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St Albans was built in about 1780 and is a listed Georgian Manse with its own secluded south-facing garden. It is furnished traditionally and appropriately with antique furniture and the breakfast table is set with Georgian silver and Wedgwood china. The large sitting room has alcoves and deep-set windows, where you can sit and relax. There are 2 guest bedrooms: you can have it as a double room with a king-size bed or a twin bedded room.
1 Bathroom and 1 Shower Room are available for guests - and as we only have 4 guests at a time, this does not present a problem. For the comfort and safety of all guests, St Albans is a totally non smoking house and has fire doors, a fire alarm system and fire escape.
Toweling bathrobes are provided for all guests.
Location: Duns lies just on the Scottish side of the border between England and Scotland. The main railway line from London to Edinburgh has a station at Berwick-upon-Tweed which is only 16 miles away and taxis and buses are available. Alternatively, it is possible to drive into Edinburgh, a journey that takes about 1 hour.
Duns is an attractive little town and an excellent centre for touring, walking and cycling. All around is attractive countryside, ranging from flat farmland to the Lammermuir Hills, which stretch north almost to Edinburgh. The coast with its small fishing villages is only 15 miles away and the whole area is steeped in history, with many stately homes, castles, museums and wild-life parks to visit. Duns Castle, glimpsed from the house, is not open to the public although its surrounding nature reserve and lakes can be visited - one rejoices in the name of Hen Poo! A stone, on the hill close by, commemorates the fact that the Civil War (in a way) started here, when covenanters rebelled against the king in 1639. There is a witches' hill too, where Dun's last witch was burned in 1724.
NB Children 12 years and over welcome
King Size
