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The Scullery Boutique Holiday Cottage Scottish Borders Boutique one-bedroom holiday cottage in the Yarrow Valley, Scottish Borders. Book direct at the-scullery.com

Soft blankets, warm mugs and still mornings — a quiet escape under the UK's darkest skies.

Somewhere between a guidebook and a wee letter from the Borders.We’ve started Letters from The Scullery — a little magaz...
12/08/2026

Somewhere between a guidebook and a wee letter from the Borders.

We’ve started Letters from The Scullery — a little magazine about the Scottish Borders and the people, places and stories that make it interesting.

Walks and wild places.
Good tables.
Artists and makers.
Old stories and new ideas.
The occasional bottle, book or plate worth talking about.

The first letters take us from the Three Brethren above Yarrowford to the Gordon Arms, a small gallery in Selkirk, and the work of photographer Nina Davidson.

This is our way of sharing some of the things we discover living here.

Read the letters:
letters.the-scullery.com

We’re in good company. 🌿The Scullery has been named one of Hidden Scotland’s 75 Best Places to Stay this Spring & Summer...
22/04/2026

We’re in good company. 🌿

The Scullery has been named one of Hidden Scotland’s 75 Best Places to Stay this Spring & Summer 2026 — and we’re genuinely chuffed.

When we opened our doors in the Yarrow Valley, we wanted to create somewhere that felt less like a holiday let and more like borrowing a friend’s beautifully tucked-away home.

Somewhere slow.

Somewhere real.

Somewhere that smells of good coffee and old hills.

Turns out, Hidden Scotland felt the same way.

If you’ve been thinking about a Borders escape — this might be your sign.

Link in bio to explore dates.

13/03/2026

We were recently fortunate enough to be invited to the award-winning Borders Distillery in Hawick for a private tour with one of the distillers and it was truly fascinating.

Housed in the beautifully restored former Hawick electrical works, the distillery is the first Scotch wh**ky distillery in the Scottish Borders since 1837, bringing wh**ky-making back to the region after more than 180 years. Watching the process up close, from the mash house to the stills, was an incredible experience. (The Borders Distillery)

What makes it even more special is their commitment to the Borders itself. The barley used to create their spirit is grown locally by Borders farmers, creating a true “seed to spirit” story that reflects the landscape and character of this remarkable region. (The Borders Distillery)

We’re very excited to be partnering with and to offer something rather special soon.

Keep your eyes on for news on this very soon…

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01/02/2026

Spring in the Yarrow Valley isn’t loud.
It doesn’t ask for attention.
It simply is.

The hills soften. The light lingers.
Time slows enough for you to notice your breath again.

Here, stillness isn’t empty, it’s restorative.
A return to self.
To walking without purpose.
To being held by nature rather than escaping from life.

Spring is when the valley feels most alive, and yet most calm.

A reminder that you don’t need to do more, just be more present.

If you feel the pull to pause,
to step into quiet,
to let the landscape do the work…

Spring stays are now open — link in bio.





Something has been written from the valley.Our latest blog, Discover The Scullery: A Boutique Retreat in Yarrow, tells t...
27/01/2026

Something has been written from the valley.

Our latest blog, Discover The Scullery: A Boutique Retreat in Yarrow, tells the story of a quiet house on ancient land — where old paths, considered design, and the wild calm of the Borders come together.

Read it here:
https://www.the-scullery.com/post/discover-the-scullery-a-boutique-retreat-in-yarrow

For those drawn to still places, slow mornings, and stays that feel more like a disappearance than a departure.

In the hush of dawn, gentle hills cradle St Mary’s Loch’s dark, still waters. Walkers, anglers and dreamers alike wander...
26/01/2026

In the hush of dawn, gentle hills cradle St Mary’s Loch’s dark, still waters.

Walkers, anglers and dreamers alike wander its paths, each step a quiet connection with nature as the modern world fades behind, replaced by the wind’s whisper and open sky.

Embrace stillness at The Scullery, a cosy hideaway in the heart of the Yarrow Valley.

Read the full guide here: https://bit.ly/3NG6N3t

Winter at The Scullery is intentionally unhurried.Mornings that begin with coffee and Scott’s Poetical Works.Afternoons ...
18/01/2026

Winter at The Scullery is intentionally unhurried.

Mornings that begin with coffee and Scott’s Poetical Works.

Afternoons lost in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice or the quiet wit of Anton Chekhov’s Short Stories.

Long evenings with Dickens’ Dombey and Son, Kipling’s Twenty-One Tales, or a return to the timeless comfort of Shakespeare’s Complete Works.

Our carefully curated micro library is for guests who come not to do, but simply to be. To read slowly. To turn real pages. To let the winter landscape outside the window set the pace.

If your idea of a perfect winter break is a stack of good books, a warm fire, and nowhere else you need to be, The Scullery is waiting.

This winter, book yourself a chapter of calm.
Reserve your reading retreat Book Now - Link in Bio

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Ladhope Farmhouse
Yarrow
TD75NE

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