Old Nenthorn Cottage

"This was our 1st time to the Scottish Borders and we really fell in love with the area and people. Old Nenthorn cottage was perfect for us and Elma our Golden Retriever. Such a cosy cottage but suprisingly spacious! We were greeted with tea pot and cake-a lovely welcome after such a long drive from Bucks. We lit the woodburner about 4 evenings and enjoyed lazy relaxing with our books. It made us laugh when the horses kept appearing at our kitchen window to say hello! We had truly fantastic meals out at 'Lemon and Thyme', Kelso and 'The Hoebridge', Gattonside. Our lunch at the Terrace Cafe, Floors Castle was delicious and at Mainstreet Bookshop in St Boswells. Also enjoyed coffee shops and Micropub in Kelso square-caught the evening sun and people-watched even at the end of September! Would definately recommend a stop at 'The Speckled Hen'-a basic shed with honesty box at Roxburgh Mill Farm if doing the circular walk from Kelso. We were so pleased to come across it as were in need of a little sugar!-yummy cakes, traybake slices, fudge all homemade and delicious but you need cash so lucky we had lots!

We loved walking along the river Tweed starting in various places and Eildon Hills walk from Melrose Abbey and also just being able to walk from the cottage up around Hundy Mundy-it's beautiful. We drove to the coast just once and parked in Craster, walked to Dunstanburgh castle, stopped at the Ship at Low Newton for lunch and back to Craster to buy kippers before driving onto Bamburgh castle."

“Old Nenthorn cottage is ideally placed close to the lovely town of Kelso, but set in an idyllic, peaceful countryside location. The cottage itself is well equipped, with good quality furniture and fittings. It’s small, but with such countryside and tourist attractions nearby and walks from the doorstep you are not visiting to sit in the house, but to “get out there”. Our dog Ruby, who is a rescue and still early in training found the horses by the cottage “interesting” and the owners’ robotic lawn mower “puzzling”. Everyone we met nearby was very friendly and other dog walkers were very polite in putting their dogs on leads when they saw we were in training with our nervous dog…this does not happen everywhere in our opinion.”

"We enjoyed a fabulous break at Old Nenthorn, the weather was kind to us and with walks right on our doorstep it was just the break we wanted, cannot recommend this location and property enough."

"Just to let you know we really enjoyed our stay last week. The cottage was just right and exactly what we needed to escape for a while."

"Just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our stay at Old Nenthorn Cottage last week. The location is perfect for exploring the Borders region, we certainly covered some miles (including a day trip by train to Edinburgh from Tweedbank station - which is very convenient) The cottage itself is comfortable and clean, we felt ‘at home’ straightaway! It was great being able to walk out each morning with our 2 dogs to start the day, and also evenings as the owner very kindly provided details of dog walks right from the door. The private garden and patio work really well at the property along with the outlook over the paddocks, making it a really tranquil spot. The information that was provided regarding local pubs and restaurants was very useful. The welcome items were a nice surprise as we hadn’t received anything like that in previous holiday properties, we did enjoy the goodies. All in all, a lovely short break in Old Nenthorn and we definitely want to return, hopefully for longer next time."

"How lucky we were with our last minute booking at Old Nenthorn Cottage​. The property has been fitted to a very high standard and the owners had it so welcoming for us. The location is wonderful and although not too far from the main house is very private. We enjoyed our break and were only sorry that we couldn't have stayed longer. We will be back."

"Old Nenthorn Cottage was beautiful - exactly how it was described and presented on the website. Can't think of anything we'd improve and we hope to visit it again soon."

"We had a very enjoyable stay. Comfortable and beautiful area. All said I hope we will have the chance to revisit. And thanks for the great weather!!"

"We had a delightful stay in a very well positioned and exquisitely decorated cottage. I've been persuading my parents to go soon."

"A beautiful cottage in lovely surroundings. A great place for lovely country walks. Little touches made all the difference = welcome basket - decor - great towels!. Will definitely come back."

"Perfect little cottage in the Scottish Borders and a very happy week in which to recharge the batteries. A wonderful part of the world in which to relax and enjoy everything on offer, as always. Many thanks." 

"The cottage is so comfortable and is in such a fabulous location. We had sublime walks down to the river at night and to the lake and waterfall. Just heavenly. We will be back ASAP."

"We couldn’t have wished for a lovelier host. The cottage is so comfortable and is in such a fabulous location. We had sublime walks down to the river at night, through the fields and woods and to the lake and waterfall - just heavenly."

"Old Nenthorn is in a great location for exploring the Borders and Northumbria we loved it! The cottage was ideal for us with our dog Rosie spotless on arrival and easy to keep clean! Rosie particularly liked the river at the  end of the garden..can't say we were always as keen when she decided to have a swim late in the evening! We appreciated the owners  providing details on some local walks all of which we tried."

"We enjoyed a lovely week at Old Nenthorn Cottage and would return.  The position of the cottage was superb and the quiet days spent there were just right.  It was ideal for peace and a dog.  The cottage was well equipped and comfortable."

"We had the most wonderful time. The cottage was lovely and clean on arrival with a thoughtful and much appreciated welcome pack. We have really enjoyed our time there and wouldn’t hesitate to return. The privacy of the cottage is amazing. Even though initially we were concerned how close the big house seemed but we needn't have worried. We were left alone, which we appreciated. A big plus. All in all a really relaxing enjoyable holiday. Look forward to booking with you on the future."