Pumpkin Cottage is an excellent cottage offering very bright and cosy easily-managed accommodation for two people. It stands detached, in its own ground, just 100 yards from the River Tweed (fishing available locally by permit) in lovely hilly Peeblesshire about 40 minutes drive south of Edinburgh and only a matter of yards from White Cottage.
Inside, there is a comfortable and well-appointed open plan living area downstairs with wood-burning stove, and stairs lead up to a charming galleried double bedroom. The overall effect is both cosy and romantic.
It is backed by The Cardrona Forest and sits above the quiet secondary road which links the shops and hotels and pubs of the much-loved small town of Peebles (5 miles north of the cottage) to the large village of Innerleithen (3 miles south) . Historic Traquair House, the oldest continuously inhabited house in Scotland whose Bear Gates will never again be opened until a Stuart once more sits on the British throne is an enjoyable one mile walk away. This whole area abounds in castles, stately homes, peel towers and abbeys, in addition to which there is all the glorious surrounding Border Countryside just waiting to be explored.
Nearby Glentress now has one of the most prestigious mountain-bike complexes in the world, with miles of forest trails. Cycles can be hired at The Hub there. There are also screens where, in season, you can watch the osprey who nest in the neighbouring forests. There is fishing nearby, kayaking in the Tweed, and riding at Peebles. The Southern Upland Way passes through Traquair, so the walking is superb in all directions.
Then of course, with Edinburgh under an hour's drive away, you are brilliantly placed for both city and country. (On the way, take in Roslin Chapel, made universally famous through its starring role in 'The Da Vinci Code' but well worth a visit in its own right.)
Heating by wood-burning stove and electricity, bed-linen and towels are all INCLUDED. We regret no pets. No smoking is allowed in the cottage.
