Tucked away on the edge of Coldstream this charming period house offers guests the best of both worlds. The large, attractive, walled garden is a secluded haven with views over the Nun's Walk (allegedly haunted by a spectral nun), the River Tweed, Flodden Field and out to the Cheviot Hills beyond. Yet within a few minutes' walk from the house you can be enjoying a local ale in one of Coldstream's three pubs or sampling the local produce at the town's butcher, baker or grocer.

Inside, the cosy interior is characterized by the many period features including an original inglenook fireplace and bread oven, walk-in pantry, an enormous Victorian bath, Venetian style windows and a restored open fire place in the sitting room. The style is relaxed elegance with classic furnishings, stripped wood floors in the dining room and drawing room and quaint antique items dotted around the house.

Outside, the garden with its two delightful Regency summer houses is a lovely place to relax over a bottle of wine and a barbecue, play croquet or watch the fishermen on the famous Monument Pool below the house.

Indeed, with prime Lower Tweed beats just a few minutes’ drive from the cottage, (including Tillmouth, Lennel, West Learmouth and The Lees), Abbey House is an ideal base for fishing parties.

Coldstream is the first town over the Scottish Border and once rivaled Gretna Green for runaway marriages. The town has a museum dedicated to the Coldstream Guards as well as a good selection of local shops and pubs. Just outside the town is The Hirsel Country Park, picturesque home of the Douglas-Home family offering lovely woodland and lakeside walks, excellent birdlife and the 18-hole Hirsel Golf Course.

9 miles from Coldstream lies the picturesque town of Kelso with its Flemish-style cobbled square, 12th Century abbey, the majestic Floors Castle and the graceful Tweed bridge (a model for London's Waterloo Bridge). The town has a good selection of shops, pubs and restaurants as well as the Roxburghe championship golf course and regular National Hunt Racing. For foodies Abbey House is close to two of the area’s best restaurants; the Collingwood Arms at Cornhill-on-Tweed and the Wheatsheaf restaurant at Swinton, both noted for their local cuisine.

Abbey House is an ideal base for exploring the Tweed Valley, a historic landscape punctuated by imposing castles, including Floors, Bamburgh, Dunstanburgh, Thirlestane and Alnwick, the evocative ruins of abbeys at Kelso, Melrose and Dryburgh and stately mansions at Paxton, Manderston and Mellerstain.

Just a stone’s throw away are miles of pristine sandy beaches for walking, riding, kite-surfing and bird-watching. And Edinburgh is just over an hour by car or 45 minutes on the train from Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Ground floor: Fully-equipped kitchen. Walk-in pantry. Dining room with decorative inglenook fireplace and bread oven. Light and spacious sitting room with open fire. Bedroom with 3' bed. Cloakroom with basin and WC.

First floor: Double bedroom (6' bed) with views over the River Tweed. Double bedroom (4' 6" bed) with en-suite bathroom (bath with shower over, basin and WC). Double/twin bedroom (6' king size bed or two 3' single beds). Bedroom with small double / large single (4') bed. Family bathroom with bath, basin and WC. Bathroom with bath and shower over, basin and WC.

Amenities: Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, additional refrigerator, chest freezer (in garage), washing machine, dishwasher, telephone, wireless broadband internet connection, television with Freeview, DVD player, radio/CD player, stereo system, cot, highchair, board games, DVDs, books. Oil central heating throughout and open fire in sitting room. Bed linen, towels and L'Occitane toiletries provided. Pets welcome. Guests receive a complimentary welcome hamper on arrival.

Garden and grounds: Large, sheltered, sunny, walled garden with two delightful Regency summer houses, garden furniture and barbecue. Garage parking for two cars and ample additional roadside parking. Shops and pubs five minutes' walk.

Catering and housekeeping Catering at Abbey House is entirely flexible. The house can either be taken on a self-catered, partly catered or fully catered basis. A homemade meal and wine delivery service is also available. A picnic hamper delivery service is available for fishing parties. The housekeeper will meet guests on arrival and facilities are available for additional cleaning or linen changes throughout guest's stay at additional cost.