Sue and Brian's personal website http://www.islandfocus.co.uk

Websites for photographers and artists http://www.clikpic.com

enjoy the images of the last common riding http://www.visitnewcastleton.com/copshaw-common-riding

Enjoy the thrills of Newcastleton

Whether you’re planning a peaceful picnic with lovely views, a wilderness ramble or an adrenalin-rush mountain bike ride, Newcastleton Forest offers the perfect setting. The forest is also a wildlife haven: don’t miss the hide overlooking Priesthill and the stunning Liddel valley. There are traces of ages past here too - look out for ancient settlements and burial cairns as you go. http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/visit/newcastleton

Newcastleton is the largest settlement in Liddesdale, the valley lying to the east of the line of the modern A7 and even closer to the line of the English border. For many centuries Liddesdale lay on the front line in the wars between England and Scotland, as illustrated in the troubled history of Hermitage Castle, five miles to the north. And even after the Union of the Crowns in 1603 this was bandit country, plagued by cattle rustlers and Border Reivers. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/newcastleton/newcastleton/

Riverview Holiday Park is an exclusive environment for lovers of the outdoors. Explore the park through their website. http://riverviewholidaypark.co.uk

The 7stanes are eight mountain biking centres (Glentress and Innerleithen share one) spanning southern Scotland. The 7stanes mountain bike trails offer everyone no matter how experienced, some of the world's best mountain biking stretching from the heart of Dumfries and Galloway to the Scottish Borders. http://www.7stanes.com/

Hello and a very warm welcome to Newcastleton, known locally as Copshaw Holm.
The small village of Newcastleton, with a resident population of 850, is nestled in the valley of Liddesdale, gateway to the Scottish Borders.
We are surrounded by hills and forests with fabulous scenery, abundant wild life and historical sites, perfect for exploring, painting or photographing. It is great place to visit for the day - or longer (Sat-Nav TD9 0QD). http://www.visitnewcastleton.com/

explore the walks in the area http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/borders/hawick.shtml

track the local weather http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2641675

Newcastleton Traditional Music Festival was first held in 1970, and grew out of the local Accordion and Fiddle Club that met in the Commercial Hotel (now the Liddesdale Hotel). From that initial one day event has grown the friendliest, most welcoming and family friendly traditional music festival in Scotland! http://www.newcastleton.com/