Birgham Village, Scottish Borders

Birgham

OK, you found us! Welcome to the website for the best village in the Scottish Borders - well, at least we think it is!

The village of Birgham is located in the Scottish Borders, on the A698 between Coldstream to the east (3.5 miles) and Kelso to the west (5.5 miles). The village has stunning views over the River Tweed towards the Cheviot hills in the south and towards the Lammermuir hills in the north. We also like to include within the community the smaller hamlets of Lochton, Homebank and Eccles Newton.

The village and surrounding community comprises approximately 200 people. This close knit community works hard at being the kind of place you always wanted to live in. As with many small villages, the local facilities and services, such as Post Office, shop, Church and School have been gradually lost over the years but the community spirit is alive and well. And we do have a pub, which almost uniquely is owned by villagers but leased out. Though we can do little to replace the services which we have lost, we try to provide and promote specific local activities that enhance the general feeling of community in the area. In plain English, we have a good time trying to enjoy ourselves!

A number of activities are run on a regular basis (see the Village Hall and Forthcoming Events pages for further information). Some of these are based at the Village Hall whilst others, such as the annual 'Birgham Rideout', Open Gardens and Fete are held outside. The Birgham Rideout is part of Coldstream's Civic week, run in early August and sees horse riders from Coldstream and Kelso converging on Birgham for refreshments and presentations. Consequently, we have some cracking flower displays in the village.

There are plenty of opportunities for other outdoor activities in the area, for example:

Local walks
Horse riding and stabling
Cycling on quiet roads. Birgham is also just off 'Sustrans' National Cycle Route 1 which leads from the north of England to Edinburgh and beyond.
Fishing for trout, salmon and grayling in the River Tweed.
Viewing wildlife - deer, otters, birds of prey, river wildlife, etc.

See the Local info. and Links page for further details of some of the above. We hope you enjoy using this web site.