Some tired WiFi up here in the Borders to complement the exhausted beer, so I can’t share my Withernsea post tonight, you’ll be saddened to hear. So a very short post from Melrose, the Waitrose of the Borders, (where Galashiels is Heron Foods). It looked pretty stunning tonight at the end of my day walking… Continue reading MORE MELROSE
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CASK FAILS & SCOTTISH BREAKFAST IN CLOVENFORDS
Those of you who are good at maths will have noticed that 3 pints were drunk in Spoons in Galashiels, which is both an endorsement of that fine establishment and an admission that careful planning can go awry. Mrs RM was beyond delighted to find that the giant Galashiels Tesco was open all day on… Continue reading CASK FAILS & SCOTTISH BREAKFAST IN CLOVENFORDS
MUNCHING IN MELROSE
A Borders Beer Break via the partially reopened Waverley line. I’ll defer to Tom Irvin for the definitive view on the merits of the Borders Railway, but it could do with a buffet car and a stop between Stow and Gorebridge, perhaps to explore Toddle Ferry at Hoppringle. I know how much our American readers enjoy historical… Continue reading MUNCHING IN MELROSE