Email Brougham House Bed and Breakfast enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
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Welcome!
Brougham House B&B is situated in the centre of Hawick, in the heart of the Scottish Borders.
We have various room types available and various additional services, such as the provision of packed lunches and supply of hire bikes.
Brougham House Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
We have a selection of rooms, ranging in size, price and type. All rooms are en-suite and have LCD TVs with Freeview and DVD players. All rooms also have dressers that double up as small desks and armchairs. Free WIFI internet is also available to all visitors (subject to terms).
The room types are:
Large Double
You’ll find a large double bed, luxury en-suite bathroom
with two person bath and a shower. All our doubles look out onto the rear
garden, and have a fine view over the Hawick town centre rooftops and
onto the hills beyond. Our large double rooms offer plenty of opportunity
to fully relax in style.
Twin/Double
Our twin/double rooms all have en-suite bathrooms with bath and shower.
The rooms on the upper floors and the ground floor double look out over
the garden and town. Both the ground floor rooms offer disabled/wheelchair
access (available from August 2010).
Please note that due to the restrictions within the building, the access to the ground floor rooms is limited and so the rooms may not be suitable for all. Please ring before booking to talk through your requirements.
Single
Our single rooms are spacious and have en-suite shower rooms. Both are
located on the first floor at the front of the building.
Two Room Suites
The layout of Brougham House allows some rooms on the upper floors to
be booked as suites. Each two room suite on the upper floors have a large
double and a twin room, each with their own en-suite bathroom.
The suites overlook the garden and out over the rooftops of the town.The suites are offered with a single key to lock the main door to the suite, or individual room keys.
Family/Disabled Suite
Our ground floor (wheelchair accessible) suite offers one double and one
twin room with a shared bathroom.
Please note: We have tried our best to make the ground floor suite accessible to wheelchairs, but please check our Disability Access page for more information and telephone us before booking to ensure the suite is suitable for your requirements.
Four Room Suite
It is possible to book the whole of the first floor to make a four room
suite. This suite offers a luxury double, a twin and two single rooms.
The large double has a luxury en-suite bathroom, the twin has a standard
en-suite bathroom, while the singles both have en-suite shower rooms.
The suite is offered with a key to the the main suite door, or individual
room keys.
Additional Features
Storage
Available for use by Customers is a large storage facility within the
building for bikes or other outdoor equipment, including a drying room.
The only restriction for what can go into the storage area is what you
can get down the flight of stairs leading to it.
Parking
Some parking is available immediately outside the building for the disabled
and for loading/unloading, while a free car park is located just round
the corner.
Disability Access
We are pleased to have a ground floor suite that can be accessed by wheelchair.
Restrictions resulting from the width of the doors and the limitation
of space in certain places means the suite may not be suitable for certain
wheelchairs, however we have done our utmost to maximize the space that
is available.
Parking for wheelchair access is directly outside the building at ground floor level, while the ground floor suite offers two rooms with an en-suite bathroom with shower as well as a digital TV and DVD and WIFI internet access.
It is planned to make it possible for wheelchairs to access the garden.
Additional Services
As well Bed and Breakfast we can also offer the following (the
price of each service varies depending on your specific requirements).
Packed Lunches
Order in the evening, and as long as you're not looking for anything
too different or difficult, we can have a packed lunch ready for you in
the morning. If you have a flask then we can also fill that with Baxter's
soup or fair trade tea or coffee as part of your lunch order.
Sandwiches/baguette, a fruit drink and kettle chips or fruit can be prepared and providing we have enough notice, this can stretch right up to the provision of a full picnic hamper (we can even deliver it out to you).
Cycle Hire and Cycle Drop-off/Pick-up Service
We have a cycle hire service based at Brougham House and can drop off
and pick up hire bikes to wherever you wish to start and/or end your ride,
so there is no need to carry hire bikes on your car.
If you speak really nicely to us we may be able to transport you and your friends as well, or you can plan your ride around the excellent local buses: either way it means that you could do point-to-point rides and maybe even forget about your car completely.
You do you need to be a customer at Brougham House to use the cycle hire.
Walking and Cycling Route Advice
As keen outdoor enthusiasts, we are familiar with the area's excellent
walking and cycling routes and can help and advise you on your choice
of routes and destination. We can also provide small maps and leaflets
showing the best and most popular routes.
Activities
The Scottish Borders has a great sporting tradition that is now being
added to greatly through the introduction and expansion of many modern
outdoor sports and activities.
From cycling and mountain biking, kayaking, fishing, golf and sailing, through classic hill walking and hiking to the more traditional rugby and football, sports and activities of all kinds can be found in the area.
The area is also perfect to explore by bike - very quiet back roads with spectacular views and excellent mountain trails, including the Internationally renowned 7 Stanes and Kielder Forest, providing fantastic routes for all abilities, both on- and off-road.
The area has a rich history - from the Romans to the Reivers and on through the industrial revolution to the present day. This rich history and the vibrant culture that goes with it mean that there is plenty to visit and experience, and many events to enjoy.
Hawick
Being the home of cashmere, however this border town also has a fantastic
sporting culture, with a proud rugby union tradition, and is developing
into an excellent base for exploring the area.
Hawick is the biggest town in the Scottish Borders and lies at the join between the River Teviot and Slitrig Water. The power its rivers provided was central to the growth of the town powering much of the now largely departed textile industry.
Hawick suffered greatly in the cross border wars between England and Scotland in the 1300s, 1400s and 1500s, and 1513 most of the town's men of fighting age were killed at the Battle of Flodden. The following year the town was threatened by a raiding party of English troops, but they were fought off by the boys, or 'Callants' of the town, who captured the English flag.
This event is commemorated by a statue of a horse and rider at the north east end of the High Street: and by the annual 'Common Riding', in which several hundred riders gather to ride around the boundaries of the burgh. This takes place in early June each year.
Hawick can boast itself to be the birthplace of two sporting greats, Bill McLaren and Steve 'Hizzy' Hislop. Although a professional rugby player in his own right, Bill McLaren became most famous for his commentating, with a career at the BBC stretching from the early days of TV to 2002.
Steve Hislop meanwhile was a motor cycling legend, winning numerous Isle of Man TT events and various motorbike championships. The Hawick museum has a room dedicated to Hizzy including the displaying of a number of his old motorcycles.
The Museum also provides an insight into both the textile industry within the borders, and the turbulent and often violent past of the town and region.
The Borders
Missed by many as they head north, the Borders is a fantastically rich
cultural and historical area within stunning scenery. Visit beaches, mountains,
vast rivers and lochs and huge expanses of moorland or forest, while at
the same time taking in the music, the Common Riding season and the borderland
history.
Although famous for the more traditional sporting activities such as rugby, the area is a truly outstanding place to participate in the majority of outdoor activities and sports, and if you like to enjoy the outdoors at a slower pace, both golf and fishing feature prominently in the area.
DIRECTIONS
Getting there from the Information Centre:
From the Tourist Information Centre proceed on foot along the High Street
towards the statue of the Horse and Brougham Place is on your right just
before the gardens in front of Trinity Church.
Getting There by Car:
If coming by car or bike then use the AA's Route Planner to get a route
from your starting location. Brougham House is at the top of Brougham
Place.
Getting There by Railway:
Hawick is on the route of the X95 bus that runs between Carlisle and Edinburgh
railway stations (half hourly throughout most of the day to/from Edinburgh
and regular services to/from Carlisle).
Getting there by Aeroplane:
The nearest airports are at Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Getting There by Ferry:
Ferries from Northern Europe and Scandinavia dock at Newcastle.
Email Brougham House Bed and Breakfast enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
