No driving instructor listed in Cardrona yet.

A driving instructor teaches you to drive - from your first lesson through to passing your test, building confidence and safe habits behind the wheel.

A good local instructor who knows the test routes and the roads in your area gives you a real advantage on test day.

Check they hold a green ADI badge (not a pink trainee badge) and ask about pass rates - a reputable instructor will be happy to share theirs.

Cardrona is a growing village in the Tweed valley between Peebles and Innerleithen, centred on a modern housing development alongside the older settlement.

The Cardrona Hotel and golf course sit at the heart of the village and the surrounding area offers mountain biking, walking and skiing at the nearby Cardrona snowsports centre.

The village has seen significant residential growth, attracting families who want a Tweed valley setting with Peebles and Edinburgh within practical reach.

Cardrona Forest and the Tweed valley cycle path give the village direct access to some of the best outdoor recreation in the Borders.

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The Scottish Borders is the largest council area in southern Scotland, stretching from the edge of Edinburgh and East Lothian in the north to the English border in the south.

It is a landscape of rolling hills, river valleys and market towns - the Tweed, Teviot, Ettrick and Yarrow rivers carve through countryside that has been fought over, farmed and written about for centuries.

Hawick and Galashiels are the largest towns, but the region's character is shaped by a string of smaller burghs - Kelso, Jedburgh, Peebles, Melrose and Selkirk - each with its own abbey ruins, common riding traditions, or rugby loyalties.

The Borders Railway, reopened in 2015, connects Tweedbank and Galashiels to Edinburgh Waverley, bringing the northern Borders within commuting distance of the capital for the first time in decades.

The region is known for its textile heritage, its abbeys and an outdoor culture built around hill walking, fishing, mountain biking and rugby - a place where community identity runs deep and the landscape is never far away.