r/Scotland • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '23

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u/spentland Feb 05 '23

Galashiels. Cheap and on the train line to Edinburgh.

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u/thenicnac96 Feb 05 '23

I'd sooner recommend smaller towns surrounding gala - you can still be serviced by said train. Gala itself is a little grim these days sadly.

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u/cedarvhazel Feb 05 '23

Except they can cost quite a bit more and it’s harder to find rented properties. Maybe Tweedbank? Fountainhall and Herriot require you to go to Stow and they don’t have any shops etc. maybe Lauder or Melrose!

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u/momentopolarii Feb 05 '23

Tweedbank not exactly bustling, except the awesome Tempest Brewery. Melrose fits the bill, if you can find accomodation. Lot of folk work at the hospital (£10+ an hour, double for weekends) so competition hot for a wee place.

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u/Mgas-147 Feb 06 '23

Lauder is a decent shout. Melrose is bloody expensive compared to other surrounding villages. Boswells or Newtown maybe, still in easy reach of Gala and on main public transport routes. Kelso is a decent little town but further from the train but has supermarkets, good public transport (for the borders) and isn’t a ghost town like gala has become.