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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Our dog, Rosie, is an 8 year old black Labrador. She is ...
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I moved to the Scottish Borders for college from North Wales and ...
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Drumelzier is a special place where my family roots are and the ...
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I swim in the River Tweed all year round, she has become ...
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Writer John Mackay Wilson (1804-35), who was born and lived in Tweedmouth, ...
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After the Second World War, an unusual figure became part of life ...
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Summer, what summer. There hasn’t been one The rain, the wind, the ...
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Raised in Kelso the river Tweed was always close, whether swimming in ...
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I used to come to the old Crook with my parents and ...
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While building the dam, a crane fell on top of where I ...
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Out for a Sunday drive with my son who is learning to ...
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I remember walking along the Tweed in Innerleithen in June 1986 with ...
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.