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North Berwick & East Lothian |
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The ESSENTIAL GUIDE for visitors |
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WORTH VISITING near North Berwick |
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Archerfield Walled Garden, Archerfield
Estate, Dirleton, EH39 5HQ. Tel: 01620 388588. Open daily, 9.30am
– 5pm. 4 miles west, on A198. On bus routes X5, 124 and
X24. Parking. Restaurant, craft shop, delicatessen, micro-brewery
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Merryhatton Garden Centre, East
Fortune, EH39 5JS. Tel: 01620 880278. Open all year, 9am –
5.30pm. 5 miles south, on B1347. On bus route 121. Parking. Popular
garden centre with large range of garden plants, shrubs and trees.
Café. |
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Tantallon Arts & Crafts Studios, Halfland
Barns Schoolhouse, EH39 5PW. Tel: 0131 467 8300. Open daily 10am
– 4pm. 3 miles east, just off the A198 Dunbar Road. On bus
route 120. Parking. Working artists’ studio specialising
in ceramics. All the work is on show at the Bass Rock Pottery
shop and is hand crafted by local resident artists. The Bass
Rock Pottery Shop features work by David Cohen, Ronnie Fulton
and Esther Cohen. Each of the artists has their own unique style
from Ronnie’s Wee Angry Whales and Saucy Mermaids to Esther’s
hand painted Bass Rock Tile souvenirs and Dave’s beautiful
collectable Raku bottles. It is a great way to see the work at
the place where it’s made and you can even have a chat to
one of the artists while visiting. |
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Smeaton Nursery, Gardens & Tearoom,
Preston Road, East Linton, EH40 3DT (SatNav: EH40 3DS) Tel (nursery):
01620 860501. Tel (tearoom): 01620 861366. Open daily, 9.30am
– 4.30pm Monday to Saturday, 10.30am – 4.30pm Sunday.
Eight miles south, off the B1407. One mile walk from bus route
120. Parking. Set in a beautiful walled garden, Smeaton offers
the best range of trees and plants in East Lothian. |
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Waterson House, Aberlady, EH32 0PY. Tel:
01875 871330. Open daily, 10am – 4pm Monday to Friday, 12noon
– 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. 8 miles west, on A198. On
bus routes X5, 124 and X24. Admission free. Parking. Headquarters
of the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club. Houses the renowned
George Waterston Library and the Donald Watson Art Gallery. Programme
of events throughout the year includes art exhibitions, birdwatching
for beginners courses, an annual Book Fair, goosewatch and optics
days. |
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Scotland’s Gardens. Scotland's Gardens raises
funds for other deserving charities by facilitating the opening
of gardens of horticultural interest throughout Scotland to the
public. Gardens currently listed are Belhaven House with Belhaven
Hill School, Broadwoodside, Gullane Coastal Gardens, Humbie Dean,
Longniddry Gardens, Shepherd House, Tyninghame House and the
Walled Garden, Winton Castle, East Lothian Garden Trail and Stobshiel
House. The list varies from year-to-year. For details and current
dates of East Lothian’s open gardens visit their website. |
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The ESSENTIAL GUIDE for locals |
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