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Close call at Maxton.

Our dog, Rosie, is an 8 year old black Labrador. She is a rescue dog. Usually she is very sensible and calm, despite being very people-centered. In 2025, after a night and a day of heavy rain, my partner took her for a walk along her favourite section of the Tweed, near Maxton. The river […]

Tales from the Riverbank

Riverwoods, Destination Tweed’s Tweed Stories and Innerleithen Community Trust invite you to a drop-in creative storytelling and story-gathering event exploring the River Tweed and its river woodlands. Come along to share your own stories, listen to others, and join in on fun creative activities in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Flowing through landscape, history and imagination, the River Tweed […]

FULLY BOOKED Excavations at Fairnilee, 11-19 May

FULLY BOOKED Join AOC Archaeology Group as they return to the newly discovered medieval moated site on the banks of the Tweed at Fairnilee, identified in LiDAR data and excavated for the first time in 2025. Read more about previous work at Fairnilee No experience is needed, AOC will provide all equipment and training. Find […]

Tweed Walks with Elsa

Raised in Kelso the river Tweed was always close, whether swimming in the Cobbie Pool, dismissive of stories of danger and drowning or trout fishing, usually unsuccessfully on the Teviot. Work took me away from the Tweed for most of my working life, only to return to Birgham on retirement. By this time I had […]

Concert: The Meteoric Rise of the Little Egret, at Dryburgh Abbey

Riddell Fiddles presents a 40 minute foray, with live music and visuals, into the fascinating life and history of the little egret, celebrating its return to Scotland and the River Tweed. This concert takes place at the historic Dryburgh Abbey, and is open to all visitors, included in your ticket price to visit the Abbey, […]

Concert: The Meteoric Rise of the Little Egret, at Abbotsford Chapel

Riddell Fiddles presents a 40 minute foray, with live music and visuals, into the fascinating life and history of the little egret, celebrating its return to Scotland and the River Tweed. This concert takes place at the historic chapel at Abbotsford. ‘The Meteoric Rise of the Little Egret’ project is supported by Destination Tweed’s Community […]