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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