About Us

Go Tweed Valley is the public face of the Tweed Valley Tourism BID – a business-led initiative that aims to turn the area into a world-class activity destination for all.

The Tourism BID area extends east from West Linton and Stobo, roughly following the mighty River Tweed to encompass Peebles, Innerleithen, Walkerburn and Clovenfords, finishing just west of Selkirk. To the north, Eddleston is also included.

Working together with more than 100 tourism businesses throughout this small but diverse area, we aim to deliver an unrivalled experience for visitors of all ages and interests. Formed in 2020, we were only the second such tourism-specific Business Improvement District (BID) in Scotland after Visit Inverness Loch Ness, although there is now a third in the shape of Visit Moray Speyside.

Today, the Tweed Valley Tourism BID works with and on behalf of participating businesses to create a strong, sustainable and high-quality tourism product that is designed to put the area very much on the world map. We would like visitors to have a great time (and to return again and again!) and for local tourism businesses and communities to thrive and prosper.

We are expertly guided by a Board of Directors that, between them, represent a range of tourism businesses in the area:

Chair: Catherine Maxwell Stuart, Traquair House

Treasurer: Richard Spanner, Barony Castle

Board members: Chris Ball, Enduro Sports Organisation; Bill Cross, Cringletie; Mark Steedman, Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa; Nigel Davis, Barony Hotel; Patrick Diack, Peebles Hydro Hotel; Pauline Archibald, Hub on the High Street; Ed Shoote, South of Scotland Enterprise; Robin Tatler, SBC Councillor; Janey Kennedy, Tweed Valley Bikes; Emma-Jean Wood, One Stop Laundry & Self-Service; Steve Plag, Kailzie Gardens & Kailzie Big Lodge.

To find out more about the Tourism BID and its plans for the area, please take a look at our initial five-year business plan [PDF, 8.1Mb]. You can also read our 2023 AGM project report. And as we work towards these goals, we welcome any comments on how we are doing. Just drop us a line via our Contact Us page, or through our social channels!

Thank you

Rich Rowe, Project Manager, Tweed Valley Tourism BID

Lindsay Quayle, Project Officer, Tweed Valley Tourism BID

We would like to say a special thank you to the many photographers who have kindly contributed images for these pages, in particular:

Ian Linton Photography; FLS/David Cheskin; Nicky Nisbet; Rainer Heger; Trev Worsey Photography; Ed Shoote; DMBinS; Tweed Valley Guides; Adrenalin Uplift; VisitScotland; Colin & Fi Williams; Martyn Davidson; Grand Day Out Photography; Jo Tennant Photographs; Phil Wilkinson Photography; Anthony Newton.

We hope you enjoy their work as you explore all that is on offer here in the Tweed Valley. And if a particular image catches your eye and you’d like to know more, we’ll happily put you in touch with the photographer!