The Yard Hideaway

20/09/2024

Time to say goodbye 👋

This month will be the last time The Yard Hideaway doors are open. We have made the difficult decision to no longer host guests in our little hideaway due to the demands of daily family life.

We are thankful to all of our guests who have walked through the door of The Hideaway over the last 5 years and for the opportunities it provided us during that time.

We wish you all the best for the future but for now it's time to say goodbye from our little Hideaway and our family

27/05/2024

What a weekend 🤯🤯

A massive thank you to everyone for making this year's Beatsons Building Supplies Jim Clark Rally weekend a massive success.

From our fantastic spectators and fans who listened to our requests, to the entire community for accepting us into their lives and being part of our journey.

Our competitors, officials, stakeholder, local authorities, partners and sponsors - the list is huge and we thank you ALL.

Now then...who's up for doing it all again in 2025?

25/05/2024

🏁Jim Clark Rally 2024 Weekend is finally here 🚘

20/05/2024

🦢🌞

Eight gorgeous cygnets were born on the Hen Poo last week. If you look closely you will see five in the water and three on their mother’s back, making the most of the May sunshine.

29/03/2024

Subtle touches for our refresh! Keeping things neutral 😊

By no means am I a professional painter and decorator but don't think I've done too bad a job 😂 don't look to close though.

First stage done! Now to enjoy the spring sun 🌞

29/03/2024

It's a painting day here at

Time for a wee refresh 🖌🎨

31/12/2023

Happy New to all when the time comes! We hope you have all had a fabulous year and wish you all the best for 2024. Might even get to welcome you through the doors of The Yard Hideaway

16/12/2023

Santa will be at the Square in Duns, 4:30 until 6:00pm, on Christmas Eve. There will be Mulled Wine, Christmas Pies and Carol singing for the adults and, for the first time since 2019, children will be able to speak to Santa. 🤶
Come along and join in on the festivities 🥳

11/12/2023

🖤❤️🫵🏻🫵🏻Duns Needs You!🫵🏻🫵🏻❤️🖤

Time is ticking on so if this is on your mind at all, please do make sure you get your email in before the end of the month.

Plans are now well under way for our 2024 Festival week.

Duns Summer Festival are now inviting applications for the 2024 Reivers Party.

The week will be from Sunday 7th July – Saturday 13th July 2024, installation will be on Friday 19th April.

Applicants must be aged 18 years or over.

Applications must be emailed to Ann Lindsay, secretary at [email protected] by Friday 31st December 2023.

Interviews will take place in January for successful applicants.

Our 2023 Party did a fabulous job, would you like to experience this too? 🖤❤️

Please share

06/12/2023

🎄|CHRISTMAS TIME|🎄

The tree is up and ready for our guests over the Christmas period. Just a little bit of Christmas cheer to make it a home away from home at this time of year.

04/12/2023

03/12/2023

01/12/2023

❄️🐴 Snowy Mornings 🐴❄️

The snowy and frosty mornings have arrived in our little corner of the Scottish Borders. Make sure you wrap up warm and get out to enjoy the beautiful views.

16/09/2023

🤶🎅🎄🎁

Christmas is coming and this Christmas movie was partly filmed at Duns Castle 🏰 🎬🎞

We have all heard the news that Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf is reuniting in a Hallmark Holiday movie.
"A Merry Scottish Christmas"

21/07/2023

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18/07/2023

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21/06/2023

💐 Flowers and Sunshine 🌞

A lovely sunny morning here , perfect weather for sitting outdoors and soaking up the sun.

One of our fur family is definitely enjoying the warmer weather, this morning I found him enjoy a wee snooze in his new favourite shady spot under the raspberry bushes. You will find him resting here until lunchtime or whenever the dogs disturb his peace 😄

30/05/2023

▪️A message from the family of John Dickson.

Tragically, on Friday night of the event, a spectator took unwell and passed away.

The family would like us to post this message to you all.

I would like to give my sincere appreciation to all the doctors paramedics marshals who were involved in trying to bring my father in law back last night at the spectator area. It was Johns first time at a rally and was excited to be coming along to spectate and take photos. Unfortunately he didn’t even get a chance to have his bacon roll. We lost his wife, Mum and Gran in December and as you can imagine this has been quite traumatic for myself and my wife, brother in law and grandchildren. Also my friends who were there with him.
Everyone involved including all the medical staff and staff working the coffee stall, Marshals emergency services were fantastic and all the spectators who stood in calm whilst he was worked on. From me and my family I have cannot describe the appreciation of the efforts taken by all, Including a very great friend who worked on him relentlessly.

I have been involved with rallying for a number of years whether navigating, driving, spectating or marshalling and can say John would not have wanted the rally to be stopped or cancelled on his behalf.

RIP Johnny, you will be missed greatly.

Mark Stewart.