Saturday, 17 October 2015

Berwick Upon Tweed Castle Walk

I had no idea how picturesque the town of Berwick Upon Tweed is. This coastal settlement has a fantastic historical town wall walk; where you can visit both the barracks and battlements; and also explore the remains of the castle. We followed a footpath through some parkland which descended to the Tweed then carried on into the North Sea. Along the way, we found the old castle walks and walked through an old tower entrance corridor. The remains of the guard towers are still there to explore. The walls are full of tunnels and ramparts to mark the town’s historic military past. There are also some beautiful gardens hidden in the hillside, complete with a pond and a Japanese pergola. Within the town itself, a fantastic town clock is perched upon a magnificent town hall building; its size respecting the size of the town but its pillars stand out to show the importance of the building. I would like to go back some day and do a complete circuit of the town. 

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