Seaside café where you can join the puffins for lunch
IT has to be one of the best views from any café in Britain – the mighty Bass Rock looming out of the Firth of Forth.
That’s just one of the attractions of the Scottish Seabird Centre at North Berwick, East Lothian, along with great birdwatching and good food.
The centre’s remote- action cameras allow you to see the seabirds and other wildlife on the Forth islands up close without disturbing them.
You can also enjoy a delicious lunch in the centre’s Seabird Café, which is a member of Visit-Scotland’s ‘Taste Your Best’ initiative as the freshest Scottish and local produce features regularly on the menu.
Why not take a Seabird Cruise catamaran trip with Sea. Fari Adventures, sailing from the centre to see the wildlife on and around the island of Craigleith and the Bass Rock? Summer is a great time to see puffins, which never fail to bring a smile.
And there are plenty of other interesting things to see and do in East Lothian.
The National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, near Drem, is home to one of the last Concorde airliners.
If you’d like a stroll, or even a more strenuous trek, the new John Muir Way starts at Dunbar.
Fancy a dram? The Glenkinchie Distillery in Tranent is home to the Edinburgh Malt.
And, of course, golf is a big attraction. There are 22 courses in the area, including Muirfield – which hosted the Open in 2013 – and Musselburgh Old Course, one of the oldest in world.
If it’s windsurfing you crave, beaches at Longniddry, Gullane and Belhaven, Dunbar, are ideal.
For more information on the seabird centre visit www.seabird.org/index.php