I'm off to Eyemouth in the morning for a few days, exploring up and down the coast around St Abbs etc. Will probs visit Berwick upon Tweed if the weather's a bit rubbish on one of the days, but I'm hoping it wont be too bad!
Well, the weather was much much better than I expected! Very little rain, at least during the day(s).
We actually stayed in a B&B in Coldingham, which is a small village to the North West of Eyemouth.
Friday (arrival day) afternoon; Just had a mooch around the village to get our bearings and visit the remains of Coldingham Priory. Not much to see there, so had a walk down to the local beach at Coldingham Bay. What a lovely unspoilt beach! Really liked it there and spent some time exploring and sea glass collecting.
Saturday; Walked from Coldingham Bay on the coast path to St Abb's Head and then back again. The harbour in St Abb's village is said to be one of the most photographed in Scotland and I could see why. Well worth a wander around there if you're up that way. Watched a local fisherman unloading his catch of crab and lobster, although it did make me wonder about the amount of marine life fisherman take from the sea on a daily basis, and how sustainable it really is
There's a fab little cafe near the harbour, where I indulged in a hot choc and a home made fruit scone with jam & cream
Great views of dolphins from St Abb's head and a few seals around too.
Sunday; Had a couple of shorter walks, the first being from Coldingham Bay to Eyemouth during the morning. Not that impressed with Eyemouth itself, although the chippy (Mackays) did fab fish & chips.
After lunch, we drove up to a little place called Cove and walked down to the harbour. An unusual place to say the least but quite cute and quirky too. The path to the beach goes through a little tunnel through the cliff face.
Walked from Cove along the coast path to Pease Bay, which would have been lovely had it not been for the huge caravan park that sat right at the back of the beach.
Hence we didn't bother dropping down onto the sands.
Monday; Drove down to Burnmouth (South of Eyemouth) but there was very little to get excited about there. Walked for about 10 minutes on a pebbly beach in an area called Cowdrait and had a very short wander around the harbour, before giving up and leaving! Parked at the top of the hill instead and then walked along the coast path to the edge of Eyemouth.
After lunch, we went back to Coldingham Bay and walked into St Abb's, then did some more sea glass collecting on the beach. Sat for a while watching a young seal trying to haul itself onto the rocks.
Tuesday; Drove into Berwick upon Tweed and walked the city walls, which I found really interesting. Had a wander alongside of the River Tweed to the remains of the castle. There's really not much left of it at all!
Mooched around the town a bit, exploring and looking at all the old buildings etc.
Had some lunch and then left for home around 2pm.
We quite liked it in Berwick and will definitely return for another visit. In fact, we were really impressed with the whole area!