Barony Castle Hotel, Eddleston

Check in: 15:00 (3:00pm) - 23:00 (11:00pm) (arrivals may be allowed outside this window if your travel plans can't be adjusted however this is subject to availability)

Check out: 07:00 (7:00am) - 11:00 (11:00am)

History

Explore the many bike and forest walking routes around Glentress, visit the grand Traquair House or indeed discover the Great Polish Map located in the 25 acres surrounding the hotel.

Food & beverage

Relax in the Bar and Lounge with a cocktail or a dram from the extensive range of malt whiskies whilst pondering the seasonal menu, constructed with individual tastes and dietary requirements in mind. Head Chef David Fulton strives to source produce locally from environmentally sustainable backgrounds and has been bestowed the Healthy Living Award.

Grounds & Gardens

The Great Polish Map of Scotland is a unique feature in the Scottish landscape. It is a large physical relief map of Scotland, sculpted in concrete and measuring some 40m by 50m. It stands in the grounds of Barony Castle, Eddleston, once the home of the Murrays of Elibank, and later the Hotel Black Barony. But how did this remarkable artefact come into existence…?

“The Great Polish Map of Scotland” was built over six summers between 1974 and 1979. It was mainly the work of a small group of Poles.

They were assisted by staff from the Hotel Black Barony (Barony Castle) and Polish exchange students visiting Britain.

The map was the brainchild of Krakow-born Jan Tomasik (pron. Tomaashik), a sergeant in the 1st (Polish) Armoured Division, who had been stationed in Galashiels and had married a Scottish nurse in 1942 after being treated in the town’s Peel Hospital for the effects of a wound.

He became a successful hotelier in Edinburgh after the war and added Black Barony to his properties in 1968.

The Great Polish Map of Scotland measures some 50 metres by 40 metres and lies in an oval pit surrounded by a 142 metres long perimeter wall. Covering an area of 1590 square metres, it is understood to be the largest three-dimensional physical representation of a country and the largest outdoor relief map in the world.

Other facilities

The leisure spa includes a 10-metre pool with whirlpool bath, thermal experience showers, sauna, heated loungers and two beauty treatment rooms.  The gym has a range of Technogym equipment.