Berwick-upon-Tweed's ramparts

After the boat trip, we retraced our steps into town and stopped in the first pub we came to to get warm and have a bite to eat. Suitably refreshed, we went in search of the tourist information office which was located in the town's library. The lady there was very helpful and friendly. She gave us a map and advised us to walk around the ramparts to get a good overview of the place.

A medieval town wall was first built in 1297. The huge walls and ramparts we see today were built between 1558 and 1570, during the reigns of Mary I and Elizabeth I. Their purpose was to defend the town at a time of English-Scottish conflict.Read more