Purves Cottage - homely holiday let

29/09/2024

The village of Allanton is steeped in history and has lots of tells of the past. These are some very well-worn steps just along from the cottage.
Not so easy to navigate them now!

20/08/2024

Peachy view from the back of the cottage garden tonight. Field still to be cut but can’t be long now!

Still got a little availability in October. Check out the link in the bio.

07/08/2024

Always a great weekend celebrating local food and drink, and music too in Berwick upon Tweed.

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27/07/2024

What a brilliant 🤩 shot! Very lucky to have these boat trips practically on our doorstop from Berwick upon tweed.

Nicola Warren captured this amazing photo on an Estuary Trip yesterday (25.07.2024). She said it came out of nowhere and breached as high as the boat. Thanks Nicola.
Friday 26th. July 2024
16.00 - Estuary Trip
17.15 - Estuary Trip
Saturday 27th. July 2024
16.30 - Estuary Trip
17.45 - Estuary Trip
Sunday 28th. July 2024
17.30 - Estuary Trip
19.00 - Seafari Trip
Book online: www.berwickboattrips.co.uk or pop down to our Kiosk on the Quayside TD15 1HE
Dogs are welcome (FOC)
Toilet onboard

25/06/2024

Beautiful early morning walk down by Bluestone Ford this morning with the doggo (less than a mile from the cottage, as the crow flies).

19/06/2024

We’re very lucky in Allanton to have
A) pretty woodland walks on our doorstep
B) a great community of people who help keep them walkable with strimming, cutting and chopping here and there so we can admire the rest of the wild flowers and nature in abundance.
🤩🥰

02/06/2024

Looks like summer has finally arrived! 🤩
How long for, we don’t know! But the cottage garden is good to go for summer lovin’ times☀️

04/05/2024

Tweed Valley Blogger - TVB Tours has shared a brilliant blog about 6 things to do in our wonderful historic Berwickshire.

Of course one of them includes our very own pub in the village Allanton Inn! Dog friendly outside with heated pods and a covered deck area. Wonderful food served both inside and out during warm months.

six things to do in the Scottish borders

03/05/2024

03/02/2024

An exciting new 5-year, £25million lottery funded (amongst others) project to create a new River Tweed Trail with new walking and biking paths across the South of Scotland. Great news for our area! Can’t wait to see it take shape and to try it out.

03/12/2023

Christmas-ready for our first December guests 🤩

02/12/2023

It’s a winter wonderland around Allanton this morning ❄️
Beautiful walk with the dog watching the skies turn everything pink

07/11/2023

I had a rare afternoon off to myself, so me and the mad dog went walking around the Blackadder estate in the fabulous setting autumn sunshine. A fab walk for dogs (mostly off the lead) and lots of wildlife and scenery to see on the way. 3.6 miles.

09/08/2023

Wonderful photo of this special place just 18 miles away for the cottage, on the fabulous Northumberland coast.

The end of the road.

Twice daily North Sea tides sweep across Holy Island’s 3-mile-long causeway, submerging the road and your safe passage to the island.

Always adhere to the safe crossing times listed on boards either side of the causeway before making your journey.

A photograph by

07/08/2023

Beautiful walk this morning down the track which leads the old Blackadder house ruins. Stopped to say hello to the lions guarding the little Butler’s cottage, one with the blue sky and moon behind her.

01/08/2023

18/07/2023

Brilliant local family-run pub and restaurant in the village. Handy for holiday makers and weekenders staying at our cottage!
See our availability at the cottage via the link in our bio.
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06/06/2023

Plans are seriously taking shape for this years Berwick Food and Beer Festival '23 and we are buzzing for all the exciting foodies and not to forget brewers and bars we've pulled together for this one.

Our line up is subject to change but for now we have the following bars and street food vendors all confirmed... just thought we'd shout about it and get the good news out there!

The line up is diverse, set to be completely delicious and with something for absolutely everyone whether you love pizza 🍕, Indian food, Greek food, Mexican, burgers, bangers, if you're vegan or gluten free we have got you
🎉 C O V E R E D 🎉 this year. Not to mention the marquee where you're gonna find brilliant brewers but also cider, gin, wine, cocktails and soft drinks.

