Berwick is England's most northerly town, having changed allegiance between England and Scotland many times in it's turbulent past, until it was captured by Edward IV in 1482.

Under the Treaty of Perpetual Peace between Henry VII of England and James VI of Scotland in 1502, Berwick was given status as being “of” the Kingdom of England but not “in” it.  When Queen Victoria declared war on Russia in 1853 she did so in the name of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, Berwick-upon-Tweed and the British Dominions beyond the sea. As Berwick was not mentioned in the Treaty of Paris in 1856, it was technically still at war until a peace treaty was signed by the mayor and a Soviet diplomat in 1966.

Some residents of Berwick are keen to leave England again and rejoin Scotland.

As a reminder of the past, you can walk around the old fortified walls that enclose the town, the only such surviving fortification in Britain, and at the same time take in the more recent "Lowry Trail".

 One of the most striking features of the town is the Royal Border Bridge over the River Tweed, carrying the East Coast Main Line between London and Edinburgh; designed by Robert Stephenson it is being hailed as one of the finest railway viaducts in the world.

The Tweed is home to a large colony of Mute Swans, and, of course is a fine Salmon Fishing river; just upstream on the Tweed are the Chain Bridge Honey Farm and Paxton House.

Among the first purpose-built barracks in England, the English Heritage Berwick Barracks now house several attractions including a museum.

Home to Berwick Rangers and Berwick Bandits Speedway, the Berwick area is well served with holiday accommodation, be it , , or

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