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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Two dads and four boys took Stand Up Paddle Boards from Peebles ...
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Always love to see the Heron. A magical bird. One appeared the ...
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Having been born and brought up by the river Tweed at Broomhall, ...
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Extracts from a recorded interview with Jen Bulloch, manager of the Wee ...
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Extract from an interview with Maureen Thornborrow who remembers growing up near ...
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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 ...
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.