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 miles33.5 km
- Bonnyrigg 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Penicuik 21.8 miles35 km
- Hawick 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Mayfield 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Dalkeith 18.9 miles30.3 km
- Galashiels 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Tranent 18.9 miles30.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Lauder Place 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Earlston Place 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Stow Place 6 miles9.7 km
- Galashiels and District Ward 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Langlee Place 6.9 miles11 km
- Tweedbank Place 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Galashiels Place 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Melrose Place 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Newtown St. Boswells Place 8.7 miles14 km
- St. Boswells Place 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Greenlaw Place 9.8 miles15.7 km
Example postcodes in Leaderdale and Melrose
TD4 6EZ, TD6 9NP, TD1 3RJ, TD4 6AX, TD2 6TH, TD4 6AU, TD4 6DZ, TD1 3SH, TD6 9DL … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 30.8 miles49.5 km
- Newcastle International Airport 61 miles98.2 km
- Prestonpans Railway Station 20 miles32.2 km
- Longniddry Railway Station 20 miles32.2 km
Hotels in Leaderdale and Melrose Ad
- Red Lion, Coorie Inn 3
- Black Bull
- 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 miles2.8 km
- Spottiswood Estate 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Carolside Estate 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Cowdenknowes Estate 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Torquhan Estate 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Mellerstain House Estate 7.5 miles12 km
- Cairn / Cemetery (Bronze Age) (possible) Archaeological site 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Eildon Hills Mountains 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Dryburgh Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Lammermuir Hills Hill 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Mertoun House Estate 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Sunderland Hall Estate 9.3 miles15 km