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1750s Read Article

Coaching inn established on Melrose High Street to serve travellers on Border routes

George and Abbotsford Hotel The George and Abbotsford Hotel: A Coaching Inn's Journey Through Scottish Border History
1822 Read Article

Sir Walter Scott completes Abbotsford House, transforming Melrose into a destination for literary tourists

George and Abbotsford Hotel The George and Abbotsford Hotel: A Coaching Inn's Journey Through Scottish Border History
1849 Read Article

Waverley Line railway reaches Melrose, bringing new prosperity to local hostelries

George and Abbotsford Hotel The George and Abbotsford Hotel: A Coaching Inn's Journey Through Scottish Border History
1870s Read Article

Hotel renamed George and Abbotsford to capitalise on Scott's enduring fame

George and Abbotsford Hotel The George and Abbotsford Hotel: A Coaching Inn's Journey Through Scottish Border History
1969 Read Article

Closure of Waverley Line ends railway tourism era, hotel adapts to motor travel

George and Abbotsford Hotel The George and Abbotsford Hotel: A Coaching Inn's Journey Through Scottish Border History

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The George and Abbotsford Hotel: A Coaching Inn's Journey Through Scottish Border History

George and Abbotsford Hotel

📍 Melrose, Borders
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The George and Abbotsford Hotel in Melrose served travellers on the coaching routes through the Scottish Borders for over two centuries. Its position on the High Street placed it at the centre of a town forever changed by the arrival of Sir Walter Scott and the tourism industry he inadvertently created.

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