Welcome 2024 in 5-star style at Aikwood Tower this Hogmanay!

Whether you want to relax and recharge after a busy year or are planning an annual party with family and friends, then at Aikwood Tower we have everything you need for a a fabulous new year celebration!

While snow isn’t always guaranteed, festive sparkle is sprinkled throughout the Tower with traditional decorations and real trees. And all our festive guests receive a luxury food hamper, packed with a huge, party-ready festive selection of the finest Scottish Borders produce.

Available from Friday 29th December, we’re now offering 20% off a Hogmanay stay - book 4 nights for £3,960, 5 nights for £4,400 or 7 nights for £5,440.

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Congratulations to all those couples who have had a very special festive engagement! This is such an exciting time, celebrating with family and friends and your heads will no doubt be buzzing with lots of different ideas for where and how you’d like to your wedding to be.

At Aikwood Tower we totally understand the minefield of wedding planning and make it our jobs to guide you through the process - and have some fun along the way! From the word go, no matter the size and style of your wedding, our team led by owner Vicki, works very closely with all our couples to advise on anything and everything and help bring their wedding vision to life. That’s why we only do a maximum of fifteen weddings a year, dedicating lots of time to each one, retaining a real exclusivity for our wedding couples and ensuring that no two weddings are the same. Find out more about our packages.

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Have you always dreamt of a beautiful, romantic Winter wedding in Scotland? Can you imagine getting married as the sun goes down surrounded by hundreds of candles and fairy lights? With guests celebrating your nuptials with toasty hot-gin punch or mulled wine and big heart-warming food? If the answer is yes, then our new Winter Wedding package is the one for you!

While we can’t always guarantee a covering of snow, Aikwood Tower really comes to life in Winter, making it the ideal setting for an incredibly special and memorable Winter wedding. Nestled within our castle walls you can forget the elements outside and immerse yourselves in a castle romance. The roaring fire, twinkly candlelight and rustic decorations create a wonderfully romantic atmosphere.  

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Life, particularly over the past couple of years, can be unpredictable, and occasionally that means guests have to change their holiday plans. We’re also committed to making guest lives easier right from the moment of booking so anything we can do to reduce stress and worry for all of our guests is a big bonus.

Which is why for your extra peace of mind, we’re delighted to be able to offer comprehensive refund protection through Booking Protect, a leading global refund protection partner.

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This month we’re delighted to have made it into Tie the Knot magazine’s feature on The Hot Shots! Venues across Scotland were asked to nominate the most photogenic spot in their building or grounds and explain what makes it so special.

That’s a pretty tough choice when it comes to Aikwood as every nook and cranny is photoworthy so Vicki has compiled a gallery of her favourites to go alongside the gorgeous garden shot of Natalie and Thomas’ December wedding by Rachel Hein that featured in the magazine.

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Are you still looking for your Easter get-away? With Easter falling late this year, doesn’t it feel like we’ve been on the work treadmill for far too long and everyone is in need of a Spring break?! There’s still time to book a special weekend away – we have the Easter weekend available with 10% off – now £2,050.

And today the sun is out and Spring is definitely in our step! Daffodils and crocuses are lining the drive and beautifully dressing the orchard, the resident pheasant family are strutting their stuff round the gardens and the first lambs are settling into the nearby fields.

We’re busy putting the final touches to our holiday itineraries for guests so if you’re looking for things to do, here’s our suggestion for 5 things to do in the Scottish Borders this Easter!

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With a super busy Summer almost behind us, it’s starting to feel like we’re coming through the other side of the pandemic. Holiday-makers, wedding couples and their guests have been filling Aikwood’s rooms once again, reuniting with family and friends and enjoying the freedom to be able to explore new places across our lovely region, the South of Scotland. The best bit for us is that we help make that happen - and it’s so good to be back doing what we love.

And there’s been loads happening across the area with new visitor attractions and activities opening up. Here’s a few of our new favourites

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We’ve given our website a bit of facelift with the help of Rachel Hein Photography and Captured Realities. With brand new photography and an exciting 3D virtual tour, guests can now get a real flavour of what it’s like to be at Aikwood. Explore room by room, discover all the wee nooks and crannies and plan your hide and seek spots - all before you arrive!

