Innerleithen Nightlife The nicht is dark, the moons no oot, Dark clad men are gaun aboot: On the waterside by yon boat pool Hearts beat fast, but nerves are cool. The nets in place, held by its stake And in deep water nae ripples make They leave it noo an oor or two, When they […]

Extracts from a recorded interview with Jen Bulloch, manager of the Wee Crook. It’s definitely not just a café. We get locals every single day. We’re open seven days a week. You’ll get people coming from all over and it’s definitely a meeting place. It’s got a special feel hence the reason why we decided […]

Extract from an interview with Maureen Thornborrow who remembers growing up near the Fruid reservoir and attending Tweedsmuir Primary School. If you’ve never been up to Fruid, you should go for a look and see where I grew up. And then subsequently all my children grew up after that. A wonderful playground, it’s very remote […]

I moved to the Scottish Borders for college from North Wales and soon found work on both Mossfennan and Drumelzier Place…very enjoyable place to work with my dog Nel.

Drumelzier is a special place where my family roots are and the Tweed provides the backdrop. My father was born at Drumelzier Place Farm around 1914. The Browns lived all around the area, Tweedsmuir, Drumelzier, Broughton, Biggar. Lovely memories spending holidays there with grandparents. I learned to swim in the River Tweed.

Writer John Mackay Wilson (1804-35), who was born and lived in Tweedmouth, returned to his hometown to take up the role of Editor to The Berwick Advertiser in 1832. Two years later, he started publication of his Tales of the Borders, which became international bestsellers for the best part of 120 years. Sadly, Wilson died […]