Watch Pond Wildlife and Birds from Glenholm's Hide in the Scottish Borders

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000ff" vlink="#ff0000"> <table width=100% cellspacing="0"> <tr><td colspan=2> </td></tr> <tr> <td background="../wbybg2.gif"> <img src="../house.gif" align=left hspace=10 width="55" height="55"> </td> <td background="../wbybg2.gif"> <font face=arial color="#0000ff" size=4><b><center>Guest House Accommodation</center></b> </font> </td></tr> </table> <P align="justify"><map name="FPMap0"> <area href="#cooking" shape="rect" coords="0, 0, 140, 20"> <area href="#farm" shape="rect" coords="0, 18, 140, 35"> <area href="#pets" shape="rect" coords="1, 33, 140, 51"> <area href="#other" shape="rect" coords="0, 49, 140, 67"> <area href="#rates" shape="rect" coords="0, 65, 140, 84"> <area href="#special" shape="rect" coords="0, 82, 140, 101"></map> <img border="0" src="../accom/menu.gif" align="right" usemap="#FPMap0" width="141" height="102">The Glenholm Centre offers good quality 3 star (Scottish Tourist Board) and 4 diamond (Automobile Association)  guest house holiday accommodation for visitors to Scotland and in particular the Scottish Borders</p> <P align="center">.<img src="../centre/images/front.jpg" alt="The Glenholm Centre" width="154" height="100" border="1"> <img border="1" src="../_private/dead%20images/accom.2.jpg" align="absmiddle" width="100" height="132"> <img border="1" src="../accom/centre.jpg" width="150" height="100"> </p> <p align="justify"> The Centre was completed in July 1998 after four and a half months of <a href="../hist/index.htm">building and conversion work</a>.  It was created from the original Glenholm school, which closed in 1943, and its adjacent school house. This school house has been converted to provide three comfortable rooms, two twin-bedded and one  double. Its decoration blends Scotland with a hint of Africa reflecting the nine years that Neil and Fiona spent in <a href="http://www.africa-insites.com/zambia/">Zambia</a>. Indeed much of the furniture in the Centre was made in Zambia by a small company named Dzithandizeni, a Zambian word meaning "We help ourselves"..</p> <p align="center"><img border="1" src="../accom/bedroom.jpg" width="150" height="100"> <img border="1" src="../accom/bedroom2.jpg" width="144" height="100"></p> <p align="justify">All accommodation has en-suite shower and toilet and comes equipped with colour television, video, radio, telephone, fridge and tea and coffee making facilities. One ground floor bedroom has also been equipped for wheel-chair access and most of the centre is accessible with a wheel-chair. The Centre has been awarded <B>Category 1</B> status by the Scottish Tourist Board, indicating unassisted wheel-chair access for accommodation.</p> <table border=1 hspace=5 bgcolor=silver width=45% align=right><tr><td> <h4>A Typical Day at <br> The Glenholm Centre </h4> <UL> <LI> Wake up to the sounds of the countryside. <LI> Enjoy a full farm breakfast in the Centre’s dining room. <LI> Spend the morning exploring the area, perhaps taking a walk in the nearby Dawyck gardens or visiting Tweeddale’s towns and villages. <LI> After lunch how about a walk or cycle along the glen, discovering more of its scenic beauty? <LI> In the evening, enjoy a hearty three course dinner and then relax in our comfortable lounge and residents’ bar. <LI> Retire to bed with only the babble of the burn and the hooting of the owls to keep you awake. </UL> </td></tr></table> <p align="justify">The ground floor of an adjacent cottage has been converted into a family suite which is ideal for a family or small group of up to four people. The cottage suite has two fully equipped twin bedded rooms, a bathroom and a kitchenette. Although the kitchenette is not equipped for self-catering it does have a spacious fridge, a microwave oven and a small two ring stove. </p> <p>We offer bed and breakfast, half and full board accommodation while packed lunches are available on request. <a href="#price">Prices</a> are listed at the bottom of this page. Depending on the time of your visit, stays of more than one night may be <a href="#special">discounted</a>. </p> <p>The Scottish Tourist Board has also recognised the Centre as a suitable venue for walkers and cyclists visiting Scotland under the Walkers Welcome and Cyclists Welcome schemes. <p>Please note that in the interests of our guests we are a non-smoking establishment. <h3><a name="cooking"></a>Farmhouse Cooking </h3> <p>The Glenholm Centre prides itself in providing farmhouse cooking at its best. A meals are prepared from fresh and most are served buffet style in our dining room, which has spectacular views up the glen towards the hills of Chapelgill and Cardon. Vegetarian options are always a feature. The Centre will do its best to accommodate all dietary requirements but requests that where possible these requirements are made known in advance.</p> <p align="center"><img border="1" src="../accom/dining.jpg" width="150" height="100"> <img border="1" src="../accom/fiona.jpg" align="absmiddle" width="100" height="152"> <img border="1" src="../accom/thegen.jpg" width="131" height="100"></p> <p>Our residents' bar is stocked with a small range of beverages including a selection of beers from the local <a href="http://www.bro-ales.dircon.co.uk/"> Broughton Ales</a> brewery, one of Scotland's leading small breweries.