Bars in the marquee:

Bear Claw Brewery // Winton Brewery // Cheviot Brewery // The First & Last Brewery, Northumberland // Tempest Brewing Co. // Hadrian Border Brewery // Cross Borders Brewing // Camerons Brewery // Edinburgh Cider Co. // Pier Red // McColl's Brewery // Spirit O’Clyde

Street food traders:

Smoke & Sear // Scream For Pizza // Flankman // Well Hung and Tender // Geordie Banger Co. // Beanie Bun (not on Facebook) who are a fully plant based burger company // Phi Pie // Tandoori Naan Hut // Hatch76 // Churros Barcelona // FlipnFast

Berwick Food and Beer Festival this August 18th - 20th on The Parade Green. Book the weekend off and come and join us for a fantastic celebration of all things good food & drink.

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31/05/2023

As we recover from the madness of May - bank holiday weekends galore, start of the fabulous weather 😎 (here to stay I hope ), various local events & the beer garden season launched 🍕🍻🍸🍹, we are preparing to welcome the summer months.

June…..
sees our annual Fathers Day Garden Party on Sunday 18th 🥳
🎶 fab live music from Huffman & Spence
😋 delicious food promoting local produce including seafood, hot filled rolls, platters, pizzas, waffles & ice cream
🍹plus lots of refreshing drinks & cocktails
☀️ and hopefully some more lovely weather

🍽️ open every day for dinner from 5.30pm. Lunches every day except Tuesday & Wednesday.

🍕Pizza Shack service continues every Friday & Saturday evenings (except this Saturday 3rd) from 5pm.

Please note we are closed all day this Saturday, 3rd June to attend a family wedding.

Bring on the summer 😎🥳

09/05/2023

The woods looked like there had been a wedding this morning! Lots of confetti/blossom and pretty flowers on show

05/04/2023

Wow 🤩 our first marriage proposal at the cottage! Clearly a cosy romantic place to ask for her hand in marriage over these past few days. Delighted for them both, and thanks for the lovely review💍

just sayin’…

14/03/2023

How exciting to have this new route starting practically on our doorstep in Eyemouth! Calling all cyclists 🚴‍♀️

📣BREAKING NEWS FROM THE SSDA CONFERENCE

🚴‍♂️The brand new 250-mile coast to coast cycle route across the south of Scotland will be named after Kirkpatrick Macmillan, the 19th century Dumfriesshire blacksmith who invented the first pedal-driven velocipede, it has just been announced at the SSDA sell-out conference at Peebles Hydro.

➡️Officially called 'The Kirkpatrick C2C, South of Scotland’s Coast to Coast' the route will span the South of Scotland from Stranraer in the west with Eyemouth on the east.

👐Projections suggest the new route, which will launch formally this summer, could attract up to 175,000 new visitors to the region, with a direct spend of £13.7M per year.

Find out more 👉https://www.ssdalliance.com/new-coast-to-coast-cycle-route-named-in-homage-to-scotlands-pedal-bike-pioneer/

28/02/2023

Just 4/5 miles away from the cottage, Paxton House is a great day out for anyone. With an outdoor park where dogs are welcome and a tea room too where they can join you, plan a stay and enjoy what they have to offer whilst you stay in the Scottish Borders.

➡️We have so much to do this season at Paxton House, here’s a wee low down! Family fun days, seasonal trails, pop up markets, bushcraft sessions, exhibitions, school holiday kids activities; the list is endless!

➡️Plus our 80 acres of grounds and gardens, riverside walks, caravan park, adventure playground, house tours, gift shop, tearoom and more! A warm welcome and lots of fun awaits…

🥰For full details and ticket bookings please visit www.paxtonhouse.co.uk or email [email protected]

28/02/2023

There are lots of lovely coastal walks in the South of Scotland for you to escape to, like this one on the Eyemouth Coastal Path in the Scottish Borders.
📍Eyemouth, Scottish Borders.
📸leavetheroadfindtherewards

03/02/2023

Cosy times. Pampas grass is the biz. Who knew it would come back?! No key swaps required.