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GREEN HOPE Ellemford
DUNS TD11 3SG


 A Green Hope was once a small stone-built shepherd s cottage quietly tucked away on the corner of a farm in the valley of the river Whiteadder in the Lammermuir hills of Berwickshire. Almost a mile from the next house along a narrow lane it was the sort of place authors wrote stories about and legends grew up around. The early saints would pass this way on their journeys between Iona and Holy Island a little way down the coast. Centuries later Scottish armies would camp nearby in the valley and the farmer would hide his cattle up the narrow glen behind the cottage well out of sight. This was a part of the Border lands that was well acquainted with strife. About all that s changed is that the little cottage has become a comfortable spacious house offering warm and friendly hospitality. You can Bed & Breakfast here or take the Cottage or the adjacent River Suite for a self-catering holiday. And the valley once associated with war is now a place of peace. The sun still pours in the front windows. And the river - still soothes the mind and helps you drift off to sleep- perhaps to dream of kingfishers salmon or the buzzards that circle the sky by day. Oh yes the private lane is tarmacced now but the nearest house is still almost a mile away ! On the other hand Edinburgh is closer than it was now less than an hour and it s an easy drive to most of those abbeys and stately homes gardens and golf courses that make the Scottish Borders so appealing. For a night a few days or a week of refreshing peace and quiet come and enjoy your stay

Directions to A Green Hope DUNS

Directions to Green Hope from the West (M6) - M6 Carlisle (44 ) Turn to the A7 towards Longtown (Cumbr). Turn to the A7 Langholm. Follow right the A7 to Hawick. Go to the A698 at Denholm Stay on the A698 to the A68. Follow the A68 North to St Boswells and at Earlston turn to the A6105 to Greenlaw. Follow left the A6105 to Duns. Take the A6112 NNE (sign posted Grantshouse) and after 1 mile fork left onto B6365 (Sp. Cranshaws). Continue on B6365 / B6355 for about 6 miles. Look for telephone box on R (opposite a junction sp. Whitchester). Continue and immediately after telephone box cross bridge over Whiteadder River 100 yds. and turn right. This lane leads to Ellemford farm and Green Hope. Pass in front of the row of cottages following the small lane parallel to the river. We are at the end of the lane (about 1km). You reach the house across a small ford. The Cottage entrance is by the Green Door at the front. The River Suite entrance is by the glass-panelled door on the right hand end of the building. Directions from the East (A1) A1 Berwick on Tweed. From Bypass turn to A6105 Follow to Chirnside. 1/2 mile past Chirnside and turn R to B6355. Arriving at Preston turn left onto A6112 continue through village 3-400 yds and fork right towards Cranshaws. About 2 miles and turn R at T-junction and continue towards Cranshaws. After 3-4 miles look for telephone box on R (opposite a junction sp. Whitchester) Continue and immediately after telephone box cross bridge over Whiteadder River and turn immediately R into small lane sp. Ellemford Farm . This lane leads to Ellemford farm and Green Hope. (Continue as above.) Directions from Edinburgh Follow A1 south to Haddington. Turn onto the B636(8)9 and follow for about 4 miles to Gifford. At white church in village turn left onto B6355 and follow for about 15 miles passing the Whiteadder reservoirand through Cranshaws. After Cranshaws continue (about 4 miles) until you reach the Ellemford Bridge (a large 3-arch stone bridge that crosses the Whiteadder. Just before crossing the bridge turn left onto a small lane sp. Ellemford Farm . This lane leads to Ellemford Farm & Green Hope (Continue as above)

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