</p> <p align="center"><img border="1" src="../accom/ounge.jpg" width="151" height="100"></p> <p>We are happy to serve morning coffee, snack lunches and afternoon tea to groups of day visitors to the Centre by prior arrangement, making the Glenholm Centre an ideal starting point for a day out in the hills. See our <a href="../walking.html"> walking page</a> for more details.</p> <p>We can also serve evening meals to guests of residents and training course participants. Evening meals cost Ł14 per person. </p> <h3><a name="farm"></a>The Farm </h3> <p>The Glenholm Centre nestles within a working farm, stocked mainly with black face sheep and occasionally resident cows.  In addition the farm is home to several pet donkeys (some of which are miniature) and Shetland ponies. Visitors to the Centre are encouraged to walk around the thousand acres of fields and hill which make up Cardon Farm, and discover more about life on an upland sheep farm. See the <a href="../walking.html"> walking page</a> for more details. </p> <p align="center"> <img src="../accom/donkey.jpg" alt="The Donkeys" border="1" width="133" height="100"> <img border="1" src="../walking/sheep.gif" width="150" height="100"> </p> <h3><a name="pets"></a>Pets </h3> <p>Our family includes two friendly dogs (Dill, a black and white border-bearded collie cross, and Tarry, a brown and white bearded collie) and we all welcome dogs and other pets by prior arrangement. However care must be taken that dogs brought to the Centre and to walk in the glen are kept under control at all times and are not allowed to worry livestock. Special care must be taken during the months of March, April and May when lambing is in progress. </p> <p>For those whose dogs participate in dog agility we have a small 'arena' equipped with a range of dog agility equipment which you are welcome to use during your stay. </p> <p align="center"> <img border="1" src="../accom/dill.jpg" width="135" height="100"> <img border="1" src="../accom/tarry8wks25.jpg" width="153" height="100"> </p> <h3><a name="other"></a>Other Facilities </h3> <p>The Glenholm Centre also has a modern, fully equipped training room for <a href="../training.html"> computer</a> and <a href="../business.html"> business courses, away days and retreats</a>. The Centre specialises in <a href="../training.html#relax">computing activity holidays</a>, and in collaboration with its neighbours, <a href="http://www.bairds-wines.co.uk">Bairds Wines</a>, we are also offering relaxed and informal <a href="http://www.winebreak.co.uk" target="_parent">wine breaks</a>. </p> <a name="price"></a> <h3><a name="rates"></a>Rates</h3> <p>The Centre's accommodation prices for 2003 (inclusive of VAT) are as follows:</p> <center> <table border=1> <tr><th>Accommodation per person per night</th><th>Normal</th><th>Off Peak</th></tr> <tr><td>Bed and Breakfast (shared room/suite)</td><td>Ł26.50</td><td>Ł24.00</td></tr> <tr><td>Bed and Breakfast (single room)</td><td>Ł29.50</td><td>Ł27.00</td></tr> <tr><td>Dinner, Bed and Breakfast (shared room/suite)</td><td>Ł40.50</td><td>Ł38.00</td></tr> <tr><td>Dinner, Bed and Breakfast (single room)</td><td>Ł43.50</td><td>Ł41.00</td></tr> <tr><td>Full Board (shared room/suite)</td><td>Ł45.50</td><td>Ł43.00</td></tr> <tr><td>Full Board (single room)</td><td>Ł49.50</td><td>Ł47.00</td></tr> </table> </center> <p>The off-peak rate applies from November to March. Children aged 12 and under are entitled to a 50% discount while those under two years are welcome for free.</p> <h3><a name="special"></a>Special Offers</h3> <p>In addition we have some special deals for shared dinner, bed and breakfast stays of more than one night:</p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border=1 width="407"> <tr><td width="345">2 day rate per person (dinner, bed and breakfast shared)<br> Autumn/Winter - October to March</td><td width="46">Ł65.00</td></tr> <tr><td width="345">2 day rate per person (dinner, bed and breakfast shared)<br> Spring - April to June</td><td width="46">Ł70.00</td></tr> <tr><td width="345">2 day rate per person (dinner, bed and breakfast shared)<br> Summer - July to October</td><td width="46">Ł75.00</td></tr> </table> </center> </div> <p>These 2-day rates can be pro-rated up to cover stays of more than two days again for full-board accommodation where the  room or suite is shared.</p> <p>Any stay of seven days or more (including single and bed and breakast accommodation) automatically qualifies for a 10% discount on the normal full prices quoted under <a href="#price">Rates</a> above..</p> <hr> <a href="../whoarewe.html"> <img src="../smiley.gif" alt="Who We Are" align=left border=0 width="55" height="55"></a> <a href="../wherearewe.html"> <img src="../compass.gif" alt="Where We Are" align=right border=0 width="55" height="55"></a> <center> <font size=2><b>&copy <a href="../iintro.html">The Glenholm Centre</a><br> Broughton, by BIGGAR, Scottish Borders ML12 6JF<br> Telephone: 01899-830408 - Fax: 01899-830408<br>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:info@glenholm.co.uk">info@glenholm.co.uk</a> </b></font> </center> <hr> <a href="../iintro.html" target="_parent"> <img border="0" src="../buthme.gif" align="right" width="100" height="18"></a>