Pictorial diary of a wintry week in Berwick upon Tweed, England
Written by Karen Bryan
The UK experienced some unusually extreme wintry weather at the start of January 2010. We live in Berwick upon Tweed in the north eastern corner of England, next to the Royal Border Bridge which carries the East Coast railway line over the River Tweed. Below is my pictorial diary of the period 4 – 9 January 2010. All the photos and videos were taken with my Samsung Jet S800 phone.
The Tweed Estuary from the Berwick upon Tweed town walls, 4 January 2010
The snowy Elizabethan town walls of Berwick upon Tweed, 4 January 2010
Snow on Spittal Beach, Berwick upon Tweed, 5 January 2010
A walk along Spittal Beach, Berwick upon Tweed, 5 January 2010
Ice sheets appear in the River Tweed, Berwick upon Tweed, 6 January 2010
Pinky dusk over River Tweed, Berwick upon Tweed, 8 January 2010
Icicle cascade, Berwick upon Tweed, 9 January 2010
Frozen banks of the River Tweed, Berwick upon Tweed, 9 January 2010
Royal Border Bridge slices ice sheets, Berwick upon Tweed, 9 January 2010
I hope that you’ve enjoyed this pictorial diary of a wintry week in Berwick upon Tweed. It’s very beautiful but I’m hoping that the cold snap won’t last too long so that life can get back to normal.
wonderful, wonderful photos, karen! we’re used to brisk winter weather here in michigan. hope that you come out of the deep freeze soon!
Jessie – Thanks yes it has been very picturesque in Berwick this week. I bet that Michigan copes a lot better with heavy Winter as you expect here. It’s not quite so cold today, the neighbours’ icicles have started to melt and no ice sheets in river this morning.
I’d heard that the UK could be cold & wet during the winter, but this is rediculous! :-) Beautiful picture – thanx for sharing!!
Suzi – |yes we Brits are not expecting to experience such cold winters, we do have some snow but it generally lasts a few days. We expect Winters to be dismal and wet but not Arctic like. Most of the snow has now melted but forecast for more snow showers and temperatures of around (a comparatively balmy) 2 degrees celsius for next 10 days.