Rural Retreats was founded in 1985 with the aim of making the countryside more accessible for holidaymakers and giving them the best possible choice of holiday homes across the UK. Rural Retreats’ continuing success is based on excellent local knowledge and painstaking research, together with a flair for finding delightful and unusual properties. All of this has enabled us to build a portfolio of over 450 exceptionally fine holiday homes in stunningly beautiful locations, all available for you to rent. When you are looking for your own perfect holiday home, our experienced and helpful staff can help to point you to the property of your dreams. Whatever you want to ask about any of our properties, there will be someone on our staff who knows the cottage or apartment at first hand.

Courtyard House is a restored wing of a large Victorian farmhouse. Tastefully renovated to a high standard while maintaining many of the original features. Set in a beautiful rural location just south east of Kelso.

Information correct at time of writing. Kelso is the closest market town which is a fifteen minute drive away. For food lovers the local farmers market is well worth a visit offering excellent award winning produce form the Scottish Borders and Northumberland. It is held the fourth Saturday of each month. Lemon and Thyme eating house in Kelso offers locally sourced food with an interesting menu, or The Cobbles pub which has a range of distinctive craft beers. Wander around Kelso Abbey, founded in the 1100s which was one of Scotland’s largest and wealthiest religious houses. Enjoy the frenzy of colour in the breath-taking herbaceous borders at Floors Castle which is the largest inhabited castle in Scotland and is home to the 10th Duke of Roxburghe. You can take a stroll with your dog through the Millennium Garden featuring a French-style parterre and also a charming summerhouse known as Queen’s House after Queen Victoria’s visit in 1867. A thirty minute drive from the property are Cheviot Hills, which dominated the northern end of the National Park, and are full of hidden delights. Check out the dramatic waterfall of Linhope Spout, or visit the tucked-away ponds of Wooler Common. Take a forty minute drive to Alnwick Castle, the gardens are spectacular and Harry Potter fans will enjoy the castle experience. Enjoy a day at the races, Kelso Racecourse is home of the National Hunt racing and was voted ‘Britain’s friendliest racecourse in a Sunday Times survey.