North Berwick Harbour
About
A small stone harbour on a rocky promontory between the two bays, still working rather than converted, with creel boats, small yachts and the RNLI lifeboat station sharing it with the Scottish Seabird Centre. Local fishermen land shellfish here, which is why the Lobster Shack on the old pier and the Rocketeer in the former coastguard station are both a few yards from the water. Above the harbour is the Anchor Green and the ruins of St Andrew's Old Kirk, the town's medieval church. It is free, it takes twenty minutes, and it is the part of North Berwick that most rewards simply standing still.
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Highlights
- ✓Creel boats landing shellfish that ends up on the pier fifty metres away
- ✓The RNLI North Berwick lifeboat station
- ✓The Anchor Green and the ruins of St Andrew's Old Kirk
- ✓The best short walk in town, between two beaches
Tips
- →The harbour walls and slipway are uneven stone and get slippery. Not the place for smooth soles.
- →Boats for the Bass Rock leave from below the Seabird Centre here, not from the pier.
- →The harbour car park is pay and display 09:00 to 18:00 and free from 1 October to the end of February.
Best Season
More Outdoors Activities
Milsey Bay
The East Bay: a long crescent of sand below the Victorian seafront, with the Bass Rock offshore. Locals say East Bay, the signs say Milsey.
West Bay
The sheltered beach west of the harbour, with the beach huts, the Rotary Way path and the best view of the town under the Law.