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Scottish Borders
Feather Down - Chesters
Scottish Borders
Glamping
📍 Jedburgh and District, TD8 6UL
Photo: Victuallers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Magical old walled garden where you pick your own fruit and veg
- Discovery Tent with books, microscope and telescope for children
- Abundant wildlife including otters, badgers, foxes and a returning osprey
- Hosted by a family who rejuvenated the house, featured on Channel 4
- Off-grid canvas hideaways with wood-burning stove and private shower
Chesters is Feather Down's first Scottish estate, tucked in woods near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. Your canvas hideaway comes with a wood-burning stove, private shower and flushing toilet, plus a Discovery Tent stocked with books, a microscope and telescope. The magical old walled garden lets you pick your own fruit and vegetables, and you can go fishing, den building or paddling in the river. Hosts John and Ellie, with children Lily and Tommy, welcome dogs on site, and you might spot otters, badgers, foxes and the resident osprey. Nearby, Jedburgh Castle and the Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre are a few miles away, with Tweedbank station around 9.3 miles for trips further afield, and the Cross Keys pub just two miles for fish and chips.
How far to…
- Cross Keys pub
- two miles
- Tweedbank station
- 9.3 miles
- Jedburgh Castle
- 2.9 miles
- Mary Queen Of Scots' Visitors Centre
- 3 miles
- Jacksons at Jedburgh
- 4.7 miles
Practical details
- Pets
- Dogs welcome under control, small charge applies
- Families
- Sleeps up to 5 adults and a child up to 12
Accommodation on site
- Canvas hideaways (tented cottages)
Details taken from the operator's own website on 5 Oct 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Hot Tub
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Playground
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- ✓ EV Charging
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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