Summer 2009

Welcome to the Eyemouth and East Berwickshire website

This unspoilt corner of south-east Scotland, stretching from Cockburnspath in the north down to Lamberton on the Border with England, has all the best the Scottish Borders can offer - and lots more. Visitors to the area keep on coming back. Explore this website to find out why and to plan your own visit.

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What’s Makes this Area Special?

The sea’s influence is everywhere: in the scenery, the history, the food. As well as the busy fishing port of Eyemouth itself, there are picturesque villages to explore, like tiny St Abbs, lying below the spectacular cliffs of St Abbs Head, and Coldingham, with its sandy bay and quaint beach huts. Take a boat trip and get a completely different perspective looking inland!

Easy to reach by road, rail or sea, Eyemouth offers year-round short breaks or longer holidays that can be as active or as laid back as you wish. Walking, golf and diving are options, but so are drinking coffee in a harbourside café and lying on a towel on an uncrowded beach. Places to stay range from 4-star hotel luxury to comfortable self-catering cottages, from welcoming B & Bs to caravan parks and camping sites. There is an equally wide choice of restaurants, cafes and pubs for eating out.

Eyemouth has many interesting buildings and a fascinating history that includes smuggling, shipwrecks and witch-burning. Being so close to the Border with England, the town has seen countless battles, but its location also meant that a marriage house at nearby Lamberton was once more popular than Gretna with runaways keen to get married.

The area’s seafaring heritage is celebrated in its culture. Sea shanties and other traditional music can often be heard in harbourside hostelries. Work by local artists is on display to admire and buy. There are also regular events to commemorate aspects of Eyemouth’s history, such as the Herring Queen Festival in July and Smugglers Christmas.

We hope you enjoy this website, but it can only give you a taste of what Eyemouth has to offer. Come and experience the real thing as soon as you can – you’ll be assured of a warm welcome whatever the time of year.

This website is owned and maintained by the Eyemouth & District Chamber of Trade. It was funded by a grant from the Eyemouth East Berwickshire Partnership Regeneration Fund.