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Cosy woodburner
Nearby Berwick harbour at sundown
Floors Castle
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Merse Cottage

Berwick-upon-Tweed (7mls W), Scottish Borders
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Sleeps 5
Bedrooms 2
Bathrooms 1
Change Fri
Dogs welcome 2
4 star
Downstairs bathroom
Complex of properties
Enclosed garden / patio
Open fire / wood burner
Internet access
Shop nearby
Fishing on site / nearby
Family friendly
Parking on site / nearby
Towels included
Cot available
Highchair available
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At a glance

  • Surrounded by beautiful countryside to walk or bike
  • Enclosed garden ideal for children and your family pet
  • Lots of history and castles within a short drive to explore and enjoy

 

Property code: MERSC

This beautiful south-facing, stone built property dates back to the late 1800's. It is set in a lovely rural location easily accessible to all local amenities, they city of Edinburgh and the coast.  Located near to the sleepy village of Hutton, situated off a quiet country lane, this is a fantastic base to explore the unspoilt countryside of the Scottish/English border. Close by Chirnside, Allanton and the medieval town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and many beautiful sandy beaches including Spittal and Coldingham. There are many local attractions within a short drive away including Floors Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Thirlstaine Castle, Tantallon Castle, Manderston House, Mellerstain House, Abbotsford, Traquair House, Jedburgh Deer Park, Harestanes, Farne Islands and East Links family park are to name a few.  Paxton House is less than 4 miles away and has a lovely tea room and adventure play park, there are activities on at certain times of the year here which are very popular with families, there are some lovely walks around the estate, boat trips and fishing are a few of the activities on offer here.  Edinburgh is easily accessible by car or train, the Berwick upon Tweed railway station is just 8 miles away and there is a regular train service which takes just over an hour. 

Entering the house you will walk through from the lobby into the cosy lounge, enjoy an evening in front of the log burner, the kitchen is accessed from the lounge and is well equipped with access out into the garden.  You will also find a dining room with feature fire place a great place to catch up after a day exploring.  The bathroom is also on the ground floor with a shower over bath and WC.  On the first floor there are two large bright bedrooms.

There is an enclosed private mature garden with furniture and BBQ.  Local free range eggs can be purchased across the road from the house.

  • Bedrooms - 1 king-size bedroom and one triple bedroom with 3 x single beds
  • Bathroom - Family bathroom with shower over bath and WC
  • Kitchen - Well equipped with electric oven and hob, microwave, small fridge/freezer and washing machine
  • Wood Burner in the lounge with first basket of logs included
  • TV/DVD/CD, Freeview and board games in the lounge
  • Enclosed Garden
  • Parking and he front and to the rear of the house
  • 2 well behaved dog welcome
  • Location -beach 7 miles, shops, pubs and restaurants 2 miles
  • Property is close to a working farm
  • Welcome Pack on arrival
  • Farm shop located adjacent to property that stock eggs
  • Jim Clark Rally in May of each year
  • Borders Book Festival in June of each year
  • For larger or joint parties the adjacent property, Castle Barns Cottage, can also be booked
  • STL License number : SB-00206-F
  • EPC rating : D
  • Arrival: 16:30 onwards
  • Departure: before 10:00, unless otherwise stated in your arrival details
  • 2 dogs allowed. Dogs are charged at £20 each per full or part week
  • There is an Accidental Damage Deposit of £200 when booking at this property, however this may be waived for £25. We’ll provide more details about this when booking your holiday.

Gavin Grant

This property is personally managed by Gavin.

Reviews

From guests that have stayed at the property.

Based on 12 guest ratings

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Reviewed by Melony 21st September 2024

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Weve just returned from a lovely week at Merse Cottage with our two beautiful dogs. The Cottage was lovely, cosy and well-equipped with lovely large bedrooms and a separate dining room. It offered nearly everything that we needed. A very peaceful, albeit quite remote setting but we really enjoyed the dog-walks that provided. It was lovely too that Read moreHelen popped around to check that all was well upon arrival too. A very nice stay indeed. Hide

Reviewed by Gareth 7th September 2024

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What a lovely cottage in a fantastic location, in a very interesting and someone undiscovered area of the Scottish borders. I dont think we could suggest any improvements to the cottage, very cosy, homely, and well equipped, in a very quiet part of the countryside. Fantastic coastline around St Abbs Hear and we were able to do an easy day trip to ERead moredinburgh and Lindisfarne, as well as lots of walking along the wild and rugged coast. Hide

Reviewed by Roderick 16th August 2024

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Reviewed by Bryan 19th July 2024

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Really nice cottage in a beautiful area. Well equipped, clean and in good condition. We really enjoyed staying in Merse cottage!

Reviewed by Cj 2nd June 2024

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Lovely rural location and convenient for Berwick, although some of the local B-roads can be a little difficult. Cottage itself clean, well furnished and comfortable. In all respects, it was a lovely stay.

Reviewed by Donaleen 12th April 2024

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Lovely spot, a bit more remote than I had anticipated, but well set up and equipped and very comfortable. Helen and Steve could not have been kinder and more helpful. Quiet countryside in which to walk along the lanes, with deer, pheasants and hares to be seen and lots of bird life. Berwick-upon-Tweed is in easy driving distance, as are Coldstream,Read more Duns, Kelso and Lindisfarne Island, so plenty to explore Hide

Reviewed by Nikki 22nd September 2023

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Merse Cottage is in a great geographical location. Not far from Berwick-upon-Tweed and Paxton House and the recent restored Union Chain Bridge are well worth visiting. Walks along the river Tweed and local walk to river Whiteadder all close by.

Reviewed by Linda 15th September 2023

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Cottage was generally comfortable - mattresses are quite soft. Generally well equipped Clean and warm Minor issue rectified immediately by owners Rather remote- quiet, sleepy part of the world.

Reviewed by Julie 18th August 2023

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Lovely cottage in good location. Very quiet and only a short drive to locations we wanted to visit Nice clean and homely cottage.

Reviewed by Frederique 28th July 2023

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Lovely cottage and very nice owners who pop round just to check if everything was ok- we had a really great time at Mersey cottage-

Reviewed by Susan 9th July 2023

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The cottage was clean and well equipped. The owners were helpful but not intrusive and a minor issue was rectified Immediately. It is well located for both coast and Borders although in quite a rural location.

Reviewed by Jeanette 19th May 2023

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Very clean and comfortable cottage, although a little bit far out for us. We enjoyed our stay.

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