A regional culture & discovery guide · Updated daily
East Lothian
Discover the people, places and stories that make East Lothian special.
Places & Outdoors
What started with a couple of thousand pumpkins has grown into five acres of crops, a Haunted Trail around Balgone Lakes and a team of around 30 people on event days. We visited Balgone Estate three days before opening after a difficult growing season.
Places & Outdoors
Dunbar's big beach, a mile of sand between the Biel Water and the Tyne, with the Bridge to Nowhere at its edge.
Places & Outdoors
A hidden beach of red sandstone below Tantallon Castle, looking out to the great gannet colony on Bass Rock.
Places & Outdoors
A family beach of golden sand and pine woods, facing the island of Fidra and one of the coast's best sunsets.