An impressive welcome sign greets the visitor & local alike, whether they have come from lands afar or just been shopping in Morrisons at Berwick. Coldstream is very much a true Border Toon, where a mere stroll can quickly take you into England & back before breakfast.
Robert Burns crossed into England here, for the very first time,back in 1787. His enthusiasm in doing so would appear to have been much less than mine was, when at school in Derbyshire, back in 1961, I encountered his work "Tam O' Shanter in the syllabus for GCE "O" level English & enjoyed it so much-- still remembering chunks of it to this day.
An imposing monument to Charles Marjoribanks(M.P. for Berwickshire) is another prominent feature when crossing the Border & former Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas Home is buried in the town
Back in the C18th & C19th, it was, like Gretna, a popular destination for runaway lovers seeking marriage.
Apparently, pubs & hotels just on the English side of the border, became temporarily very popular with their Scottish neighbours when the smoking ban was introduced earlier to Scotland than England!