Floors Castle
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If you stand on Kelso's handsome bridge over the Tweed, you can easily make out the pepperpot turrets and castellations of Floors Castle (Easter-Oct daily 10am-4.30pm; www.floorscastle.com; £5.50), a vast, pompous mansion a mile or so northwest of the town. The bulk of the building was designed by William Adam in the 1720s, and, picking through the Victorian modifications, the interior still demonstrates his uncluttered style. However, you won't see much of it, as just ten rooms and a basement are open to the public. Highlights include Hendrick Danckert's splendid panorama of Horse Guards Parade in London in the entrance hall; the Brussels tapestries in the ante- and drawing-rooms; paintings by Augustus John and Henri Matisse in the Needle Room; and all sorts of snuff boxes and cigarette cases in the gallery.
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