Weir's Way: Berwick upon Tweed

Tom Weir was a writer, broadcaster and an environmentalist. Tom wrote and presented this classic Scottish TV series Weir's Way which ran from 1976 to 1987

[@scottishwarrior8014]

Amazing our Tom ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@klrecords]

Great memories of Berwick climbing all over the walls mesmerised by the market sun shining happy days

[@SisterJanet]

The Berwick accent is so unique! Such a wonderful fusion of Scots and Geordie. Fascinating to listen to.

[@fluffyspit]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. It’s so wonderful to see Berwick back then...I remember it so well, it’s so very different now. The Market was destroyed when the council pedestrianised the street and the salmon fishing is barely existing now. It’s still an extremely beautiful and vibrant town tho. 😊

[@jazzman1626]

@15:20 what a beautiful scene in a beautiful town. It’s sad that they pedestrianised part of the town. I’ve yet to come across a town that wasn’t adversely affected to a smaller or greater extent after it was pedestrianised. Everywhere you look in this video shows a beautiful town. Stay well 😀

[@Ryanlee978]

My family is from here, we have a plague in town. I'm from Canada but would like to move to Berwick at some point in my life.

[@williamlong7188]

Had many visits and holidays here in Berwick some history. Should be in Scotland I agree with Tom it’s more of a Scottish feel to it like what Ayr is to Ayrshire is Berwick to Berwickshire. Some folk may disagree but that’s my personal opinion.

[@MrMikepresley]

My dad (Frank Riley) was born in Berwick 1921, he was schooled there, later he worked as a grave digger, later he served in WW2, after the war moved to Toronto Ontario Canada where I was born; I have always wondered about what Berwick was really like, he always described it as a tough place to grow up in, tough people, and not much else was said about it, his mother was a Postal worker. We would get the Berwick newspaper delivered to us in Toronto in the 1960s and 70s, the main stories in those papers (that I remember) would be weddings and parades.

[@MrMikepresley]

@@crockeyrocky Yes I think he did have a Berwick accent, because it does not sound Scottish, nor British.

[@chollocks]

Oddly enough my mother was born in Berwick upon Tweed in 1921, but moved to Stirling around 1928

[@stuartmckinnon5795]

Its good to see the wee man in berwick upon tweed.

[@davidsturrock6213]

The story of Berwick is a story of war “wow !!! That’s a statement and a half ” Amazing that the stones Alec Dempster is using are 12th century from the old castle “to think these very stones have In Grained in them story’s of king Robert the Bruce and one of the greatest knights sir James Douglas along with the unsung heroes as well “the story’s of old kings of the North and kings of the south thanks Tom where ever you are great episode 👍👍

[@Duncan038]

The Berwick of my Childhood. Still live there but its nowhere near as nice now as it was then.

[@cliveclerkenville2637]

Very interesting

[@garrycowan4394]

Nay seat belt Tam?

[@dazpatreg]

They don't sound like English is their first language

[@Dusty357]

It’s a mixture of Northumbrian Geordie and east coast Scots all rolled into one accent

[@lewissmith3896]

@@Dusty357 A right potent concoction.