Walkerburn

Settlement in Peeblesshire

Scotland

Walkerburn

Caberston Coffee Shop, Walkerburn This coffee shop is located on the north side of the A72 in the village centre.
Caberston Coffee Shop, Walkerburn Credit: Walter Baxter

Walkerburn is a small village located in the Peeblesshire region of Scotland. Situated on the banks of the River Tweed, it is nestled in the beautiful Tweed Valley, surrounded by picturesque hills and forests. The village is approximately 35 miles south of Edinburgh, making it easily accessible for both locals and tourists.

Originally a textile town, Walkerburn experienced rapid growth during the 19th century due to the establishment of several mills along the river. These mills, which produced tweed and other fabrics, were the main source of employment for the villagers. Today, remnants of the mills can still be seen, adding to the village's historical charm.

Despite its small size, Walkerburn offers a range of amenities for its residents and visitors. There is a local primary school, a community center, a village shop, and a post office. The village also has a pub, providing a cozy place for locals to gather and for visitors to experience the warm Scottish hospitality.

Outdoor enthusiasts will find plenty to enjoy in Walkerburn and its surrounding area. The village is a popular spot for fishing, with the River Tweed offering excellent opportunities for salmon and trout fishing. The tranquil countryside is perfect for walking and cycling, with numerous paths and trails to explore.

In conclusion, Walkerburn is a charming village in Peeblesshire, Scotland, known for its rich textile history, beautiful natural surroundings, and friendly community. With its idyllic location and range of amenities, it is a delightful place to visit or call home.

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Walkerburn Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 55.62366/-3.0171682 or Grid Reference NT3637. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Caberston Coffee Shop, Walkerburn This coffee shop is located on the north side of the A72 in the village centre.
Caberston Coffee Shop, Walkerburn
This coffee shop is located on the north side of the A72 in the village centre.
Gate by the Tweed at Innerleithen
Gate by the Tweed at Innerleithen
The Cauld Hole on the Tweed at Walkerburn The 'Weir Pool' above the weir where fish stop to rest before continuing on up the river.
The Cauld Hole on the Tweed at Walkerburn
The 'Weir Pool' above the weir where fish stop to rest before continuing on up the river.
Superior fishing hut on the Tweed Fishing the Tweed for salmon can be expensive, and clients expect decent facilities.  This hut provides shelter and a seat when break time comes.  Note the rod support outside between the two sets of steps.
Superior fishing hut on the Tweed
Fishing the Tweed for salmon can be expensive, and clients expect decent facilities. This hut provides shelter and a seat when break time comes. Note the rod support outside between the two sets of steps.
Gorse in exuberant form above Walkerburn
Gorse in exuberant form above Walkerburn
Budding conifers on the Priesthope track Approaching Walkerburn
Budding conifers on the Priesthope track
Approaching Walkerburn
Walkers' signs at Priesthope To the left for Walkerburn, to the right for Innerleithen.
Walkers' signs at Priesthope
To the left for Walkerburn, to the right for Innerleithen.
Forest track development above Walkerburn A huge metalled turning area at the end of the forest track has been created here by extensive excavation.  The forest appears mature and this may signify imminent harvesting.
Forest track development above Walkerburn
A huge metalled turning area at the end of the forest track has been created here by extensive excavation. The forest appears mature and this may signify imminent harvesting.
The lower cairn on Cairn Hill
The lower cairn on Cairn Hill
The summit cairn on Cairn Hill The building blocks in the background are all that remain of a radio mast base.
The summit cairn on Cairn Hill
The building blocks in the background are all that remain of a radio mast base.
Looking down on the Kirnie Law Reservoir Started in 1919 and operational in 1922, this was Scotland's first pumped storage hydroelectric scheme.  Full details can be seen at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-49126-kirnie-law-reservoir-and-surge-tower-inne" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-49126-kirnie-law-reservoir-and-surge-tower-inne">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

