Cheviots

Travel off the beaten track

Get away from the hustle and bustle, relax, and enjoy the peaceful, uninterrupted views of the Cheviot Hills. From here explore Newcastleton forest’s walking and mountain bike trails, and also Wauchope forest walking trails just a short drive away - a great place to look out for Goshawks in the skies above.

Both upper and lower Cheviot car parks are close to one another, just 100 meters along the road separates them. Walk or cycle along the forest road from the car park, and if you are good with a map you can discover larger loops on foot or bike that go deep into the hills.

Facilities and access

Parking

Stay the Night

The nearest facilities to the Cheviots (including shops and places to eat and drink) can be found in Hawick (13 miles) and Newcastleton (13 miles). There are also public toilets in Hawick. Nearby Wauchope features waymarked walking trails.

Car parking information

There is no charge to park in these car parks.

Please park with care and consideration. In particular please park in designated parking areas only and do not block entrances or gates.

Stay the Night

Stay the Night continues to run through to 31 December 2024. This means self-contained motorhomes and campervans will be able to park overnight for one night in some of our car parks.

There is a £7 charge to Stay the Night at this car park. Payment can be made through RingGo with details of how to do this at each car park.

To help plan your stay, please see the details below:

Upper Cheviot

• Height barrier – No
• Motorhome capacity of car park – 3
• Suitable for large vehicles/caravans – No
• Access notes - Two car parks at Cheviot close to one another on forest road with steep entrance. Single track road with passing places. Fairly flat. Car park might be closed due to harvesting so check website before visiting. Please leave a 4m gap between other motorhomes and use bays.

Lower Cheviot

• Height barrier – No
• Motorhome capacity of car park – 6
• Suitable for large vehicles/caravans – No
• Access notes - Two car parks at Cheviot close to one another on forest road with steep entrance. Narrow road with passing places. Car park on slight slope approached on rough forest road. Please leave a 4m gap between other motorhomes and use bays.

See map location for details of Upper and Lower car parks.

Please visit our Stay the Night page for full details, participating locations, best practice, and terms and conditions of use.

Stay the night

Getting here

From Hawick (North): Leave Hawick heading North-East on the A698 for about 1.5 miles. Turn right onto the A6088 and travel around 6.5 miles, continuing through Bonchester Bridge. Turn right onto the B6357 heading South for approximately 5 miles until you find the Cheviot car parks on your right.

From Newcastleton (South-West): Leave Newcastleton heading North on the B6357 for approximately 13 miles until your reach the Cheviot car parks.

From Otterburn (South-East): Head North-West on the A68 for approximately 13.5 miles. Turn left onto the A6088 for around 7 miles. Turn left onto the B6357 heading South for approximately 5 miles until you find the Cheviot car parks on your right.

Using SatNav?

TD9 8JP is the postcode for the nearby village of Bonchester Bridge, about 6 miles from the Cheviot car parks.

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