Market Square, Melrose

Why is my Melrose pub heaving one week and dead the next?

Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | September 2026 Because Melrose trades on events and weather more than any other Borders town, and most pubs run one set of prices and one rota through both. The Sevens alone brings over 12,000 people to a town of about 2,500. A wet Wednesday in February brings the […]

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The Cross Keys, Peebles

Should my Peebles pub charge more than pubs in other Borders towns?

Carlton Scott | Scottish Borders Business | September 2026 Usually, yes. Peebles has some of the strongest spending power in the south of Scotland: Edinburgh commuters 23 miles down the road, comfortable retirees, and Tweed Valley visitors who pay city prices for a good pint without a second look. The rents are priced for that […]

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