Category: Dunbar

On the other side

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The clifftop paths to the west of Dunbar are the most spectacular, without a doubt, but to the east there’s a quiet and pleasant shoreline way, lined on one side by Dunbar golf course, and the other by ragged rocks and the North Sea. It’s another fine, dry and sunny day, but there’s a biting east wind. We’ll find a sheltered spot amid the rocks, to sit in the sunshine for a while, before retracing our steps to the baker’s shop for goodies to go with our afternoon tea.

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Tyneside: the hidden toun

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No, not that Tyne! This Tyne rises at Tynehead in Midlothian, not far south of Edinburgh, and flows into the North Sea near Dunbar, at the mouth of the Firth of Forth. We’re at Haddington (apparently known as the ‘hidden toun’, it doesn’t seem hidden to me!) for a light lunch and a short stroll. It’s  a cold day, so we’re not hanging around, but it could be worth a return visit. (The cakes at the cafe looked wonderful, but I don’t think we’d have done justice to them after our lunch – another good reason to revisit Haddington…)

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Windy Sunny Dunny

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Monday 3 August: Dunbar is noted for its summer sunshine. After the early rain has passed, it’s certainly sunny, but with an amber warning for storm Floris and winds gusting to the mid-60mph range, the sunshine isn’t the most obvious aspect of the weather. I’ll take a careful walk out to see if I can capture something of the wind on the camera. Avoiding camera shake could be tricky… There’s a strong wall beside the path which provides some shelter for a few shots of the sea and the waves. Beyond, beside the golf course (no-one playing today!), the wind is picking up loose material from the beach – I’m getting sandblasted (and it won’t be doing the camera any good). I’ll turn my back to the wind and head for home.

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East Coast

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Tuesday 25 June and Wednesday 26 June: Montrose, the ‘East Neuk’ of Fife and Dunbar. It was a gloomy Tuesday evening in Montrose. Better tomorrow? No! Scotland’s east coast was suffering from a ‘haar’ (what my mother called a ‘sea fret’). The fishing villages – we visited Crail and St Monans – can be very picturesque with a spot of sunshine; they were eerily quiet in the mist. By evening, we’re in Dunbar, and I’m stretching my legs before calling it a day.

North Berwick

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Tuesday 30 August: Not St Abbs! That was our intended destination, but there was a tailback on the A1 just past the cement works. “Let’s go to North Berwick instead”. It was a good choice – great rolls and cakes from a High Street deli and a bench with an extensive view across the Firth of Forth to the Fife fishing villages (try saying that quickly!), encompassing all the little islands off this coast. Now replete, we can explore a little – along the beach to the harbour and the lookout point. Plenty of interest in all directions – we’ll have to come again!

Tomorrow – back to Shropshire…

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