The large hole in one wall was created deliberately once the scheme became disused to prevent a build-up of water inside breaching the un-maintained walls and flooding the towns below.
Looking down on the Kirnie Law Reservoir
Started in 1919 and operational in 1922, this was Scotland's first pumped storage hydroelectric scheme. Full details can be seen at LinkExternal link The large hole in one wall was created deliberately once the scheme became disused to prevent a build-up of water inside breaching the un-maintained walls and flooding the towns below.
Path on Cairn Hill A way down to the east through dense conifers. The path looks rather grand on the 1:25,000 map but is actually a narrow and somewhat overgrown path. Ruts make an awkward walking surface, but it is still an easy way down.
Path on Cairn Hill
A way down to the east through dense conifers. The path looks rather grand on the 1:25,000 map but is actually a narrow and somewhat overgrown path. Ruts make an awkward walking surface, but it is still an easy way down.
Path on Cairn Hill Lower down the hill the path is better than in the narrow, rutted, heather covered upper bit.
Path on Cairn Hill
Lower down the hill the path is better than in the narrow, rutted, heather covered upper bit.
Early Knowe A small sharp hill above the River Tweed. The southern side is heather covered while a field has been cleared to the north.
Early Knowe
A small sharp hill above the River Tweed. The southern side is heather covered while a field has been cleared to the north.
Cairn Hill Plantations on Cairn Hill. View from the heather covered Early Knowe.
Cairn Hill
Plantations on Cairn Hill. View from the heather covered Early Knowe.
Path on Cairn Hill A rather overgrown but passable path descends through conifer plantations on Cairn Hill. It looks rather grand on the map, but is pretty rough and rutted on the ground.
Path on Cairn Hill
A rather overgrown but passable path descends through conifer plantations on Cairn Hill. It looks rather grand on the map, but is pretty rough and rutted on the ground.
Summit, Early Knowe Moorland on the southern side, grassland over the dyke.
Summit, Early Knowe
Moorland on the southern side, grassland over the dyke.
Early Slack Col between Early Knowe and Pyat Hill. Looking towards Pyat Hill
Early Slack
Col between Early Knowe and Pyat Hill. Looking towards Pyat Hill
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Walkerburn is located at Grid Ref: NT3637 (Lat: 55.62366, Lng: -3.0171682)

