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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Willie Euman shared memories of Peebles in the 1930s, which were recorded ...
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On the A72, travelling from Dolphinton to Peebles one summer a couple ...
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I recommend the book ‘Witch Wood’ by John Buchan, who lived in ...
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Snorkelling in the river is like flying over the landscape – columns ...
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Peebles Bowling Club meets on Mondays and Thursdays and finishes at 12.15. ...
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In the 1200s, the Tweedies of Drumelzier went off to fight in ...
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Happy memories where waters meet… Skimming stones where the Biggar Water joins ...
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There are different ways of enjoying the waters in Merlindale, according to ...
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In June 2026, the Albert Watson Memorial Hut, a bike bothy at ...
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Icebergs on the Tweed During the hard winter of 2010 I was ...
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What a Romantic River – canoeing in the ice at winter time ...
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Hay Lodge Park, Peebles. Wild Writers Festival, Eastgate January 2026. It was ...
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.