Winkston Holiday Accommodation

08/06/2024

Not long now until the start of our Peebles Beltane festival. Here is the weeks timetable of exciting events for everyone to enjoy 😊

Your timetable for Beltane Week 2024.

08/05/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/xKxDsBFhGV9ATet9/?mibextid=WC7FNe

07/05/2024

How exciting!!

SUPER EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

NEW FOR 2024 ( yes, something else new, and this is only the start!)

Our planned theme for this year and the brain child of our new president Mr. Jim Currie, is 'A day at the races'.

To kick us off we have the great spectacle that is a SHETLAND PONY DERBY! With a fantastic prize pot of £600 up for grabs. Jockeys need to be between 8 and 15 years of age (height and weight restrictions will apply) and entry is only £10!

Please like and share - there are plenty shetlands out there we expect to see out getting fit for this, velcro'ing or strapping small children to ponies will not be allowed !

11/04/2024

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=971745197772440&id=100048109074591

Entry is now live for Tour O The Borders 2025!

We're very excited that Touro will return on 7th September 2025. Be quick – there’s an early bird discount for the first 24hrs only (until Friday 12th April 5pm).

If you’re also signed up to our LoveTouro event this June, you’ll get £20 off your Tour O The Borders 2025 entry.

It's good to be back! Enter below.

https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=13428

06/04/2024

One of our many unique shops we have in our lovely town of Peebles. So worth a visit 💞

We are very excited to introduce our new Peebles mugs 🤩 featuring our brilliant High Street and beautiful Parish Church. Matching coasters, cards & prints coming soon!

30/03/2024

2025 Tour O The Borders ….

Diaries out! It’s been quite a journey, but we’re so incredibly happy that Tour O The Borders will be back in all its glory next year, on 7th September 2025.

Entries go on sale Thursday 11th April at 5pm, with a 24 hour only (very!) early bird offer.

Join us for what quite a few folk think is the best closed road sportive in the country. Stunning road cycling, unbelievable scenery, the best feed stations (stocked with fabulous locally produced food including the gold medal Forsyth’s of Peebles Macaroni Pies) and of course, absolutely no cars!

And if you’re also signed up to our LoveTouro event this June, you’ll get £20 off your Tour O The Borders 2025 entry during the 24hr offer.

Want to be the first to know for all things Touro? Sign up here:

https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/i6t0l6

30/03/2024

And just like that, Traquair House and Grounds are open for the season!

House, Grounds, Café, and Gift Shops open today 11am-5pm. Book tickets online: www.traquair.co.uk/book-tickets , or pay at the ticket hut.

We look forward to seeing you at Traquair soon!

09/01/2024

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With haggis hunting season in full swing, enthusiasts are taking to the Scottish mountains and glens in their droves. Please respect other Highland wildlife if you are taking part ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

03/01/2024

Just looking over some past reviews and this one I like- the day we aren’t enthusiastic is the day we should shut the doors 🤷‍♀️🤣….

Review from Aug 22, 2023
Well worth 5 ⭐
This place certainly has the Wow factor. The cottage is wonder. The location is amazing and Jan and family were all very friendly and always had time for a chat and to check to see if we are enjoying our stay. No mater how long this wonderful family have been running this place. Their enthusiasm is like they've only just started. We will definitely holiday there again and recommend it to everyone. Well done to you all 👍

31/12/2023

All the best for 2024 when it comes. To all our old and new customers have a good one 🥂🎉

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas to everyone & all the best for 2024 🥂Happy Holidays!!

26/11/2023

Peebles Christmas Lights Association 🎄🎅
Beautiful Peebles light switch on tonight.

Lights are on

12/10/2023

So it’s taken a bit of doing and cost a fair bit but our self catering accommodation license applications have been submitted to our local council. You no doubt will have read or heard all about this on the news. All very complicated and not very exciting but nonetheless it had to be done.
Our licence registration numbers will be to follow as well as our EPC ratings will be available to view soon also. 😊

01/10/2023

Christmas dates available in our cosy cottages 🎄

28/08/2023

My lovely girl doing super well at our local Peebles Show. Great day for all the family. Pop it in the diary for next year. Well worth a visit 🤩

Our Cleikum Mill Lodge section one champion was Peeblesshires Arlene Haydock with Georgies Girl, later in the day they were pulled in as reserve champion in the Graham Irvine Light Horse Championship. These will be awards that her owners will very much cherish following a few years of tragic disappointment. She is proving to be a true family horse and also competed with Arlenes daughter, Christy later in the day.

Arlene says "Georgie is a homebred 5 year old 16,3 but still growing mare. Born jet black but changing to steel grey with a striking white tail.

She was born on May the 8th 2018 on my Dads birthday that’s the reasoning behind her name after my Dad “ George “

She’s the youngest of 3 foals out of my Irish sports horse Sky who was by Carrabawn View - sadly her 2 older siblings both died from the awful equine disease Grass sickness within a week of each other aged 1 & 2 years old.
Georgie is by the lovely Holsteiner stallion Hemmingway. Sire of many international performance horses. Show jumping, dressage and in eventing.

Since Georgie was broken she has been slowly produced.To date she has competed successfully in showing classes, intro and prelim dressage, show jumping and lately started doing some novice working hunter classes.
She generally takes most things in her stride but as a big horse she is taking her time to mature physically and mentally.
She is a lovely person and a great character and Christy and I are so lucky to have her.

We are looking forward to see what the future holds for Georgie’s Girl .

Photo credit: John Hewat

27/08/2023

Great review from a lovely couple we had to stay last week 😊 these reviews mean so much to us.

22/08/2023

Lovely to visit

06/08/2023

Glentress in the Scottish Borders’ Tweed Valley, will play host to no less than five individual competitions, ranging from the gruelling cross-country marathon to the fast-paced and intense cross-country short track. Get close to all the action and watch the world’s best riders descend on Glentr...

04/08/2023

I had a lovely birthday lunch out With family at the yesterday.
Good old fashioned customer care and attention to detail.
We will be highly recommend to our holiday guests.
Thank you 😊

03/08/2023

Nice to get a wee mention on the Peebles Show page.
It’s a great day out for all the family. If your in the area on the 13th of August it’s well worth a visit 🐏🐓🐴🐔🐶

01/08/2023

Winkston all dressed up and wedding ready.Lovely day had by all despite the persistent rain ☔️ showers. BBQ, Wine and dancing the night away!

17/07/2023

So cute ☺️

17/07/2023

Racers will take on a two loop specifically designed for electric bikes (eMTBs) and riders aged from 14 upwards are invited to register.

17/07/2023

Great day out for all the family 🐑🐎🐄

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