The Locality
Innerleithen
Is a cracking village situated in the heart of the Tweed Valley. As well as the mountain biking it offers excellent golf, fishing, walking, canoeing and local amenities.
It is a world away from Edinburgh (1 hour), Glasgow (1-1/2 hours) and Newcastle (2 hours). It offers a mix of peace and tranquility with a touch of adrenalin from the adventure sports on the door step.
The town is based around the high street which is part of the main road leading from Peebles and Glentress in the west to Galashiels in the east. Along the high street are various hotels, pubs, takeaways and shops. It is a traditional town with an excellent butchers, bakers and greengrocers supplying the best and freshest of local produce. In addition there is a small supermarket, an award winning ice cream shop, two first class bike shops and places to eat and drink.
The town is surrounded by the beautiful hills of the Tweed Valley with Plora Rig and Minch Moor to the south, Pirn Craig and Kirnie Law to the east and Lee Pen to the North. There is an abundance of trails for mountain bikers, walkers and horse riders alike.
The Tweed sits less than half a mile to the south of the town and offers the best in salmon and trout fishing. Along the river runs the old railway line which although it doesn’t take trains anymore is great for biking or just taking the dog for a walk.
The house is located to the west end of the town and a better location for all the amenities, the biking, the fishing or skipping across the road to go to the bike shop or the pub can’t be found.
What’s here then?
Alpine Bikes is just round the corner. Formerly Pro Bike Sport you can hire bikes, buy bikes and get bikes repaired. Check out the website for more details.
The Traquair Arms Hotel, cafe and bar is just across the road.
Sainsbury’s is at Peebles, approximately 6 miles away
Traquair House is 2 miles down the road. It has brilliant events, a brewery and a maze, what more can we say.
Glentress Hotel Located at the entrance to Glentress, they do a great bikers breakfast, plus it’s the closest place to Glentress to get a beer.
The Hub in the forest located at Glentress, bike hire, sales, wash and a shop combined with the famous ‘hub cafe’. Great black pudding rolls, flapjacks, chocolate cake, nachos and that’s only the breakfast.
I-Cycles, just across the road from Glentrail, give Steve a shout or head into the shop for a coffee and a fettle, repairs, custom builds and bits and pieces. You will find him at the trailhead on uplift days aswell. Tel 01896 833848.
Caldwells Ice Cream , award winning ice cream about a minutes walk from the house, got to be done.
All you need to know about Innerleithen
Innerleithen golf course is just to the north of the town. A nine hole course in stunning scenery. Some great biking in the hills around it.
Corner House Hotel, restaurant and a great bar on the corner of the high street strangely enough. They do great chinese and takeaway too.
We highly recommend heading to the Whistle Stop Cafe which opened a few months ago on the high street. They welcome bikers, do great food in a chilled out atmosphere and even sell flowers, give it a go!!!
Tweedside Hotel
St Ronans Hotel
Curly Trails – Mountain biking club based in Innerleithen that offers instruction, coaching and guiding for novices, inexperienced and intermediate riders.
Takeaways – Happy Day Chinese, Qasim takeaway, 7spices.
Not forgetting Peebles which is 10 minutes drive away and has some great restaurants, bars and shops. The pork pies from Forsyth’s the butchers on the high street are famous and definitely worth a look.