Unitary Authority: The Scottish Borders

Police Authority: The Lothians and Scottish Borders

What 3 Words

///jolt.ranches.pickles. Near Innerleithen, Scottish Borders

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 55.62366,-3.0171682
Walkerburn
Place: village
Population: 700
Wikidata: Q981312
Wikipedia: en:Walkerburn
Lat/Long: 55.6235805/-3.0170207
Canoe: put_in
Lat/Long: 55.6220902/-3.0159166
Post Office
Walkerburn Post Office
Addr Housenumber: 28
Addr Postcode: EH43 6AF
Addr Street: Galashiels Road
Brand: Post Office
Brand Wikidata: Q1783168
Check Date: 2023-09-27
Fhrs Id: 22982
Ref: EH43 45
Ref Pol Id: 2047
Source Addr: FHRS Open Data
Website: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/1238302/walkerburn
Lat/Long: 55.6235084/-3.0163777
Bus Stop
High Cottages
Bench: no
Bin: no
Bus: yes
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Operator: Scottish Borders Council
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Ref: 69001071
Shelter: no
Source: NaPTAN
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Bus Stop
Former Mill
Bus: yes
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Naptan Bearing: W
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Naptan Indicator: o/s
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Naptan Street: Galashiels Road
Operator: Scottish Borders Council
Public Transport: platform
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Source: NaPTAN
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Bus Stop
Post Office
Bench: no
Bin: yes
Bus: yes
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Naptan Bearing: E
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Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan NaptanCode: 72726768
Naptan Street: Galashiels Road
Operator: Scottish Borders Council
Public Transport: platform
Ref: 69001073
Shelter: no
Source: NaPTAN
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 55.6236133/-3.0158054
Bus Stop
Village Hall
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 69001074
Naptan Bearing: W
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Naptan Indicator: at
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Naptan Street: Galashiels Road
Operator: Scottish Borders Council
Public Transport: platform
Ref: 69001074
Shelter: yes
Source: NaPTAN
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Bus Stop
Village Hall
Bench: no
Bus: yes
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Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Village Hall
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan NaptanCode: 72726765
Naptan Street: Galashiels Road
Operator: Scottish Borders Council
Public Transport: platform
Ref: 69001075
Shelter: no
Source: NaPTAN
Lat/Long: 55.6242112/-3.0122389
Bus Stop
High Cottages
Bench: no
Bin: no
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 6900813
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: High Cottages
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan NaptanCode: 72724546
Naptan Street: Peebles Road
Naptan Verified: no
Operator: Scottish Borders Council
Public Transport: platform
Ref: 6900813
Shelter: no
Source: NaPTAN
Lat/Long: 55.6248313/-3.0232028
Bus Stop
Former Mill
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 6900815
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan CommonName: Former Mill
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan NaptanCode: 72724529
Naptan Street: Peebles Road
Operator: Scottish Borders Council
Public Transport: platform
Ref: 6900815
Shelter: no
Source: NaPTAN
Lat/Long: 55.6237422/-3.0183313
Bus Stop
Post Office
Bench: no
Bin: yes
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 6900817
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan CommonName: Post Office
Naptan Indicator: at
Naptan NaptanCode: 72724524
Naptan Street: Galashiels Road
Operator: Scottish Borders Council
Public Transport: platform
Ref: 6900817
Shelter: no
Source: NaPTAN
Tactile Paving: yes
Lat/Long: 55.6235579/-3.0165651
Telephone
Booth: K6
Check Date: 2023-01-07
Covered: booth
Mapillary: 2236804886455559
Operator: BT
Phone: +44 1896 870215
Source: visual estimate
Lat/Long: 55.6237223/-3.019698
Post Box
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: EH43 46
Royal Cypher: scottish_crown
Lat/Long: 55.6233751/-3.0117616
Post Box
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Houses_on_Peebles_Road,_Walkerburn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5475429.jpg
Mapillary: 142870011158116
Operator: Royal Mail
Operator Wikidata: Q638098
Post Box Mounting: building
Post Box Type: wall
Ref: EH44 44
Lat/Long: 55.6242208/-3.020254
Bench
Backrest: yes
Colour: brown
Material: wood
Seats: 5
Lat/Long: 55.6193996/-3.0162437
Bench
Backrest: yes
Colour: brown
Material: wood
Seats: 3
Lat/Long: 55.6227859/-3.010739
Bench
Backrest: yes
Colour: brown
Material: wood
Seats: 3
Lat/Long: 55.622233/-3.0128679
Barrier: stile
Stile: stepover
Lat/Long: 55.6212878/-3.0184175
Barrier: stile
Stile: stepover
Lat/Long: 55.6215323/-3.0199228
Access: yes
Barrier: stile
Stile: stepover
Lat/Long: 55.6216692/-3.0168623
Bench
Backrest: yes
Colour: brown
Material: wood
Seats: 3
Lat/Long: 55.622332/-3.0123219
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6213064/-3.0155645
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6214464/-3.0143652
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6215864/-3.0132025
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.621855/-3.0119666
Barrier: swing_gate
Bicycle: yes
Foot: yes
Lat/Long: 55.6251794/-3.0164661
Barrier: swing_gate
Bicycle: yes
Foot: yes
Lat/Long: 55.6244054/-3.0186146
Toilets
Changing Table: no
Description: A category A listed cast iron urinal (c.1897) from the Saracen Foundry (Macfalane's) of Glasgow.
Historic: yes
Male: yes
Start Date: 1897
Wheelchair: no
Wikidata: Q17568117
Wikimedia Commons: File:Walkerburn,_Galashiels_Road,_Prefabricated_Cast_Iron_Urinal_5.jpg
Lat/Long: 55.6239709/-3.0196793
Cafe
Caberston Farm Coffee Shop
Lat/Long: 55.6241947/-3.0196817
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6205599/-3.0217658
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6207359/-3.0204141
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6210312/-3.017917
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Power: generator
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Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
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Power: generator
Lat/Long: 55.6226051/-3.015435
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Power: generator
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Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 55.6250094/-3.0216095
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 55.6250214/-3.0213211
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
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Power: generator
Lat/Long: 55.6254956/-3.0230429
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6211621/-3.0167985
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6211437/-3.0169553
Give Way
Direction: forward
Lat/Long: 55.6240065/-3.0199649
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6225108/-3.0098261
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6222073/-3.0107565
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 55.6247868/-3.0248681
Give Way
Direction: backward
Lat/Long: 55.6236299/-3.0171416
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6208812/-3.0191851
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6213061/-3.0203929
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6217468/-3.0216113
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6222293/-3.0229397
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6223225/-3.0241539
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6210301/-3.0129956
Power: pole
Lat/Long: 55.6207136/-3.0120162
Bench
Colour: red
Lat/Long: 55.6223953/-3.0173956
Grit Bin
Lat/Long: 55.6235412/-3.017095
Walkerburn Convenience Stores
Brand: Premier
Brand Wikidata: Q7240340
Shop: convenience
Lat/Long: 55.6235137/-3.0163452
Recycling
Recycling Clothes: yes
Lat/Long: 55.6231093/-3.0206305
Home Basics
Operator: Home Basics
Phone: +44 1896 870 455
Second Hand: only
Shop: furniture
Website: https://www.homebasics.org.uk/
Lat/Long: 55.6227698/-3.0167385
The Wee Man
Historic: memorial
Wikidata: Q114169101
Wikimedia Commons: File:Wee_man_of_Walkerburn_War_Memorial.jpg
Lat/Long: 55.6238067/-3.0192591
Historic: memorial
Memorial: war_memorial
Wikidata: Q56617178
Wikimedia Commons: File:War_Memorial,_Galashiels_Road,_Walkerburn.jpg
Lat/Long: 55.6236114/-3.0156795
Give Way
Direction: forward
Lat/Long: 55.6234081/-3.0172044
Ballantynes of Walkerburn
Shop: trophy
Website: https://www.balwalk.com/
Lat/Long: 55.6225306/-3.01658
Defibrillator
Emergency: defibrillator
Indoor: no
Lat/Long: 55.6223956/-3.0173626
Board Type: history
Direction: 187
Information: board
Tourism: information
Lat/Long: 55.6223937/-3.0173438
Telephone
Booth: KX100
Covered: booth
Operator: BT
Phone: +44 1896 870232
Lat/Long: 55.623665/-3.0109744
Defibrillator
Defibrillator Location: outside Walkerburn Public Hall
Emergency: defibrillator
Indoor: no
Lat/Long: 55.6240012/-3.0125955
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