Hawick
Pronounced ‘hoik’ by locals, Hawick is the largest town in the Borders with a thriving 200-year-old industry producing knitwear and hosiery.The town of Hawick is also famous for producing a peculiar sweet called Hawick Balls!
The English raised Hawick to the ground in 1570, and a remnant of this turbulent history is displayed every summer in the Festival of Common Riding, when locals circumnavigate the town, traditionally to ensure other towns had not encroached on their common land.
Kelso
A picturesque country town, Kelso lies in a fine setting at the junction of the rivers Tweed and Teviot.
Kelso is full of architectural and historic interest. In 1128 David I granted monks permission to build an abbey across the water from his castle, Roxburgh. Even in its fragmented state, this is a superb piece of architecture.
To the west, a grassy mound, deep ditch and a few ruined walls are all that remain of the once mighty Roxburgh Castle.
James II was killed during a siege here in 1460, by an exploding cannon.
Day Trip - Pick up Code 3
Morpeth: Bus Station - 08:30
Pegswood: Opposite Cookswell Garage - 08:25
Pegswood: Train Station Bus Stop - 08:22
Ashington: Sports Direct - 08:15
Ashington: The Elephant Pub - 08:10
Stakeford: Morpeth Road, Half Moon Bus Stop - 08:05
Stakeford: Opposite The Cherry Tree Pub - 08:02
Guidepost: The Square Bus Stop - 08:00
Choppington: Opposite The Travellers Rest - 07:57
Bedlington: Market Square Bus Stop - 07:50
Blyth: Job Centre, Percy Street- 07:35
Cramlington: Manor Walks, near Sainsburys - 07:15