Torwoodlee
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
55.633 and -2.841 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 55° 37' 57" and W -2° 50' 28"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:36 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:09 am and 9:06 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-09 08:23:21

Explore Torwoodlee

Torwoodlee in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) is a city in United Kingdom about 306 mi (or 492 km) north of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Torwoodlee is now 10:36 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Torwoodlee, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 48 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), North. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newtown St Boswells, Haddington, Dalkeith, Edinburgh and Glenrothes. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Night Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 68%
Air Pressure 1024 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 82% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 10th of May 2024

17°C (63 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

20°C (67 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

19°C (66 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Best Western Plus Philipburn House Hotel

Address
5,8 mi
Linglie Road
TD7 5LS Selkirk
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:30 - 23:00


Binniemyre Guest House

Address
2,5 mi
Abbotsford Road
TD1 3HR Galashiels
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Glen Hotel

Address
5,9 mi
Yarrow Terrace
TD7 5AS Selkirk
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Clovenfords Hotel

Address
1,7 mi
1 Vine Street, Clovenfords
TD1 3LU Galashiels
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Santa Claus Sighting, Spotted in Galashiels, Scotland

Published: December 24, 2014
Length: 00:53 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: FeedTheGraph

Santa Claus Sighting! Spotted in Galashiels, Scotland.


Reiver Monument War Memorial Galashiels Scottish Borders Scotland

Published: July 05, 2013
Length: 03:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tourscotland

Tour Scotland video of the Reiver Monument War Memorial on ancestry visit to Galashiels, Scottish Borders. Mounted Border Reiver monument outside the Burgh Chambers. This statue was sculpted...


Mapplethorpe Galashiels BBC Scotland

Published: May 16, 2013
Length: 54:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: andrewcorden .

Phoebe Stewart is interviewed for The Culture Studio, BBC Scotland following the opening of the Artists Rooms Mapplethorpe exhibition at Old Gala House, Galashiels.


A Winter's day in Galashiels, Scotland

Published: January 13, 2008
Length: 08:22 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: double_happiness_records

Here's a wee film I made. In Scotland. In winter. BRRR! It made using a very old Mercury digital camera and a tripod, and edited with VirtualDub. Sorry about the gaps in the audio :(


Travis & Dominic at Scotia Kids, Galashiels

Published: February 26, 2008
Length: 32:47 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: stevenscott86

Heres my son's Travis & Dominic at the Scotia kids play centre in Galashiels.


Galashiels Hare & Hound 2010 round 8

Published: November 07, 2011
Length: 36:50 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: yellowhattv

Scottish Hare & Hound Championship 2010 round 8.


Police bikes The Waverley Way - A7 south into Galashiels 4 of 7

Published: October 08, 2011
Length: 49:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ATCroutes

Police bikes - Around The Corner presents "The Waverley Way" Part of a series of routes by professional bikers for bikers, promoting bike routes and safe biking in the Scottish Borders. Police...


Police bikes The Duns River Tour A7 Galashiels 4 of 10

Published: November 14, 2011
Length: 18:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ATCroutes

Police bikes - Around The Corner presents "The Duns River Tour" Part of a series of routes by professional bikers for bikers, promoting bike routes and safe biking in the Scottish Borders....


Funny Drunk Salvia Trip x20

Published: September 27, 2011
Length: 20:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Salviatimes

Little villagers were climbing up my leg then started tickling me, i was in a forest society where there r only 3 jobs, making food, making clothes or making bowls, no money existed nor did...


Further progress Tweedbank to Gala 17th May 2014

Published: May 20, 2014
Length: 10:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Waverley Wanderer

Further progress on the Borders Railway between Tweedbank and Galashiels. Filmed on Saturday 17th may 2014.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Galashiels railway station

Galashiels railway station is to serve the town of Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland. It is to be reopened as part of the Waverley Line, a project to run between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, a village on the outskirts of Galashiels. The original station was closed by British Rail in 1969, along with the rest of the Waverley Line.

Located at 55.616, -2.805 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the Scottish Borders, Proposed railway stations scheduled to open in 2014, Proposed railway stations in Scotland, Beeching closures in Scotland, Railway stations opened in 1849, Railway stations closed in 1969, Former North British Railway stations

Clovenfords

Clovenfords is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, north of the hamlet of Caddonfoot. The village has a primary school, church, village hall, hotel, and shop.

Located at 55.6182, -2.8766 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in the Scottish Borders

Galashiels Golf Club

Galashiels Golf Club is a golf course to the north of Galashiels, Scotland. Founded in 1884, the nine hole course was laid out around Appletreeleaves House and alongside the Ladhope Burn. In 1895, a breakaway group founded Torwoodlee Golf Club and at a special meeting, Galashiels Golf Club was disbanded on 3 August 1897 when it was agreed that all the assets and trophies would be handed over to Torwoodlee.

Located at 55.62, -2.803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Golf clubs and courses in Scotland, 1884 establishments in Scotland, Sports clubs established in 1884, Sport in the Scottish Borders

Old Gala House

Old Gala House is a museum and conference centre situated in the Old Town area of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The building was originally built as a tower house in 1487 by the Hoppringill (Pringle) family, who had been granted the lands of Gala by the Earl of Douglas. In 1583, Andrew Hoppringill carried out much improvement and extended the house as his family home.

Located at 55.6139, -2.8089 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in the Scottish Borders, Listed houses in Scotland, Houses in Scotland, Museums in the Scottish Borders, Art museums and galleries in Scotland, Local museums in Scotland

Caddonfoot

Caddonfoot is a village on the River Tweed, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A707, near Galashiels. The village is at the mouth of the Caddon Water Other places nearby include Boleside, Broadmeadows, Scottish Borders, Buckholm, Clovenfords, Darnick, Gattonside, Innerleithen, Lindean, Melrose, Selkirk, Stow, Traquair, Tweedbank, Yarrow.

Located at 55.6053, -2.8768 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in the Scottish Borders

Bow Castle Broch

Bow Castle Broch is a broch near the Gala Water, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the parish of Stow, and formerly in Midlothian. The broch is one of only three remaining in the Borders; the other two are at Torwoodlee, Galashiels, and Edin's Hall, Abbey St Bathans.

Located at 55.6659, -2.8579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Brochs, Buildings and structures in the Scottish Borders, Archaeological sites in the Scottish Borders

Buckholm

Buckholm is a farm near to the A7, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Abbotsford, the Bow Castle Broch, Clovenfords, Darnick, Eildon, the Gala Water, the Lugate Water, and Stow. Buckholm Tower was built in 1582 by the Pringle family and is at the foot of Buckholm Hill.

Located at 55.6389, -2.8245 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in the Scottish Borders

Mossilee

Mossilee is a cricket ground in Galashiels, Scotland. Established prior to 1899, the first recorded match held on the ground was a first-class match between Scotland and the touring Indians in 1911. The three-day match between the sides ended in a draw. The only other recorded match held on the ground came in 1927 when the South of Scotland played the touring New Zealanders. The ground is still in use to this day.

Located at 55.6191, -2.8261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cricket grounds in Scotland, Defunct cricket grounds in Scotland