The Walls B&B Berwick

Prices held for 2010!

2010-03-18T20:50:00.002Z

We are pleased to announce that our prices remain unchanged for 2010! In our recession-hit times we feel it is unfair to put further pressure on our customer's finances. We hope you take advantage of this offer, the season is ahead of us and Berwick is starting to blossom, literally!
Suzanne and I looking forward to seeing you!

Visit thewallsberwick.com for more information.

What a summer!

2009-10-19T18:55:00.002+01:00

Well summer is over and what a summer it was, we were full without a break for 10 weeks! It was lovely to see so many happy guests enjoying the beauty of Berwick, the Borders and Northumberland.
We wondered how much of the increase in custom and visitor numbers had to do with the recession and people deciding to stay in the UK?
We had good weather for most of the school holidays and are currently enjoying an Indian Summer though temperatures have dropped.
The Granary project is well underway now and is on schedule but of course there are still 14 months to completion.
We had our annual visit by the Tourist Board's Hotel Inspector and had our 5 star, silver award re-confirmed! That is good news, it means our high standards have been maintained.
Our winter prices commence 1st. November so if you want to enjoy an autumnal stay at The Walls follow the link thewallsberwick.com or ring us on 01289 330233.

Summer is upon us!

2009-06-29T20:38:00.002+01:00

Here we are at last in glorious summer and the salmon fishermen just outside on the Tweed are preparing for this year's run. They haven't caught much yet but it can only be days away now.
Mute Swan numbers are increasing, soon there should around 400 and the sight will be spectacular.
Work on the £5 million renovation programme of the last remaining Berwick Granary just behind us is progressing very well and is on target to complete in late 2010.
The Grey Seal was out below us yesterday. He had caught a large salmon and was trying to eat it without giving any scraps away to the dive-bombing seagulls! The seals are a pleasure to see but the fishermen are understandably less enthusiastic!
We only have a few nights available for booking until September so if you are thinking of booking with us, do so as soon as possible on
info@thewallsberwick.com

Hope to see you soon

Eric and Suzanne

Andrew Motion visits The Walls

2009-05-26T18:33:00.002+01:00

We are now at the start of our second summer season and things are really hotting up, even the weather! Bookings are coming in thick and fast so if you are planning to stay with us, the sooner you make your enquiry the better on thewallsberwick.com
This month it was our very great privilege to have the outgoing Poet Laureate Andrew Motion with us. He was giving a reading of his work at The Maltings as part of the Spoken Word Festival. Now we can't claim to be poetry buffs but we were genuinely moved by his words and he was a charming gentleman to meet.
Outside on the River Tweed we see that the Mute Swans are increasing their numbers slowly toward the usual 400. The Salmon must be running because the seals are queueing up outside to feast upon them, and the trout are jumping for fly. The otters haven't been seen for a month or so but we believe they are still around and healthy.

Hope to see you soon

Eric and Suzanne

Happy New Year 2009!

2009-01-01T16:53:00.002Z

Hello to our customers old and new! Suzanne and I wish you all a happy, healthy and, depite the credit crunch, a prosperous 2009!
For the new season we are hoping to team up with some experts in various fields like wildlife, geology, photography and history to provide some interesting theme days out in this beautiful part of the world. We hope to make some announcements soon but if you would like to add an area of interest, please get in touch by replying to this blog, or by e-mail on http:info@thewallsberwick.com

New website design

2008-12-07T19:02:00.002Z

Hope you like the new-look website. The artwork was done by Richard Deighton, my very gifted nephew. You can see other examples of his work at http://www.nuyustore.com/
The website build and publishing was done in record time and fantastic efficiency by Paul Smith of Fantasy Prints who you can contact here http://www.fantasyprints.co.uk/
The photos were mostly taken by my patient and arty friend Stephen Green from York.
Our thanks to all for your hard work and devotion.

Berwick Lights Festival

2008-10-07T14:35:00.002+01:00

Friday November 28 to Sunday 30 sees the third running of the Berwick Lights Festival where unusual visual arts are displayed in interesting locations around the Town. Take a look at:

http://www.northumberlandlights.com/the_state_of_berwick.php

A 2 night stay in The Walls has been selected as top prize run by e-Living North Magazine and National Express but we still have 2 rooms available, let me know if you need any further information.

Comments available now!

2008-10-07T14:23:00.003+01:00

I told you it was my first venture into blogging and wondered why I was getting no response to posts. Well I found out why. I hadn't enabled comments! The gaff has been fixed now so please feel free to comment on the postings or let me know how they can be improved, by clicking on the Comments link at the bottom of the appropriate posting.

Sunshine at last and Autumn/Winter offers

2008-09-22T19:33:00.004+01:00

The sun finally chased away the clouds this weekend and we enjoyed the warming rays for 3 days. The light was amazing, electric blue in the morning turning to gold in the evening.
The fine weather allowed us to repaint the windows on the front of the house and it looks like a new pin now!
We were contacted by Northumberland Tourism about putting on Autumn and Winter offers on the basis of 3 nights for 2 which we are considering. If you are interested, please mail us at info@thewallsberwick.com and mention this blog.

After the floods 15 September 2008

2008-09-15T19:01:00.005+01:00

Well Northumberland has had more than its fair share of rain this month, culminating last week in the worst flooding for 50 years. We were not affected but the river levels outside the house were interesting, we never saw the Salmon Fisherman's island for 3 days!
Our heartfelt sympathy goes to poor people of Morpeth, they bore the brunt after the River Wansbeck burst its banks. I was on a website course in Morpeth the day after the river finally subsided and walked around the area and talked to some of the victims. Those poor people. Amazingly it was really quiet, people just going about their unpleasant clear-up operations, heads down but strangely resolute. Maybe the old war-time spirit is still alive.
Well we had the food and beer festival to cheer us up at the weekend, a really good attempt by the organisers. Of course I had to sample the real ale out of duty to our guests who might have wanted my views. It was a great weekend for anyone fancying a change next year.

5 Stars!

2008-09-09T19:18:00.003+01:00

Our first piece of news is good news! Last week we had a visit from the Hotel Inspector. Last year when she came to assess us we had just opened and weren't really ready and got 4 Stars. We were really pleased with that because we had only bought the home 4 months earlier and worked flat out to open for the summer season.
Well this time we were ready and we got 5 Stars and a Silver Award for excellence! We are delighted as you can imagine.

Eric and Suzanne

Hello to customers!

2008-09-09T19:07:00.000+01:00

Hello to customers old and new!

This is our first venture into the world of blogging so be patient until we learn the art!
We hope to keep you up to date with events at The Walls and on events in and around Berwick and we will provide links for you to follow as we find them. As a starter, this should direct you to our website

http://www.thewallsberwick.com
Hope you find the blog useful
Eric and Suzanne