Beautiful village named one of UK's prettiest is just 2 hours from major city If you’re looking to explore Britain’s beautiful old towns but don’t want to trek to the middle of nowhere, then you’re in luck.
The UK travel experts at Dreamers Who Travel put together a list of the 10 prettiest villages in the UK for a fairytale getaway, based on each town’s community charm and “quaint beauty”.
The town is also famous for hosting the annual Rugby Sevens event in the Melrose Rugby club, the oldest rugby sevens competition in the world.
Surrounded by lush green fields, the small dwelling features a charismatic town centre, homely inns, scrumptious restaurants and the medieval ruins of Melrose Abbey.
Located not far from Edinburgh, you can easily reach Melrose in a quick couple of hours, meaning you can make this your full-week destination, or merely somewhere to visit on a sunny afternoon.
