Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom

Berwick-upon-Tweed is England's most northerly town, a border town at the mouth of the River Tweed about 3 km from Scotland. More about Berwick-upon-Tweed →

A stone arched bridge over a river in Berwick-upon-Tweed, below a quay wall, red-roofed houses and a clock tower spire under a cloudy sky
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Cruise Ships in Berwick-upon-Tweed

Next call · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

May 2028
Silver Endeavour
Silversea252 passengers
Sun 7 May
Arrival7:00 am
Departure2:00 pm

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Where is the Berwick-upon-Tweed cruise port?

Ships anchor in the bay off the Tweed mouth and tender passengers into Tweed Dock at Tweedmouth, on the south bank of the river, where the landing pontoon sits beside the Harbour Master's Office.

The walled town centre is across the Old Bridge, about 0.8 km or 11 minutes on foot to the Town Hall on Marygate. Berwick railway station is about 1.8 km away by road, and Holy Island is about 21 km south.

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Getting to the Berwick-upon-Tweed cruise port

Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Hall (Marygate) → Port of Berwick landing pontoon (Tweed Dock)

0.8 km · ~11 min by car

From the Town Hall on Marygate down to the river, across the Old Bridge to Tweedmouth and along to Tweed Dock.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Walk via the Old Bridge
Freeper person
~11 min
About 0.8 km, 11 minutes on foot via the Old Bridge.

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Driving to the port

The landing is close enough to walk into the town centre. No official bus or taxi fares were gathered.

Berwick-upon-Tweed Cruise Terminals

1 terminal

Port of Berwick landing pontoon (Tweed Dock)

Tender landing pontoon in Tweed Dock, Tweedmouth, beside the Harbour Master's Office of the Berwick Harbour Commission. Cruise ships anchor in the bay and their tenders land passengers here. The town centre is a short walk away across the Old Bridge.

Eating in Berwick-upon-Tweed

Coffee per item
GBP 2.50–2.90
Breakfast per person
GBP 3
Casual lunch per person
GBP 4.50–14
Restaurant dinner per person
GBP 17.50
Soft drink per item
GBP 1.50

Northern Edge Coffee: Americano GBP 2.50, latte GBP 2.75, flat white GBP 2.90; bacon baguette GBP 3.00; baguettes GBP 3.50 and toasted flatbreads GBP 4.50; soft drinks from GBP 1.50. Foxtons: lunchtime club sandwich with fries GBP 14; beer-battered haddock and chips GBP 17.50. Prices may have changed.

Where to eat

Walled town centre (Silver Street, Hide Hill, Bridge Street)

Cafes, bars and restaurants inside the town walls just across the Old Bridge from the landing, including Northern Edge Coffee on Silver Street and Foxtons on Hide Hill.

Destination

About Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed is England's most northerly town, a border town at the mouth of the River Tweed about 3 km from Scotland. It is known for its 16th-century Elizabethan walls, which can still be walked, and for its three bridges across the Tweed.

The Port of Berwick, run by the Berwick Harbour Commission, is a small commercial port in Tweed Dock. Cruise ships are too large to come up the river, so they anchor in the bay and tender passengers to a landing pontoon. Only a few small ships call each year.

Popular trips include Holy Island and Lindisfarne Priory, cut off twice daily by the tide, plus Bamburgh and Alnwick castles.

Climate
Cool, breezy North Sea maritime climate with mild summers and chilly but rarely severe winters. Based on long-term averages at the nearest coastal weather station, about 42 km north-west, daily highs range from about 7 C in January to 19 C in July and lows from about 2 C to 12 C. Rain totals about 620 mm a year on around 116 days, spread fairly evenly at about 34 to 64 mm a month. The area gets about 1,470 hours of sunshine a year, most in May, and around 24 days of air frost. All figures are approximate.
Time zone
United Kingdom Time
Currency
Pound sterling (GBP)

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