Tweedbank
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
55.604 and -2.767 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 55° 36' 16" and W -2° 46' 0"
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: 07:43 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:15 am and 8:59 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki
References
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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: 2024-05-05 08:24:42

Discover Tweedbank

Tweedbank in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) with it's 2,100 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 303 mi (or 488 km) north of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Tweedbank is now 07:43 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Tweedbank, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 34 mi (or 54 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 New Lanark in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newtown St Boswells, Haddington, Dalkeith, Edinburgh and Rochester. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 5%
Air Humidity 97%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

10°C (49 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

15°C (60 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 9th of May 2024

15°C (59 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Binniemyre Guest House

Address
1,1 mi
Abbotsford Road
TD1 3HR Galashiels
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Kings Arms Hotel

Address
1,8 mi
High Street
TD6 9PB Melrose
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Glen Hotel

Address
5,1 mi
Yarrow Terrace
TD7 5AS Selkirk
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:00
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.


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.


Freightliner class 66/6 66614 ,Galashiels 12/2/2015

Published: February 12, 2015
Length: 47:36 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MikIE ST

66614 northbound from Tweedbank after appearing at a Rail laying ceremony,it is seen appearing from under Winston Road Bridge on its way to pick up a Ballast train.


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.


Final Stop Tweedbank Station

Published: February 05, 2015
Length: 01:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Steven G Somerville

The final piece of tracks being laid to connect Edinburgh Waverley-Tweedbank Station Galashiels On Thursday 5th February 2015 approx 14.45pm.


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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.

Abbotsford House

Abbotsford is a historic house in the region of the Scottish Borders in the south of Scotland, near Melrose, on the south bank of the River Tweed. It was formerly the residence of historical novelist and poet, Walter Scott. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} It is a Category A Listed Building. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}}

Located at 55.5996, -2.7821 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Listed buildings in the Scottish Borders, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed houses in Scotland, Scottish baronial architecture, Walter Scott, Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, Gardens in the Scottish Borders, Literary museums in Scotland, Historic house museums in the Scottish Borders, Country houses in Scotland, Houses completed in 1824, 1824 establishments in Scotland

Netherdale

Netherdale, is an area of Galashiels, a town in the Scottish Borders. It is perhaps best known as being the home of Gala Rugby Club, Gala Fairydean Football Club and more recently the professional Border Reivers rugby union team. Gretna F.C. was mooted as groundsharing with the promotion to the SPL, however instead chose to play at Motherwell F.C. 's ground as it is bigger.

Located at 55.6074, -2.78255 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rugby union stadiums in Scotland, Rugby World Cup stadiums, Sports venues in the Scottish Borders, Category B listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in the Scottish Borders, Listed sports venues in Scotland, Football venues in Scotland, Gala Fairydean F.C.

Gala Water

The Gala Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland and a tributary of the River Tweed. It is sometimes known as the "Gala", which nickname is also shared with Galashiels, which it flows through. The "Braw Lads O Gala Watter" is a song about people from Galashiels.

Located at 55.6167, -2.78333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Scotland

Tweedbank

Tweedbank is a large village south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Tweedbank, as the name suggests, sits adjacent to the River Tweed, and approximately 500 metres down river from Abbotsford House, the historic home of Sir Walter Scott. It is the site of the biggest industrial estate in the region and of Radio Borders HQ. It is soon to be the site of Tweedbank railway station at the end of the Waverley Line between the Central Borders and Edinburgh.

Located at 55.6031, -2.76694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in the Scottish Borders

Borders General Hospital

Borders General Hospital (BGH), operated since 1988 by NHS Scotland, is on the outskirts of Melrose, Scotland. It created over 1000 jobs and has 328 beds. It offers a wide range of treatments, and has an Accident and Emergency department and a Macmillan Cancer Unit.

Located at 55.5956, -2.74194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hospitals in Scotland, Hospitals in the Scottish Borders, NHS Scotland hospitals

Tweedbank railway station

Tweedbank railway station is to be built in the Scottish Borders, Scotland as the terminus of the partly reopened Waverley Route. It will serve the village of Tweedbank and the town of Melrose as well as surrounding communities. Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station Terminus   ScotRail

  Galashiels

Located at 55.6057, -2.75954 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the Scottish Borders, Proposed railway stations scheduled to open in 2014

Darnick

Darnick is a village near Melrose in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire. Places nearby include Abbotsford, Buckholm, Eildon, the Gala Water, Galashiels, Gattonside, Lindean and Newtown St Boswells. The village's name was first recorded in 1124, and its name has changed from Dernewic, Dernwick and Darnwick to the present Darnick. Darnick Tower was built in ca.

Located at 55.6, -2.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in the Scottish Borders

Galashiels television relay station

Galashiels television relay station is a relay transmitter of Selkirk, situated to the north of Galashiels, covering the town itself, as well as Melrose and Darnick. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Located at 55.6153, -2.7841 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Transmitter sites in Scotland