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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We have many memories of family walks along the river. One I ...
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We very often walked along the Tweed at Peebles, through the park ...
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We had friends who lived in Peebles, having moved there from Edinburgh ...
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I used to live in Penicuik and always enjoyed visiting Peebles for ...
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In 1908, Richard Short sadly drowned in the Tweed on the Spittle ...
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Go tae sleep mi bonny bairnie The Moon is keekin ower the ...
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It’s a beautiful late afternoon in August as I walk along Berwick’s ...
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At the meeting of the waters, you will still hear folks reminiscing ...
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The Tweed Valley Osprey Project was set up in 1998 to help ...
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On the Fruid road near Menzion are three standing stones, dating from ...
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Bertha lived in a shepherd’s house at Badlieu, and was known for ...
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There was formal schooling in Tweedsmuir for just over 200 years. The ...
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.