Start the event with the Caledonian amongst Dandie Dinmonts and their Friends at the luxurious four star Dryburgh Abbey Hotel near Melrose.

Nestled in the heart of the Scottish Borders in its very own 10 acre private estate on the banks of the River Tweed, adjacent to the historic ruins of Dryburgh Abbey, burial place of Sir Walter Scott and Field Marshal Haig, Dryburgh Abbey Hotel is a splendid baronial country house dating back to the mid nineteenth century.

A rich history surrounds Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, with castles, countryside, abbeys, stately homes, including, naturally, our event location, Abbotsford - the home of Sir Walter Scott.