Duns Travel Guide - Scotland

Duns, this former county town retains the air of an old Scottish Burgh. Duns Law rising 714 feet above sea level, offers wonderful views of the Merse, (the low, rich farmlands, lying away from the coast). Dun Castle's 190 acres Nature Reserve provides walking trails. The Jim Clark Museum celebrates the life of the late world champion–racing driver from Chirnside. In July, the "Reiver" leads the town on the "Riding of the Bounds" as part of the Summer Festival. The County Agricultural Show takes place in August.

Activities/Facilities: 9–hole golf course, swimming pool and sports complex.

On the outskirts of Duns is Manderston House (home of the Earls of Haddington) with its beautiful silver staircase, marble dairy, stables and Scotland's first privately owned Biscuit Tin Museum. The Castle's 56 acres of formal gardens are a delight to any gardener's eye and there is a variety animals on view at nearby Crumstane Farm Park.