Where to stay near Glentress

miss notax

Hello

We're thinking of hitting Scotland this year, along with some friends, and are in need of a good bike-friendly B&B around Glentress. I think the others are planning on using the Kalzie Bunkhouses but we're after something a little more comfy!

Are there any recommendations?

Thanks!

myopic

There's been a couple of posts about this before - not all of those detailed might suit you, but you might find soemthign in here you could chase up with the posters?

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... ss+camping

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... ss+camping

miss notax

Thanks

Most of the links are for camping / bunkhouses where we are after a nice B&B (too old for this camping lark ) - so if there are any more recs please let me know!

myopic

Don't know anyone who's stayed there but I read about this palce and it might be rioght up your street as the guy who runs it caters for MTB riders?

www.innerhaven.co.uk

Mrs Toast

We went to Glentress for our honeymoon, and stayed at Glede Knowe Guest House. It's just outside of Peebles, about a ten minute drive from Glentress itself, and we could see Innerleithen downhill course from our room. It was lovely - accomodation was lovely, owners were lovely, breakfasts were lovely, dog was lovely!



Lovely! We're going back for our anniversary this year.

Tripadvisor reviews can be found here.

miss notax

Thanks Mrs Toast

How did you find the routes at Glentress? My OH is a super-duper mountain biker and, whilst i'm not bad, i'm not quite up to his standard just yet!

John Moore

http://home.btconnect.com/glentress/

The Glentress Hotel, by far the best place to stop.

Great food, great location, perfect for biking

Mrs Toast

sarah75 wrote:

How did you find the routes at Glentress? My OH is a super-duper mountain biker and, whilst i'm not bad, i'm not quite up to his standard just yet!

You'll get on fine! The green is obviously very easy, but it's actually also a lot of fun (unlike a lot of place's green routes). The blue route is ridiculously fun, particularly on the final descent which has jumps, tabletops, drops, etc. I was a bit wary reading the description...



....however, it flows so effortlessly that you can take them with ease.

The red...well, I never tackled the red, I was a bit cautious - I'd done a red route before, but it's a notoriously 'easy' red, and I didn't want to spend the remainder of the honeymoon in hospital. I just let Mr Toast go off and do his thing! :P

He, however, says that red route is great fun, not too long, but the Spooky Wood descent sometimes scares people.

There's also a great skills area, which has the kind of obstacles you'll find on the trail, with explanations as the best method of tackling them. There's rock gardens, step ups, drops, northshores, jumps, berms, etc, so if there's anything specific you feel you need to improve on, you can practice repeatedly without holding anyone up or repeating large sections of trail.

And the cafe? Really good food, omnomnom!

John Moore wrote:

The Glentress Hotel, by far the best place to stop.

Great food, great location, perfect for biking

We didn't stay there, but we did have a meal there...and it was very, very good. The Prince of India in Peebles also does really good Indian food, but the service can be a little chaotic.

birchy

winkston farm b&b very nice people and a secure place to leave your bike

miss notax

Thanks everyone

I think we might go for the Glentress Hotel - it's pretty close to where our friends are staying and looks MTB'er friendly!

And thanks Mrs Toast - glad to hear that you survived! I tink I might be tempted to give the red run a go, but my problem si that whilst i've got downhills and drop-offs nailed, I'm not very good at step ups over anything and hate those raised board-walk things (because I fall off :oops: )!

Should be fun!

neil_sheehan2000

Glentress hotel every time. I's right next door to the trail, and the guy who owns it used to be the head chef at the Peebles Hydro. They provide bike storage as well.

miss notax

neil_sheehan2000 wrote:

Glentress hotel every time. I's right next door to the trail, and the guy who owns it used to be the head chef at the Peebles Hydro. They provide bike storage as well.

Great stuff, Glentress Hotel it is then!!