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VisitScotland have been asking everyone across the country to open a window on Scotland, share their views and spread the love of our wonderful towns, villages and cities

As we all stay at home, the campaign #AWindowOnScotland is urging Scots and past visitors to share online the glorious sights they can see from their properties, creating a virtual vision of the country.

From the mundane to the sublime, they believe each view will create an authentic picture of Scotland and hope it will spread some joy between neighbours, friends & visitors, during these uncertain and challenging times.

We’ve been loving taking part in this campaign so wanted to share some of our of favourites views from the windows at Aikwood. Hopefully it will bring back fond memories for all our past guests and inspire those who will visit us in the future when we can open again!

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To ensure the health and wellbeing of our guests, team and wider community we have very sadly temporarily closed our doors as advised by the Government. We have been working with all our visitors due in the next few months to reschedule their stays and celebrations – their understanding and compassion in the extraordinary situation that we find ourselves in has been hugely appreciated by us.

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We’re sensing Spring is in the air today, so to celebrate making it through a very damp and blustery February, we’re launching some special mid-week offers for 2020.

If you’re lucky enough not to be tied to school holidays for mini-breaks and special trips, then take advantage of our new deals, enjoy a relaxing, rural Castle break without the weekend crowds and use Aikwood as your base to explore the stunning Scottish Borders – the place where Scotland’s identity and soul were born, and which has shaped our nation’s history and culture for centuries.

Mid-week stays start from £1,200 for two nights during Spring. Contact us to check latest availability and prices.

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When it comes to developing styling ideas for your wedding at Aikwood Tower, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Our unique blend of contemporary, luxury interiors - opulent velvet furniture, landscape-inspired tweed accessories and authentic animal floor coverings - stylishly complement the natural wood and historic stonework throughout our 500 year old cosy castle to create a modern and sophisticated venue. So whether you are thinking of a natural, rustic wedding theme or prefer a more vibrant and colourful look, then we provide the perfect backdrop. Our team can work with you to bring all those ideas to life and make them work to full effect throughout Aikwood’s function spaces.

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If this year you’re looking for somewhere incredible to get your favourite people together and celebrate the incoming festive season – or have a special birthday or anniversary to mark - make a long weekend of it at Aikwood Tower.

With just a few weekends left available during December and January, enquire now to receive 10% off a winter booking.

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As last week’s flurry of snow and polar vortex ice thaws, we’re all longing for brighter days and the return of colour to the garden.

Snowdrops are already lining the Aikwood drive and the crocuses and daffodils won’t be far behind. Our resident pheasant family are strutting their stuff round the gardens and it won't be long until we start to see the first lambs in the nearby fields. Spring is round the corner!

We're busy putting the final touches to our 2019 holiday itineraries for guests.  So if you’re looking for some inspiration on what to do in the Scottish Borders during the school holidays and fancy a mid-week break to freshen the batteries, here are a few highlights.

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Are you looking for a relaxed, laid-back wedding party with just your closest family and friends? Somewhere where your celebrations can extend over a few days rather than be one day that goes by in a flash?

 At Aikwood Tower that’s exactly how your wedding will be. You hire our sumptuous, cosy castle exclusively for a week or weekend and make it your home from home, creating the perfect intimate wedding atmosphere for all your guests.  Having had a busy month meeting lots of newly engaged couples and talking to them about their wedding ideas, we wanted to share some thoughts on what makes Aikwood such a special wedding venue.

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We're having a bit of an arty moment this week. Our collaboration with local artists continues and we're super pleased to announce the second Scottish Borders artist whose work is being displayed on our real-life gallery walls - Becksy.   And this weekend we'll be mostly hanging out at the Borders Art Fair, which looks set to be a wonderful showcase of local artistic and creative talent.

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We’ve spent today’s #snowday browsing through our bank of snowy wedding photos – there’s something very special and heart-warming about frosty scenes brightened by twinkly lights, roaring fires and huge loving smiles! Our Winter Wedding Package is still available for some dates from November 2018 to February 2019. Read on for some wedding inspiration...

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Our walls have had a bit of a makeover and we've turned the Great Hall and bedrooms into real-life gallery spaces for local artists whose work we love!

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We've just a few dates left for winter breaks - book now to take advantage of our late availability offer and guarantee your spot in front of the Great Hall fire - 10% off a stay from now until Friday 9th February 2018.

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