点评:The Carter Bar crossing on the A68 is one of those simple stops that feels surprisingly meaningful. Sitting high in the hills between Jedburgh and Northumberland, it marks the official border between Scotland and England — a place where you can literally stand with one foot in each country.
We pulled over to take in the views and found two huge stones marking the divide — one carved with Scotland and the other with England. The landscape around them is wide and open, with rolling hills and that fresh, wild Border air. There’s even a flagpole flying the Saltire and a “Welcome to Northumberland” sign covered in stickers from travellers who’ve stopped before.
It’s an easy place to reach, with a large lay-by for parking, and perfect for photos or a short break on the drive north or south. There’s something quietly powerful about standing there — no fence or gate, just open land and the feeling of crossing into a new chapter of the journey.
This border crossing was the first for our daughter and younger son - but the first of many big adventures over the next few years!
If you’re road-tripping between Edinburgh and northern England, Carter Bar is the perfect scenic stop — simple, symbolic, and beautifully Scottish.
翻译:A68公路上的卡特巴路口,就是这样一个看似简单的停靠点,却蕴含着意想不到的意义。它坐落在杰德堡和诺森伯兰郡之间的高山上,标志着苏格兰和英格兰的正式边界——在这里,你几乎可以同时踏上两个国家的土地。
我们停下来欣赏风景,发现两块巨大的石头标志着分界线——一块刻着苏格兰,另一块刻着英格兰。周围的景色开阔开阔,连绵起伏的丘陵和清新野性的边境空气交相辉映。甚至还有一根飘扬着圣安德鲁十字旗的旗杆和一块“欢迎来到诺森伯兰郡”的标志牌,上面贴满了之前驻足的旅行者的贴纸。
这里交通便利,有一个很大的停车区,非常适合拍照,或者在驱车南北的过程中短暂休息。站在那里,有一种静谧的力量——没有栅栏或大门,只有开阔的土地,以及开启旅程新篇章的感觉。
这是我们女儿和小儿子第一次过境——但也是接下来几年众多大冒险中的第一次!
如果你在爱丁堡和英格兰北部之间自驾旅行,卡特酒吧是完美的观景站——简单、象征性,又充满苏格兰风情。