Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
Scottish Seabird Centre
(
www.seabird.org
;
The Harbour; adult/child £7.95/ 4.95; 10am-6pm Apr-Aug, to 5pm
Feb, Mar, Sep & Oct, to 4pm Nov-Jan)
Top marks to the bright spark who came up with
the idea for this centre, an ornithologist's paradise that uses remote-control video cameras
sited on Bass Rock and other islands to relay live images of nesting gannets and other
seabirds - you can control the cameras yourself, and zoom in on scenes of cosy gannet do-
mesticity.
WILDLIFE CENTRE
Dirleton Castle
(HS; adult/child £5/3; 9.30am-5.30pm Apr-Sep, to 4.30pm Oct-Mar)
Two miles west of
North Berwick is this impressive medieval fortress with massive round towers, a draw-
bridge and a horrific pit dungeon, surrounded rather incongruously by beautiful, mani-
cured gardens.
CASTLE
Tantallon Castle
(HS; adult/child £5/3; 9.30am-5.30pm Apr-Sep, to 4.30pm Oct-Mar)
Perched on a cliff
3 miles east of North Berwick is the spectacular ruin of Tantallon Castle. Built around
1350, it was the fortress residence of the Douglas earls of Angus (the Red Douglases), de-
fended on one side by a series of ditches and on the other by an almost sheer drop into the
sea.
CASTLE
Sleeping & Eating
North Berwick has plenty of places to stay, though they can fill up quickly at weekends,
when golfers are in town. Recommended B&Bs include
Glebe House
(
01620-892608;
www.glebehouse-nb.co.uk
;
Law Rd; r per person £55)
, a beautiful Georgian country
house with three spacious bedrooms.
The top eating places in the area are the
Grange
(
01620-893344;
www.grangenorthberwick.co.uk
;
35 High St; mains £12-15; lunch & dinner)
in the
centre of town, and the delightful
Deveau's Brasserie
(
www.openarmshotel.com
; Open
Arms Hotel, Dirleton; mains £10-18; lunch & dinner)
in the village of Dirleton.
