Tweed Stories
Tweed Stories is a growing online archive of stories, memories and special places submitted by communities who live, work and travel along the river, collected as part of the Destination Tweed project.
It celebrates the nature and history of this iconic river, from source to sea, with new stories uploaded every week!
Discover our Tweed Stories and your treasured places below, or use the search boxes to find particular themes or places of interest to you.
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The sun had set. It was a perfect, calm, June evening, a ...
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The end of the Northumberland Coast Path, an excellent walk. I thoroughly ...
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Kelso is where my great uncle Kenneth McCracken and his wife Marjory ...
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Wonderful walk along and up the hills and walk around St Boswells. ...
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Very happy memories of lovely sunny weather in Summer 2002, walking the ...
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Extracts from conversations recorded at Dovecot Court, Peebles, April 2026. Jessie, Maureen, ...
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Extracts from conversations recorded at Dovecot Court, Peebles, April 2026. Jessie, Maureen, ...
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‘Oh, the well’s there yet right enough,’ said the shepherd in answer ...
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I was brought up at a farm called Fireburnmill about a mile ...
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Tweed Stories invited people to explore a giant map of the River ...
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Historically, Mute swans were recognised as ‘royal birds’ and many were bred ...
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Innerleithen Nightlife The nicht is dark, the moons no oot, Dark clad ...
Help us build the Tweed Stories archive!
The River Tweed has inspired generations, and now we’d love to add your story. Submit your story to help us celebrate the River Tweed and its people, places and history.