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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Andrew Robeson was born in Kelso in 1654. In about 1682 he ...
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The unexpected discovery of a 150-year-old painting of Dryburgh Suspension Bridge and ...
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One of the largest salmon ever caught on the river Tweed was ...
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We lived by the river Tweed at a village called Lennel, downstream ...
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When I was six my parents bought me a scarf in the ...
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I was married in 2004 at Paxton House next to my beloved ...
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Weary walkers at Berwick Karran from Cumbria took The Long Walk to ...
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A salmon or two The granddaughter of George “Keyhole” Purvis remembered never ...
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In the car from Cornhill-on-Tweed I love driving this piece of road ...
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Cashing in at Coldstream’s bridge When they built the bridge in the ...
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Selkirk I’ve been part of junior rangers. I remember putting up bat ...
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Berwick I was born in Castle Hills, overlooking the Tweed 😊 Kelso ...
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.