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. 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) (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 List of places in the Scottish Borders List of places in Scotland
References
External links 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