Welcome to autumn in the beautiful Scottish Borders 🍂 The colours are really starting to show at Dawyck Botanic Garden. It's a great time to see maples, rowans, Japanese katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), and North American golden birch (Betula alleghanien) in their seasonal splendour, as well as lichens and fungi. Visit this autumn, open daily 10am - 4pm until 30 November. | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

I’m swapping history and comedy for hiking—walking from St Mary’s Loch to Broad Law, the highest point in the Scottish Borders. Let’s enjoy the scenery.#ScottishBorders #BroadLaw #HikingScotland #HillWalking #OutdoorAdventure #StMarysLoch #Scotland | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

8K views · 104 reactions | dramatic scenery between The Manor Valley near Peebles and St Marys Loch today.... | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol | Facebook

‘The Scottish Borders Ride changed my life. I cannot wait to do again, it was what dreams are made of and by far the best vacation I have ever experienced! Every single item and event was perfect. On a scale of 1-10, I can easily say 45! ‘ - Lorraine S. On the hunt for a 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦, adrenaline-fuelled adventure? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 is IT! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏇 🎺 Join the oldest horse riding festival in the WORLD! 🌳 Trot & canter across spectacular countryside. 🥃 Sip w

🚆 Extending Borders Railway: the UK Government & The Scottish Government are backing the future of the Borders Railway with £10 million for feasibility work. UK Government Minister Kirsty McNeill MP for Midlothian is on board to explain! | UK Government Scotland

9.1K views · 317 reactions | Mysterious silhouettes have been appearing in a Scottish Borders village since the first pandemic lockdown. See more ➡️ bbc.in/3nLdlvC | BBC Scotland News | Facebook

So much work went into building these tunnels—but for what? Does it really reach Cockburn’s Path? The coast’s history is full of mysteries and changes.#ManMadeTunnels #ScottishBorders #TunnelExploring #HiddenHistory #CaveMystery #CoastalAdventure #UrbanExploration | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

What links Scotland to the Middle East? From the Crusades to the Knights Templar, history ties these distant lands closer than we imagine.#ScottishHistory #MiddleEast #HistoricConnections #KnightsTemplar #BordersHistory #HistoryReels | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol

The Douglas family seat — once grand, now a ruin. How can something so important be left to decay? Is it financial neglect, or a case of forgotten history?#DouglasFamily #HistoricDecay #BordersHistory #CrumblingRuins #HistoricScotland #HistoryReels | Discover Scottish Borders with Mark Nicol | Facebook