Kelso
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Airport (44 mi) - Carlisle Airport (48 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (48 mi)
- RAF Leuchars (56 mi)
- Dundee Airport (63 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (68 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (80 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (85 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (111 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (124 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 58 mi) - Kilspindie Golf Club (Golf course, 33 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.598 and -2.434 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 35' 53" and W -2° 26' 1"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:24 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:18 am and 3:41 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Kelso
Kelso in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) with it's 5,600 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 298 mi (or 480 km) north of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Kelso is now 07:24 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Kelso, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Edinburgh Airport in a distance of 44 mi (or 71 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is New Lanark in a distance of 10 mi (or 15 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there is an option about 33 mi (or 53 km). away. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newtown St Boswells, Kirknewton, Ford, Rochester and Doddington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
4°C (39 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
5°C (42 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Cross Keys Hotel
Ednam House Hotel
ROXBURGHE HOTEL AND GOLF COURSE
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Kelso Ram Sales 2011.m2ts
Quick trip around the Kelso ram sales. A kind of beginner's guide. Not a report.
Kelso Skatepark BMX Edit
just a quick edit of some bmxing in kelso, toddys bike broke so he couldnt ride and we never filmed as much as we wanted to but i made a short edit from what we did get. also check out ripalpha...
Kelso Races Nikon D5000 720p
It was windy in the extreme - no tripod, just hand-held and composing on the rear screen, tracking movement at a medium focal length on the zoom (not fully zoomed in, which would have cropped...
Accident Kelso Border Union Show Bolddog FMX Bike
Filmed at the Kelso Border Union Show on the 27th July 2013. The Bolddog FMX doing there show in the after noon with one the team having a little accident during the hands free landing. These...
Kelso Border Union Show Bolddog FMX Bikes 2013
The Bolddog FMX bike show at the Kelso Border Union Show,This is the first show they done earlier in the day. Filmed on the 27th July 2013.
KELSO SCOOTER RALLY 2012.mpg
The Hull Drifters Scooter Clubs weekend trip to Kelso in Scotland to take part in the 10th anniversary national scooter rally inc people, clubs, & scoots we met along the way.
Kelso 5. Fish Counters and Spawning Targets on the River Tweed
The 5th of six presentations given at a public seminar in Kelso on 25th March 2015. This presentation explores the link between the numbers of retuning adult Salmon, the size of spawning grounds,...
Kelso 2. Predation on Tweed Salmon Smolts.
The 2nd of six presentations given at a public seminar in Kelso on 25th March 2015. It examines predation on smolts in the River Tweed.
Goldwing treffen GWOCGB Kelso 2009
Goldwingtreffen Kelso 2009.
Kelso 1. River Tweed Spawning Areas and Juvenile Surveys
The first of six presentations given at a public seminar in Kelso on 25th March 2015. It explains the important of juvenile fish surveys in the management of Salmon on the River Tweed.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey is what remains of a Scottish abbey founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. It occupies ground overlooking the confluence of the Tweed and Teviot waters, the site of what was once the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh and the intended southern centre for the developing Scottish kingdom at that time. Kelso thus became the seat of a pre-eminently powerful abbacy in the heart of the Scottish Borders.
Ednam
Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Places nearby include Stichill, Sprouston, Nenthorn, Eccles, Gordon, Greenlaw as well as Floors Castle. The village was formerly in Roxburghshire. Its name is a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "Edenham", i.e. the town on Eden Water.
Roxburgh Castle
Roxburgh Castle was a castle sited near Kelso, in the Borders region of Scotland, in the former Roxburghshire.
Kelso Racecourse
Kelso Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Kelso, Scotland. The official website describes the course as Britain's Friendliest Racecourse. In 2007, it was voted the Best Small Course in Scotland and the North of England.
Siege of Roxburgh Castle
The Siege of Roxburgh was a siege that took place in 1313. It was a major conflict in the First War of Scottish Independence. Sir James Douglas, Lord of Douglas, after his victory over the Clan MacDougall had been capturing several castle back from England, but the mere thought of taking Roxburgh Castle was one that daunted him. It was on inpregnible ground, and was guarded well.
Capture of Roxburgh (1460)
The capture of Roxburgh, was a siege that took place during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. James II of Scotland had started a campaign to capture back all Scotland's castles from England, for the English were presently involved in a civil war. Roxburgh Castle was one of the last remaining English strongholds in Scotland and James led a large army and several cannons to take it. Victory was near when one of the King's cannons exploded and killed him. His army nonetheless took the castle.
Borders Abbeys Way
The Borders Abbeys Way is a long-distance footpath in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a circular walkway and is 68 miles (109 km) long. The theme of the footpath is the ruined Borders abbeys along its way—Kelso Abbey, Jedburgh Abbey, Melrose Abbey and Dryburgh Abbey—and it also includes the towns of Hawick and Selkirk.
Kelso High School (Scotland)
Kelso High School is a secondary school in Kelso, Scotland, under the control of the Scottish Borders Council. It is one of nine secondary schools in the Scottish Borders and the only one in Kelso. Pupils come to Kelso High School from the town of Kelso, the villages of Ednam, Eckford, Heiton, Makerstoun, Stichill, Smailholm, Sprouston, Morebattle, Roxburgh and Yetholm. During the 2010-2011 school year, the enrolment was 685. The current building was built in 1939.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kelso.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kelso, Cealsaidh, Cealsach, Քելսո, Келсо, Kelsae, 凯尔索
