Berwickshire Coastal Path

Walk along easy to moderate trails on the Berwickshire Coastal Path, with some of the most renowned coastal views in all of the UK and soak in the history of the area, including the smuggling culture, plus the English and Scottish border struggles. If you like fresh sea breezes, walks with few elevation gains and losses and staying in cosy local B&B's, you will really love this tour!

Classic Routes | If you’re the active, outdoorsy type, who’s interested in taking on the great routes of the world or looking for a challenge, then our Classic Routes are for you. We’re talking the West Highland Way, Tour Du Mont Blanc and the Passau to Vienna Danube Cycle Path, to name but a few!

Multi Centre Walking | With a mix of loop and point-to-point walks stay 2 or 3 nights in one place which offers the chance to slow down and really explore a destination.

Solo Travellers

As a guide, we would suggest that the minimum age of traveler this tour would be suitable for is: 12 Years

This route is graded easy to moderate overall. On the walk from Eyemouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed there is a fair amount of elevation gain and loss, but nothing too strenuous.  Daily walking distances vary between 5 - 15 miles. A good level of fitness will be required. On most days the average is 13 miles with one exception. When you walk from St Abbs to Eyemouth this walk is only 5 miles. This is due to a lack of accommodation in one area. Even though the walking day is short it gives the opportunity to explore the local area. You will mostly be walking on coastal trails, sometimes on sandy beaches and along cliff tops. You will need to be careful not to walk too close to the cliff edges.

The accommodations on this tour are a combination of comfortable and carefully selected B&B's, guest houses and small hotels. You will receive a warm welcome and the standard breakfast is a Scottish or English cooked one, which are similar! In order to access these accommodations from the trail we will give you the directions on your accommodation information.

Single Rooms & Solo Walkers

If you require single rooms we would be happy to accommodate you although there is a single room supplement payable. We welcome solo walkers on the Berwickshire Coastal Path, although you should of course take extra care in the outdoors when walking solo.

Navigation is straightforward as you can use the Macs Adventure Smartphone App which has maps, GPS tracks and daily route information. Simply download the GPS tracks for offline use and follow the route on your phone with the assurance that navigation on this tour will be made simple and you cannot get lost.

You can take this tour anywhere between April and September. Springtime is great for the wildflowers and nesting season for birds. In the summer it should be a bit warmer and the weather more settled and in the Autumn will be quiet and peaceful as all the summer tourists will have left. The choice is yours! 

The start of the tour in Dunbar is easily accessible from Edinburgh by train. They run approximately every hour and the journey time is around 30 minutes. You can find more information at the Scotrail website.There are various airlines that fly into Edinburgh from international gateways and more information may be found on the Edinburgh Airport website. This airport is a 30 minute taxi to the city centre, which is also easily reachable using the Tram or Citylink bus networks.

You could also drive and  leave your car in Dunbar as there are plenty of car parks.

Berwick-upon-Tweed is on the East Coast Main Railway Line. The train operator for this line is the London North Eastern Rail. The trains run up and down the east coast of England and Scotland from London to Edinburgh and vice-versa. You can take a train back to Edinburgh. Trains run approximately every hour and the journey takes around 50 minutes. You can also take the same trainline south to Newcastle. This journey is a bit shorter an d the trains run slightly more often. As stated London is also accessible. You can take direct trains, or via York. The journey time is 3H40.

If you have driven to Dunbar and parked your car there, you can take the Edinburgh train back there on the same trainline, which takes approximately 20 minutes. These trains do not run as often however, so you will need to refer to the website above for times and schedules.

Your bags will be transferred from your accommodation as per your itinerary and moved onto your next overnight accommodation. We ask you to limit your luggage to one bag of up to 20kg per person.

At Macs Adventure, we work in partnership with many luggage transfer providers who set a limit on how many bags/suitcases they will transfer per person, and also the weight of the bag/suitcase.  Your booking includes transfer of 1 bag per person.  It is very important that you read the luggage information specific to your tour before departure. If you do not adhere to these limits, there is a great possibility that you will be charged locally both for extra bags or if they are too heavy. This limitation can be a challenge, especially as airlines generally have limits that are higher. However, our luggage providers have reasons for these limits (usually due to the Health and Safety of their employees), which we must respect.