Bread Oven Cottage

23/11/2024

First snow of 2024. Nice & cosy inside though 🤗.

04/10/2024

Sadly, due to bereavement our existing booking for New Year has just had to be cancelled. Our best wishes and condolences to the family.

Due to the very understandable cancellation we now have renewed availability over this coming New Year. Check out www.breadovencottage.co.uk for available dates and pricing as soon as you can.

Hurry though, we only have one cottage and there is only one Hogmanay in the the lovely Scottish Borders in 2024! Don't miss out!

Hope to see you then!

Online Bookable, Non Smoking Self Catering at Bread Oven Cottage in Smailholm by Kelso

12/08/2024

It has been a good year so far. Lots of lovely guests again - and even some sunshine! We have a very few vacancies from now to Christmas but not many so if you are thinking of a trip to the Scottish Borders check our availability and book direct at www.breadovencottage.co.uk soon. 2025 availability is also now online for your convenience.

Renovations and improvements to the cottage have continued apace, most notably with installation of a new 7.4kw car charger available for guest use.

Hopefully it is now even more convenient for guests with electric vehicles to stay in Bread Oven Cottage. Just plug in when you settle in for the night and by morning your car will be as rested and recharged as you are - ready for another day exploring. Just bring a suitable cable for your vehicle with a type 2 connecter at the charger end and plug in. We only charge for the actual electricity used and payment is administered by Go Zero so it couldn't be simpler. If you need a fast charge there is also a big new commercial charging station located just 6miles away at Tweedbank.

Hope to see you soon😀

Online Bookable, Non Smoking Self Catering at Bread Oven Cottage in Smailholm by Kelso

20/06/2024

We are pleased (and very relieved) to confirm that Bread Oven Cottage has finally been granted a 3 year Short Term Let licence (SB-00324-F) by Scottish Borders Council. Our application was lodged in September 2023 and our shiney new licence was finally granted on 18th June 2024, expiring 18th June 2027.

Phew, now we can get back to providing the best accommodation, facilities and welcome we can to all of our guests whether new or returning.

Hope to see you all soon!

Andy & Sue

29/04/2024

We are very proud to announce our sponsorship of talented gardener Kate McClorey's entry in this year's .

Kate, the worthy 2023 winner of the event competition, is this year entering a garden themed around a medieval "physics garden" which will feature plants, a water feature, trellis screens and many other features - all brought together into a small but beautifully balanced exhibition garden.

You can follow progress at https://www.facebook.com/peter.fenton.7564 where Kate's husband is posting regular pictures and updates.

We wish Kate every success in the 2024 competition.

15/02/2024

First of all, we would like to thank all our lovely guests that have stayed or booked to stay, especially over the "quieter" months of November, December, January, February, March and April. We have never been so busy doing our best to ensure everybody has a relaxing and enjoyable break here in the Scottish Borders. We do still have a few dates available for short breaks if you fancy a few days away - but hurry, there isn't much availability left!

On a cautionery note, we have found ourselves appearing on few "opportunistic" websites without our consent or agreement. They seem to screen scrape our details and set themselves up offering to be a booking intermediary (often apparently taking payments and deposits without our knowledge!). We do have valued agreements with our friends at Cottages.com, Airbnb, VisitScotland, Google and a very few others but there seem to be some out there we do not recognise, can't contact and have not knowingly sanctioned. Just be careful out there!

The best way to book is always direct through our website at www.breadovencottage.co.uk . You can check our live availability, book the dates you need and securely pay your 10% deposit by Credit or Debit card, safe in the knowledge that you are dealing directly with your hosts at all times.

Looking forward to seeing some of you in 2024!

Andy & Sue

Online Bookable, Non Smoking Self Catering at Bread Oven Cottage in Smailholm by Kelso

24/12/2023

Another year, another Christmas greeting! A Merry Christmas to you all, especially those lovely guests who have stayed with us in 2023!

This year was "the year of the walls". We had two very old and rickety stone walls collapse in the garden, both of which we have rebuilt using the orignal stone and, as far as possible, traditional methods. We are certainly learning a lot by living in this lovely old building. We think the repaired/rebuilt walls are looking good and should now last another hundred years or so without too much intervention! We also took the opportunity to re-gravel the drive once the walls were completed so hopefully that is all the major external work done for a while now.

It has been a great year in Smailholm with more guests than ever choosing to enjoy our lovely Scottish Borders location. We hope you all have happy memories of your stay in Bread Oven Cottage and that we will see some of you again in 2024 and beyond.

Take care and enjoy your travels - wherever they may take you.