Scotland’s deputy first minister has been trying to discourage would-be New Year’s Eve revellers from travelling to England this week. Those planning to escape Scotland’s strict Covid rules with a Hogmanay trip south of the border are going against the ‘spirit’ of the restrictions, according to John Swinney.
As Chloe Smith, the UK work and pensions minister, has pointed out though, Scots are ‘more than free to move around’ the UK over the New Year – Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP are not yet able to impose a hard border along the 96-mile stretch between Bella Caledonia and contaminated England.
And for those Scots who do want to exercise their rights as British citizens and to see in the new year in style, The Spectator has put together a guide of the best English border towns in which to ‘tak a cup o’ kindness yet’ this Hogmanay.
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Located just two-and-a-half miles south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Berwick, as it is known by locals, is the northernmost town in England.
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