Leaderdale and Melrose
Ward in Scottish Borders, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.705, -2.711 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 55 45 |
| Dialling code: | 01578 (Lauder) |
Leaderdale and Melrose sits in the heart of the Scottish Borders, centred on Melrose with the River Leader threading through rolling farmland and the distinctive silhouette of the Eildon Hills. Historic highlights include the dramatic ruins of Melrose Abbey and the nearby Leaderfoot Viaduct, reflecting a long Border story from medieval monastic life to Victorian engineering.
Today the area mixes agriculture and small local businesses with a buoyant tourism sector - visitors come for walking, history and the famous rugby sevens invented in Melrose - while community life centres on village halls, local festivals and outdoor pursuits that celebrate the Borders' strong sense of place.
Postcode districts covering Leaderdale and Melrose
EH37, TD1, TD2, TD3, TD4, TD5, TD6
Most populated places nearby
- Musselburgh 20.8 miles
- Bonnyrigg 19.5 miles
- Penicuik 21.8 miles
- Hawick 19.5 miles
- Mayfield 17.5 miles
- Dalkeith 18.9 miles
- Galashiels 7.3 miles
- Tranent 18.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lauder Place 1.8 miles
- Earlston Place 4.8 miles
- Stow Place 6 miles
- Galashiels and District Ward 6.1 miles
- Langlee Place 6.9 miles
- Tweedbank Place 7.2 miles
- Galashiels Place 7.3 miles
- Melrose Place 7.7 miles
- Newtown St. Boswells Place 8.7 miles
- St. Boswells Place 9.6 miles
- Greenlaw Place 9.8 miles
Example postcodes in Leaderdale and Melrose
TD4 6JD, TD6 9QS, TD6 9NA, TD6 9PZ, TD1 3RQ, TD4 6HQ, TD6 9LA, TD2 6SY, TD4 6HY … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 30.8 miles
- Newcastle International Airport 61 miles
- Prestonpans Railway Station 20 miles
- Longniddry Railway Station 20 miles
Hotels in Leaderdale and Melrose Ad
- Black Bull
- Red Lion, Coorie Inn 3
- The Townhouse Hotel 3
- Kingsknowes Hotel 3
- Burts Hotel 3
- Kings Arms Hotel 3
- George and Abbotsford Hotel
- The Waverley Castle Hotel 3
Schools in Leaderdale and Melrose
- Channelkirk Primary School Primary
- Earlston Primary School Primary
- Lauder Primary School Primary
- Leader Valley School Special
- Melrose Primary School Primary
- St Mary's School, Melrose Independent - primary
- Tweedbank Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Thirlstane Castle Estate 1.7 miles
- Spottiswood Estate 3.6 miles
- Carolside Estate 3.8 miles
- Cowdenknowes Estate 6.3 miles
- Torquhan Estate 6.8 miles
- Mellerstain House Estate 7.5 miles
- Cairn / Cemetery (Bronze Age) (possible) Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Eildon Hills Mountains 8.4 miles
- Dryburgh Estate 8.9 miles
- Lammermuir Hills Hill 8.9 miles
- Mertoun House Estate 9.2 miles
- Sunderland Hall Estate 9.3 miles