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Here, we'll keep you up to date with all the latest news from innerhaven.
Free Night’s Stay for Facebook Fans
Unsurprisingly, this free night's stay offer has proven pretty popular! For stays of more than two nights we're giving away an extra night absolutely free until March 2012. So, what are you waiting for – jump onto our Facebook page, 'like' us and get in touch for a very special break at a very special price. See [...]
The Mighty ‘Mighty Deerstalker 2012′
It's back! The Mighty Deerstalker – the flagship event of the Notorious Night Runs series – pit yourself against the breathtaking landscape of the Tweed Valley. Traquair House, Peeblesshire: 17th March 2012 It's pitched as another turbo-charged roller-coaster of a run with a course featuring all the thrills, spills and hills you've come to [...]
TweedLove 2012
TweedLove is coming, and 2012 sees it bigger and better than before – there’s going to be some major new stuff happening. Watch out for an enduro-style event with a bit of European style at Glentress – a proper all-mountain enduro on an fantastic course with some cool surprises and some excellent secret trails in [...]
Alpine Bikes Winter Series
Innerleithen MTB Racing 2012 Alpine Winter Series For the first time, Innerleithen MTB Racing and Alpine Bikes are working together to bring you the 2012 Alpine Winter Series. There are some changes to the series including more multi-stage style races in recognition of feedback from riders. The Series consists of three races over three months with prizes in various [...]
New Look for Innerhaven Self Catering
We though it was long overdue – time for a website makeover! We're not quite finished but we've tweaked the website with fresh colours to mirror our partner website www.go-where.co.uk and we'll be updating our content, photos and videos over the course of the winter. Let us know what you think by signing up to our [...]
Santa Cruz Bikes teams up with GO-WHERE
Innerhaven's guests will shortly be able to enjoy, not just some of the best self catering accommodation in the Tweed Valley,but access to a full range of Santa Cruz demo mountain bikes to explore all the amazing riding too. Find out more about this exciting new partnership here!
The Mighty Deerstalker 19th March 2011
Look out, it's back! The Mighty Deerstalker is a turbo-charged roller coaster of a run. It's fun, it's fast, it's action-packed and it's as tough as you can bear. The Laird welcomes you to the Tweed Valley where water and mountains will give you pain and pleasure in the equal measure before making back to [...]
Innerleithen MTB Racing 2011 Mountain Bike Series
"Inspired by the need to run challenging events for all mountain bikers on proper courses, Innerleithen MTB Racing present the Innerleithen Mountain Bike series". Three events run at the start of 2011 to test bike handling skills and fitness through the depths of Winter, the essence of being a Scottish mountain biker! Get wet and [...]
Innerhaven’s Got a New Facebook Page
Join our Innerhaven Facebook page – keep up with all the latest news! And if you stayed at Innerhaven why not tell everyone what you thought about the house, the area – share your top tips for a great stay in the Tweed Valley.
GO-WHERE Tour Video
A short video capturing some of the amazing places we've been with clients this year – hope you enjoy it!
Air Maiden 2010 – Women’s Freeride Event
The Air Maiden women’s freeride event lands in Glentress for the third year running! At last! Air Maiden 2010 has been confirmed for the weekend of June 26 and 27 and we are all hoping the schedule change will mean this year’s all-women freeriding weekend is a much sunnier experience than 2008 and 2009, both [...]
iXS European Cup Series Comes to Innerleithen | 28-30 May
Round 1 of the 2010 iXS European Cup series comes to the Tweed Valley for May Bank Holiday weekend. Whether you’re planning to race or spectate…or both (!) – this is definitely an event nobody should miss!
2010 Premier Demo Series @ Glentress
May 22nd – 23rd sees the 2010 Premier Demo Series roll into Glentress and gives you the chance to test ride bikes from Cove Bikes, Intense, Rocky Mountain, Turner, Titus and Mondraker in a relaxed friendly atmosphere. Find out more!
Bike Radar’s Glentress Demo Day | April 18th 2010
Choose the best brands to ride the best trails – Bike Radar are bringing an array of top-notch bikes for you to try at the superb Glentress trail centre…go on, give yourself a treat! What are you waiting for?
Fun + Excitement = Trailquest!!
With dates and events in April, May and June this year there’s no excuse not to find out why Mountain Bike Orienteering (AKA Trailquest) is such a fun and exciting way to enjoy mountain biking in the beautiful scenery of Glentress and Innerleithen.
XC at Innerleithen | Alastair Lees Memorial Time Trial
This ever popular cross country time trial race is all set for the 28th March this year, but get your entries in fast as it always sells out fast!
Glentress Demo Days
Thinking of a new bike, but want to try before you buy? Then check out the Glentress Demo Day for the latest, greatest bikes available to test and try at the superb Glentress facility.
February Special Offers
Half-term may be over for the kids…but it’s not too late to treat yourself to a very special self catering break in the heart of the Scottish Borders. Have a look around our site for more information on what you can expect from a visit here, or feel free to get in touch to receive our [...]
Scottish Borders Walking Festival
The 16th Scottish Borders Walking Festival will take place 4th – 12th September 2010 with walks to be held in and around the Tweed Valley including Peebles, Innerleithen, Walkerburn, West Linton and Selkirk.
Innerhaven rated “outstanding”
Innerhaven is proud to have been voted "outstanding" in a recent 7stanes (MTB Trail Centres) mystery shopper exercise commissioned by Scottish Enterprise in partnership with Forestry Commission Scotland. The research looked at the quality of the experience of visitors to the south of Scotland who come to take part in mountain biking at the 7stanes [...]
