Ian Brunton shared memories of Peebles in the 1930s, which were recorded in the early 2000s. They are reproduced here by kind permission of The Tweeddale Society from their 2005 publication ‘Peebles Remembered’. Whitie’s Books and Crafts in Peebles have copies. Every August, the boys would wait anxiously for the time when the mill dams […]

Willie Euman shared memories of Peebles in the 1930s, which were recorded in the early 2000s and are reproduced here by kind permission of The Tweeddale Society from their 2005 publication ‘Peebles Remembered’. Whitie’s Books and Crafts in Peebles have copies. There was a stretch east of Tweed Bridge on the north bank of the […]

On the A72, travelling from Dolphinton to Peebles one summer a couple of years ago, I spotted a golden eagle from the road! My favourite circular walk is along the old railway and back, past Barns Tower [between Lyne Station and Kirkton Manor], to look for ospreys. Victoria Park to Hay Lodge (Peebles) – this […]

I recommend the book ‘Witch Wood’ by John Buchan, who lived in Broughton. A great fictional novel in Scots and English set locally – the names and places are changed but it’s clearly this area. The Buchan Way is a great walk. Peebles to Broughton via Stobo, the route is named after novelist and MP […]

Snorkelling in the river is like flying over the landscape – columns of rock creating a canyon. I am a long time outdoor swimmer and I love exploring (said Jacquie, who lives near Biggar). I tried snorkelling near Carlowse Bridge on the road to Tweedsmuir. There were no fish, but a huge trout jumped out […]

Peebles Bowling Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays and finishes at 12.15. I am a full time carer for my wife, but I go to the bowling club then cycle across the Peebles rugby fields and hide my bike in the wood. Then I sit beside the river, opposite Kings Meadow woodland, with my Book […]