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Walk. St Abbs. Coldingham. Berwickshire. Scotland

**Directions To Get Here**

St Abbs is just off the A1 Edinburgh to Berwick upon Tweed road,  near Cockburnspath

take the A1107 coast road to Coldingham, turn left in the village then onto the B6438  St Abbs

at a sharp right hand bend just before St Abbs follow sign to Northfield visitor centre car park
 

Nearest rail/bus services are at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Bus link between Berwick

Eyemouth and St Abbs, as well as Edinburgh to St Abbs
 

**THE WALKS**

Distance, this walk is 5 miles

Starting point, northfield visitor car park

Conditions, clear firm paths through conservation area

some walking on sand and rocky shore

Toilets / Refreshments, tearoom at visitors centre + kiosk

at Coldingham bay (summer only)

Start Walk, turn right out of the car park, and follow the road to St Abbs Head for 1.5 miles

to the inlet of Pettico Wick, cliffs stretch into the distance on left, inland is the man made

Mire Loch where sea birds feed, continue along the road to a small car park near the lighthouse
 

go left accross grass to the cliffs and offshore rocks, from april to june this is the breeding ground

for 60,000 seabirds, guillemots, fulmars, cormorants and shags
 

return to the road and cross over to continue around the lighthouse, walk to the right of the former

lighthouse keepers cottage, go ahead to the cliff path, follow path inland to behind Kirk Hill

cross style and continue along path back to coast, climbing over Bell Hill to views over St Abbs village
 

follow path to the a road and turn left into village, passing a small museum,of local history, in the old school

fork left to the Harbour, boat trips can be booked here, take the path climbing out of the harbour and turn

left at the top walk between houses to a tarmac path at the end of road, turning right towards Coldingham Bay

a sweep of golden sand, from Coldingham Bay turn left onto access road continue ahead using path to right

of road, continue half mile to Coldingham village, turn right towards St Abbs, after half mile turn right

onto Creel Road into a tunnel of trees, turn left into St Abbs village, at the first houses turn left

for the road back to the starting point and car park

**Disabled & Less Adgile Ramblers**

Parts of this walk is over stiles, on sand and rocks

however most of the walk should be suitable for most abilites

you can pick and choose the easy bits