The Roxburgh Seafront Guest Accommodation

The Roxburgh Seafront Guest Accommodation Seafront Guest Accommodation on Spittal Beach in Berwick-upon-Tweed Northumberland

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28/05/2026

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For over 150 years, holidaymakers have been visiting Spittal. From the Scottish Borders to Northumberland, and as a far away as London and Ireland, families travelled to Spittal Beach to enjoy the sunshine and entertainments, which included live music, dancing, putting, tennis, hot baths, an outdoor pool and Pierrot clowns!

From 1861, the local newspaper, The Berwick Advertiser, printed the names of those who had travelled to Spittal on holiday. The paper noted where the visitors had come from, who they had travelled with and where they were staying. Some of those who visited Spittal in July 1861 were:

- Miss Hutton from Hawick, staying at Ewart House
- Mrs Macdonald, from London, staying at Mr Morton's
- Reverend M'Laren, from Ancroft Moor, staying at Spa Terrace
- Major Walker, from Kelso, staying at Tyneside Cottage
- Miss Smith, from Newcastle, staying at the Post Office

The Berwick Record Office, thanks to the efforts of one of their volunteers, has a full record of all those holidaymakers listed in The Berwick Advertiser.

The visits of these holidaymakers to Berwick are an inspiration for 'The Visitors', an otherworldly encounter on the streets of Berwick over 30 - 31st May. Find out more at: https://www.maltingsberwick.co.uk/lewis-hetherington-the-visitors/

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117 Main Street, Spittal, Berwick Upon Tweed
Berwick
TD151RP

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