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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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 ...
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At the mouth of the Tweed, sat right bonny Berwick A Northumbrian ...
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Ian Brunton shared memories of Peebles in the 1930s, which were recorded ...
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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. ...
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.