Beautiful decorated floors, an ancient well and part of Abbotsford’s own private gas works are just some of the architectural treasures unearthed to date at Sir Walter Scott’s Scottish Borders home as it undergoes a multi-million pound transformation. Kelso firm M&J Ballantyne Ltd is currently carrying out the conservation and refurbishment of the historic property [...]
Read more>>>Representatives from Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford home near Melrose in the Scottish Borders will head to Moscow and St Petersburg later this month (23-27 January) to spread the word about the historic property to potential Russian visitors. Sir Walter and his works have been well known in Russia since they were first published there in [...]
Read more>>>The Abbotsford Trust, which runs Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford home near Melrose, has announced the appointment of Rosalind Dryden to the newly created role of Visitor Services Business Development Manager. Rosalind will be responsible for all commercial operations at Abbotsford, including the new Abbotsford Visitor Centre which is set to open next year as part [...]
Read more>>>The Abbotsford Trust has made two new appointments to the team which is leading a multi-million pound regeneration of the historic property. Sandra McNeil has taken up the new post of Learning and Engagement Officer. The part-time post will see Sandra working with schools and communities in the Scottish Borders and beyond to develop opportunities [...]
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