dates back to<\/a> 1864 but has long since been abandoned, and if you are brave enough to venture inside you will find yourself in total darkness at the midpoint as neither the entrance or exit will be visible.<\/p>\n![\"Neidpath](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_Neidpath-Tunnel.jpg\")
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With spring in full bloom, another great place to head for a walk is Kailzie Estate just outside of Peebles. Home to a walled botanical garden with glasshouses, as well as wild gardens, woodland walks, and a caf\u00e9, it is a lovely spot to pause and reconnect with nature before returning to the noise of modern life.<\/p>\n
Peebles is also a coffee and food haven, in my opinion, with no shortage of amazing caf\u00e9s dotted around the town centre. My two favourites would have to be Cocoa Black and Coltman’s, which have very different vibes but both serve up amazing hot coffee and plenty of sweet treats.<\/p>\n
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If you’re more interested in the cakes than the coffee, then I would definitely recommend Cocoa Black. The chocolate boutique and patisserie is famous for its European-style cakes, with my personal favourite being the G\u00e2teau Op\u00e9ra\u2014a layered spongecake soaked in coffee syrup and layered with chocolate ganache and buttercream.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Coltman’s is more of a deli and is therefore a great place to head if you are after something more substantial to eat. As well as cakes and pastries, you can get baguettes, salads, quiche, tarts, and even larger dishes such as BBQ pork belly skewers, butternut squash risotto, and maple and miso baked aubergine.<\/p>\n
Another great place for food in Peebles, especially if you are planning to stick around for dinner, is Italian restaurant Francos. A local institution, it serves up some of the best pizzas I have ever eaten and has a quaint and old-fashioned vibe that is really refreshing amidst all of the trendy restaurants and bars I visit in the city.<\/p>\n
One of my favourite attractions in Peebles is the Eastgate Theatre, which I would especially recommend if you get unlucky with the weather during your visit. The theatre and arts centre hosts all kinds of entertainment, from plays and live music to movies catered to all ages.<\/p>\n
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The Eastgate Theatre(Image: Eastgate Theatre, Peebles by\u00a0Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/p>\n
When it comes to activities, my other top recommendations in the area are Go Ape Glentress Forest Peebles and Traquair House. The former features a 325-metre-long zip wire across a jaw-dropping 160-feet-high valley, while Traquair House is Scotland’s oldest inhabited house and has been visited by 27 Scottish Kings and Queens over the years.<\/p>\n
Overall, Peebles is a true gem tucked away in the Scottish Borders. From its peaceful and beautiful walks to its top-quality restaurants and caf\u00e9s to its thriving theatre and arts centre, I can’t recommend it enough if you are looking for a day-trip destination in Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s only an hour out of Edinburgh. 20:00, 17 Apr 2026 The town is located just outside of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":901893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5009],"tags":[768,748,12232,921,1203,4884,11653,712,16,15],"class_list":["post-901892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scotland","tag-borders","tag-britain","tag-days-out","tag-discover-scotland","tag-food","tag-great-britain","tag-premium","tag-scotland","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116423394100291454","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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