkirk blends its ancient history with modern attractions well. The Selkirk Common Riding Festival ranks as one of the oldest Borders festivals dating from 1513 and the Battle of Flodden. Walters Scott's time as Sheriff of Selkirkshire until 1832 is explored at Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom in the town, whilst the Halliwell's House Museum and Robson Gallery recreates a former home and ironmonger's shop as well as offering displays on the history of the Royal Burgh of Selkirk. Bowhill House and Country Park guarantees a fun family day out and if you've ever wondered where the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier source their fabrics and tarten then look to acclaimed Lochcarron of Scotland based at Waverley Mill in Selkirk.
Selkirk Tartan/Cashmere - Lochcarron Visitor Centre at Waverley Mill
Selkirk is the location for one of the world's most acclaimed manufacturers of tartan - Lochcarron of Scotland (weblink right). Famous clients include Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren and Paul Smith. Lochcarron also manufacture exclusively the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Tartan.
Situated at Waverley Mill on Dunsdale Road in Selkirk, you can take tours of this 100 year old plus mill, taking a close look at the processes involved in spinning yarn. (tours available all year round from Mondays to Thursdays, 10.30am/11.30am/1.30pm/2.30pm and on Fridays 10.30am and 11.30am). The quality of the fabics produced here at Lochcarron is renowned, and they've moved with the times winning some prestigious clients! Visit the Mill Shop where you'll find a range of knitwear, tartan, tweeds, cashmere, lamora, lambswool and mohair clothing all available to buy.
Lochcarron Visitor Centre, Waverley Mill, Dunsdale Road, Selkirk Riverside, Selkirk, Scotland, TD7 5DZ. Tel. 01750 726100.
Selkirk Tourist Information Centre, Halliwells House, Selkirk TD7 BL. Tel. 0870 6080404.
Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom, Selkirk
Never quite leaving his legal background behind despite great literary success during his lifetime, Sir Walter Scott remained Sheriff of Selkirkshire until a few years before his death at Abbotsford.
Here at Selkirk, Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom is essentially a former town house dating from 1803 and it's here that Sir Walter Scott sat as Sheriff. The town house on Market Place contains a visitor centre, audio visual display and small shop.
Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom, Market Place, Selkirk, Selkirkshire TD7 4BT, Scotland. Tel. 01750 720761.
Also on Market Place visit the recently refurbished Halliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery for more on Scott, the history of the Selkirk Burgh and a fascinating recreation of an ironmongers shop, with gallery upstairs. Halliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery, Market Place, Selkirk, Selkirkshire TD7 4BL Scotland. Tel. 01750 20096.
Selkirk Attractions Scottish Borders
Bowhill House & Country Park, The Buccleuch Heritage Trust, Bowhill, Selkirk TD7 5ET. Tel. 01750 22204. An art collection, Victorian kitchen, tea room, Loch river, and woodland walks are all on the menu here.
Robert D Clapperton's Daylight Photographic Studio, 28 Scotts Place, Selkirk, TD7 4DR. Tel. 01750 20523 (weblink right for details). Capperton's Studio may well be the last remaining natural daylight photograhic studio dating from 1867 existing in the UK. Clappertons is still a working photographic studio run by the same family since its inception. Open May/June/July/August - Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 4pm.
Rob Elliot Furniture, Riverside Road, Selkirk, TD7 5DU. Tel. 01750 22243. (see weblink right for this unique collection of timber furniture - the website offers a portfolio of photos).
The Ettrick Marshes, Upper Ettrick Valley, Honey Cottage Caravan Site. Tel. 01835 830750. (see the Borders Forest Trust weblink right for details of the Ettrick project and others in the Selkirk area).
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