Visit Hawick Places

Welcome to Visit Hawick Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hawick

  

Hawick Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hawick

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Hawick history

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The name Hawick, is Old English in origin, first recorded in 1167 and translates as ‘enclosed farm’ The town has a long history of habitation being settled at the confluence of Slitrig Water and the River Teviot. The oldest official document of the town is a deed dated 11th October 1537 in which the town was re-declared a free Burgh since time immemorial.

You can visit Hawick places with Walkfo Hawick to hear history at Hawick’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hawick has 16 places to visit in our interactive Hawick map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Hawick, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Hawick places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hawick & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Hawick places in an interactive Hawick map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hawick Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Hawick historic spots	Hawick tourist destinations	Hawick plaques	Hawick geographic features
Walkfo Hawick tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hawick

  

Best Hawick places to visit

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Hawick has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hawick’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hawick’s information audio spots:

Hawick Library Hawick Library is housed in the building built in 1904 in Hawick. It was one of the many libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie. The library is a Category B listed building.

Hawick television relay station Hawick television relay station is a relay transmitter of Selkirk, situated on top of the Miller’s Knowes, in Hawick, covering the whole of the town. It is especially used by people north of the Teviot.

Cavers Castle Cavers Castle, also known as Cavers House, is a ruined tower house located at Cavers, Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was a much extended tower house of the Douglas family dating back to the 15th or 16th century. Built upon the site of an earlier stronghold of the Balliols, it was deroofed and partially demolished in the 1950s.

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Visit Hawick plaques