Location

Lying midway between Edinburgh and Newcastle, Berwick upon Tweed is the northernmost coastal town in the county of Northumberland.

It was a Royal Burgh of Scotland in 1120 and during the many centuries of border warfare changed hands no fewer than 13 times. As early as the 12th and 13th centuries Berwick was a thriving trading centre and international port.

Three bridges span the River Tweed at Berwick...
The Old Bridge, also known as Berwick Bridge, was built between 1611 and 1634. It is a red sandstone structure with fifteen arches.

Royal Border Bridge, opened by Queen Victoria in 1850, is a railway viaduct with 28 high round arches in stone-faced brick on stone piers.

The Royal Tweed ‘New Bridge’, built to take much of the through traffic from Berwick Bridge, is a concrete bridge with four spans, built between 1925 and 1928. Much of the traffic for which it was designed has now gone onto the Berwick bypass, avoiding the town altogether.

Golfing enthusiasts have a choice of two courses. Magdalene Fields Golf Club is only 5 minutes walk from the town centre towards the coast. Goswick Links Golf Club, 7 miles south of Berwick, is a traditional links course that provides a fair test of golfing skills, especially when the wind blows.

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