Floors Castle
Still inhabited home to the Duke of Roxburghe with ten rooms to view including collection of funiture and modern art.
Floors Castle, the vast ancestral home of the Duke of Roxburghe, stands imperiously overlooking the Tweed, about a mile northwest of the town centre. The original Georgian mansion was designed by Robert Adam and built in 1721-26, though it was later remodelled by William Playfair in the 1840s, with the addition of many flamboyant features. Only 10 rooms are open to the public but they are undeniably elegant and palatial, and amongst the many priceless family items on display are outstanding collections of European furniture, porcelain and paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Augustus John, and a 15th-century Brussels tapestry. Floors is the largest inhabited castle in Scotland and the current occupier, the 10th Duke of Roxburghe, is a close personal friend of the royal family.
The house also has a restaurant and a coffee shop.
Info: Mid Apr to end Oct daily 1000-1630 (last admission 1600). £5.50, £4.75 concession. Tel 223333.
Nearby Castles
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Smailholm Tower
Small towerhouse near Kelso -
Paxton House
Lovely Adams Brothers designed house near Kelso. Possibly the finest Palladian mansion in Scotland. -
Marlfield House
1700 mansion in good condition that was a hotel for a while but is now a private house again. The front door lock comes from Robert Adam's Calton Jail and the panelling in the hall from a cunard liner.
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Whiteside Peel
Whiteside Peel or tower is a ruined example of Borders tower near Mellerstain House. You can walk to from the main house but not signposted.
Visitor Attractions
Floors Castle Cottages and Holiday SelfCatering
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