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23rd August 2025 - Two walks to mark the 150 th anniversary of John Buchan’s birth Country Walk Starting from the Buchan Museum on the High Street at 10am, this walk will take us over the hills around the town to explore Buchan’s landscape. A 3-hour walk (4.2 miles) with some stops for literary excerpts, this is a great way to appreciate the hills of Tweeddale. We start on the John Buchan Way up towards Cademuir Hill, so a moderate climb with 468ft elevation gain. Some lovely views before we drop down through Spoon Wood and join the River Tweed to walk back into town. Please click here to complete the contact form to register for this walk, which is free. Sorry, no dogs on this walk due to livestock on the route. Town Walk Starting from the Buchan Museum at 2pm, this walk is a pleasant stroll around Peebles to hear about the Buchan connections in the town. A 1hr walk (2 miles) down the Northgate, Biggiesknowe and around by Tweed Bridge. With some literary pieces and Peebles history included. Please click here to complete the contact form to register for this walk, which is free.