Duns Castle, glimpsed from the house is not open but its surrounding nature reserve and lakes can be visited - one rejoices in the name of the Hen Poo. And Duns itself is an attractive little town. There is a witch's hill too, where Duns last witch was burned in 1724. Selection of home-made jams and marmalade. Tea or Coffee.
Duns lies just on the Scottish side of the border between Scotland and England.
It is an excellent centre for touring, walking, fishing and cycling with most attractive countryside ranging from the flat farmland to the Lammermuir Hills stretching North almost to Edinburgh which can be reached in under an hour by car. The coast with its small fishing villages is only 15 miles away. The whole area is rich in history and has many stately homes, castles, museums and wild life parks. The main railway line from London to Edinburgh has a station at Berwick upon Tweed, which is only 16 miles away, and trains can usually be met by arrangement.