Cashing in at Coldstream’s bridge When they built the bridge in the 1700s, they destroyed all the fords one mile north and south of the bridge to make people use the bridge and pay the toll. A career across the river My four-times-great grandfather was a mariner and fisherman, and when he retired in the […]

Selkirk I’ve been part of junior rangers. I remember putting up bat boxes and cameras to record the badgers. Wark There is a track down to the river on the edge of Wark village, a quiet place to watch the swans and, if you are lucky, spot herons, otters and kingfishers. A regular favourite place […]

Berwick I was born in Castle Hills, overlooking the Tweed 😊 Kelso Got married by the Tweed here (views of the Tweed) Coldstream I remember many days pushing a pushchair along the side of the river, walking the dogs and playing with the kids Union Chain Bridge Jumping from the bridge – road or top! […]

Many countries are separated from each other by a border which is a river. The River Tweed is one such case where, for part of its length it forms the border between Scotland and England. For a few miles it forms the border, but at its mouth at Berwick it is in England – although […]

Moffat Munchies As a family we stopped in Moffat on our way up the M74. We all loved the famous Moffat toffee! Tweedswell takes flight As the crow flies… Tweedswell to Berwick – 62 miles Edinburgh – 37 miles Glasgow – 41 miles But we’re not going by crow! Touring Tweed’s historic houses Travelling around […]

Not many people know that two people with ancestors from Kelso were closely involved in the founding of the United States of America. William Hooper was one of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the United States of America, on 19 July 1776. Hooper was born in Massachusetts […]