subject: See The History Of The Borders At Berwick Hotels [print this page] On the Scottish Borders Berwick has an exciting history for you to discover, with Museums, Farms, a Maze and Military Barracks to explore you'll never be bored after booking into a Berwick hotel.
The most famous of Berwick's Museum is the Berwick upon Tweed Borough Museum, this museum will take you through Berwick over the ages including the Burrell Pottery Collection of Sir William Burrell, the Borough museum hosts over 300 pieces from the collection. You can also see historical artefacts of Berwick gone by at the Berwick Town Hall and Cell Block Museum.
Being on the Scottish borders Berwick has always been under conflict from the Scottish and the English Army's. You can walk in the footsteps of the armies that used to camp at Berwick in two main camps. The King's Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum gives you the chance to honour the history of the Kings Own Scottish Borders regiment from the seventeenth century right up to the present day. You can see how regiments have evolved over the years in terms of uniforms, weapons and processes, all brought to life with exhibitions, displays and audio visual installations. You can also visit the Berwick Main Guard Georgian military guardhouse, this guardhouse was built in 1815, and you can see the full history of the town in entertaining exhibitions.
Another popular place that has military influences is the Berwick Barracks with a exhibition entitled By Beat of Drum you can see the history of the British Army and their infantry from 1660 to 1900. Berwick Barracks has 12 rooms that have re-enactments and reconstructions of life in the barracks; this gives you a real feel of what life was like with original equipment and uniforms.
Northumbria is as far north as you can get before you reach Scotland and in celebration of this local farmer Nick Crabbie has developed Berwick Garden centre. This is much more than a normal garden centre and boasts clothing, plants and some of the best local produce from the region. If you enjoy plants and garden then you should definitely visit Fishwick Mains Maize Maze, it may be a bit of a mouthful to say but it is a lot of fun The Maze, made of Maize is about three miles long with turns and paths all the way through the crop. Each year's maze is different and is an exciting adventure for kids and adults.
Your Berwick Hotel will probably recommend you visit Norham Castle; this used to be one of the greatest border strongholds but after many battles and weathered over the years by Scottish border winds is now in remains.
