A steep little volcanic plug above North Berwick with a whale-jawbone arch at the top and a genuinely 360-degree view: Bass Rock, the Forth, Fife. No bench and no shelter at the summit, so dress for wind whatever the forecast says at sea level.
Law Road car park at the base.
Waymarked path to summit, whale jawbone arch at top.
Gullane, East Lothian
A long dune-backed sandy beach with Excellent-rated bathing water and a boardwalk in from the car park. Good for a proper famil…
North Berwick, East Lothian
Scotland's smallest working harbour, reached down a small toll road, with Bass Rock's gannet colony close enough to feel presen…
Longniddry, East Lothian
A long managed beach backed by Gosford estate woodland, with a Good SEPA rating and a proper car park at the East Lothian Counc…