Broadmeadows, Scottish Borders
Broadmeadows is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A708 near Selkirk.
It is known for having Scotland's first youth hostel, which was converted from a row of four cottages by the late William Stewart Morton, and opened by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association as Broadmeadows Youth Hostel on 2 May 1931.[1] It is located in secluded woodland in the Yarrow Valley.
Broadmeadows Youth Hostel and villagers featured in the short film As Long as You're Young (1962)[2] (12'50" - 13'40"), produced by Glasgow Films Ltd, and catalogued by the National Library of Scotland.
Places nearby include Boleside, Bowhill, Caddonfoot, Ettrickbridge, Lindean, Philiphaugh, Sundhope, Yarrow Water and Yarrowford.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Browse Resources: Records of the Scottish Youth Hostels Association | Archives and Manuscript Catalogue". manuscripts.nls.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Full record for 'AS LONG AS YOU'RE YOUNG' (2804) - Moving Image Archive catalogue". movingimage.nls.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
External links
[edit]- RCAHMS record for Broadmeadows, Bridge
- SCRAN image: Opening of the first Youth Hostel at Broadmeadows, Yarrow Valley
- SCRAN image: Shepherd and family at Yarrowford, Broadmeadows
- Scottish Youth Hostel Association: Broadmeadows hostel, the first SYHA hostel in Scotland, started in 1931
- Selkirk News: Flooding in Selkirk and Broadmeadows
- The Sir Walter Scott Way