The Mighty Deerstalker Event 2010
Saturday 20th March 2010 sees the Deerstalker return to Innerleithen – it’s "a turbo-charged roller coaster of a run. It’s fun, it’s fast, it’s action-packed and it’s as tough as you can bear. This is Fun Run meets Fell Race meets Hellrunner meets Tough Guy. It’s Rat Race in the countryside and it’s much more [...]
Marie Curie Cancer Care Fundraiser | Innerleithen | 27th November 2009
Our friend Gordon Smith is organising a disco fund raising night for Marie Curie Cancer Care on the The 27th November 2009 (7-30pm to 12-00pm) at the Union Club, Innerleithen High Street – everybody’s welcome to come along to what will be a cracking night out! Ticket price is £10.00 with all proceeds going to [...]
Tweed Valley in Norwegian Love Affair
We’re always excited about visitors coming to stay at Innerhaven and getting to know Innerleithen and the Tweed Valley – whether it be for mountain biking, walking, relaxing or whatever – but when we have overseas visitors who’ve chosen to pay our little town a visit because of its global status as a mountain bike [...]
Stramash freeride festival comes to Glentress
***Stramash event postponed until next year – we’ll bring you more information when we have it*** A brand new mountain biking event will be held at Glentress in Scotland’s Tweed Valley on the 19-20th September. Saturday is a day of slopestyle competition, culminating in a floodlit finale starring top UK freeriders. On Sunday the enduro [...]
Rat Race in Edinburgh – 18th & 19th July
The Rat Race is coming to Edinburgh, so if you’re staying in Innerleithen nip into town and don’t miss out on an unforgettable day of adventure! So what is the Rat Race? It’s an urban adventure challenge event that turns cities into high-adrenaline adventure playgrounds for participants of all abilities. Teams of three and pairs [...]
Peebles handed stage start in Tour of Britain
PEEBLES’ status as one of the hubs of the Scottish cycling scene was underlined yesterday when the route of this year’s Tour of Britain was unveiled in London, and the small Borders town was confirmed as the venue for a stage start. Stage three, on Monday 14 September, will roll out from Peebles for a [...]
If there’s just one thing you must watch this year: Danny MacAskill Video
As you’ll probably have guessed, riding bikes is a big part of our lives. And whether you ride bikes or not, we’d be very very surprised if this video doesn’t stop you in your tracks! Danny MacAskill’s a local rider who I’ve known since his Aviemore days. He was an incredibly talented rider then – [...]
British National XC Champs 18/19 July 2009
Innerleithen MTB Racing and i-Cycles are bringing the British National XC Mountainbike Champs 2009 to Innerleithen, and even better, it’s a combined event, with Descent Gear/MSC Bikes providing the Downhill Champs. So, if you’re looking for the perfect Race HQ, then look no further than innerhaven self-catering accommodation – the perfect place to rest those [...]
Spring has definitely sprung!
If April in Innerleithen’s anything to go by, we’re in for some scorching weather in the Scottish Borders this summer, so why not take advantage of our fantastic Spring / Summer accommodation offers and get yourself down to the Tweed Valley to enjoy all the area has on offer – from mountain biking the world [...]
7Stanes MTB Video…
Unbeatable trails, great scenery, superb music…check out the new video highlighting all the great biking the 7Stanes offers visitors to Southern Scotland.
Spring has sprung…
…or so it seems! Dry dusty trails, shorts instead of longs, sun overhead – could we be getting closer to summertime at last?! We were out riding today with friends and found some great new trails on our doorstep. There’s nothing better than discovering new routes, and to ride them in the dry was a [...]
Singletrack MTB Demo Days
Singletrack mountain bike magazine and Silverfish importers are running the Premier Demo Series where riders get the chance to test ride bikes from Cove Bikes, Intense, Rocky Mountain, Lapierre and Turner in one of five premier locations around the country in a relaxed friendly atmosphere. All you need to do is to show up between [...]
Homecoming: Clan Scott Society Gathering 2009
Homecoming comes to Selkirk for the Scott Clan on September 24th. The first ever international gathering of Clan Scott at its ancestral home, Bowhill, in the Scottish Borders kicks off this September. Stay at innerhaven, less than 20 minutes from the majestic Bowhill, and join in the historical re-enactment of the Carterhaugh Ba’ Game, displays [...]
MBR | ‘Secret Stanes’ Feature | Feb 2009
MBR (Mountain Bike Rider) magazine invited me to show them some of the less well known trails for their ‘Secret Stanes’ feature in their February issue which is on sale now. The idea behind the feature is to showcase how much quality riding exists in the Tweed Valley on top of all the amazing purpose [...]
Homecoming Scotland 2009
This month sees the launch of Homecoming 2009, to mark the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns. It officially opens with a weekend of celebrations planned throughout Scotland on 23-25 January kicking off the 10-month national programme featuring more than 300 events. And with so much of the action taking place on our doorstep in the [...]
MTB Bike Demo Day @ Glentress
Publisher of MBUK, What Mountain Bike, Cyclingnews and Bike Radar are behind a series of bike demo days at seven UK venues throughout 2009 from January to April. The events will give bike fans the opportunity to test the latest mountain bikes while bringing together leading cycling brands. And guess what? One of them is [...]