Peebles, Scotland
Tweed-dle-Dee-Dum-on-Sea
"Charmingly stuck between Edinburgh and nowhere"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing the Old Town Bridge rampant over a wavy line representing the River Tweed, flanked by two identical artisan bakeries, and crowned with a tartan rug for the inevitable riverside picnic that gets rained off.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★★☆ 4/5
"Lovely wander along the River Tweed and the suspension bridge is genuinely photogenic, but I came for the famous Beltane Festival and ended up watching a man in a kilt herd traffic away from the High Street for two hours. The Hydro is nice if you enjoy swimming laps next to retirees discussing golf handicaps. Charming shops, but if you need anything after 5pm you're driving to Galashiels."— Gordon Fairweather-Brolly, Livingston
Property Listing
A rare opportunity to own a slice of Royal Burgh heritage, this charming Borders town offers stunning riverside walks, boutique shopping, and a commute to Edinburgh that's 'only 23 miles' — provided you don't mind the A703 turning into a car park at 8am.
Twinned With
Innsbruck — Both are handsome towns wedged in a valley that everyone agrees are lovely to visit but nobody can quite explain why they didn't just stay in the nearest big city.
Supporting Evidence
Peebles hosts the Beltane Festival every June, where a local schoolgirl is crowned 'Beltane Queen' and the entire town shuts down for a week of pageantry that outsiders find utterly baffling and locals take extremely seriously.