BELHAVEN BAY

hirebeach2Coast to Coast run all beginner surf and bodyboard lessons at  the beautiful beach of Belhaven. We meet at Linkfield car park (the middle car park for beach) with full directions below. For those with Sat nav’s the nearest postcode is EH42 1XF

LINKFIELD CAR PARK (BELHAVEN BAY) BY CAR

From Edinburgh: take A1 south to Dunbar, at the first roundabout at Dunbar on the A1 take the first left (towards Dunbar ), drive for 100m and then at next roundabout take a right (towards Dunbar), on this road take the left around 250m, (towards East Links farm or John Muir Country Park (brown signs). This takes you along a road with speed bumps and white rock passing places. Turn right at the John Muir Country Park sign (Avoid going to far and parking in the East Links family car park) and take next left into the Linkfield car park. This journey takes approx 40mins from Edinburgh if little traffic. EH42 1XF

We should be obvious – green van or blue minibus with red 8ft and 9ft surfboards – you can’t miss us. Please phone 07971 990361 if any questions.


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LINKFIELD CAR PARK (BELHAVEN BAY) BY TRAIN

Take the East coast London trains from Edinburgh or Glasgow to Dunbar, we should be able to pick you up from Dunbar train station and take you down to your lesson if arranged in advance. The trains are not that regular but very quick 25mins from Edinburgh to Dunbar.

LINKFIELD CAR PARK (BELHAVEN BAY) BY BUS

There are two buses to Dunbar high street from Edinburgh, a sprinter (towns only) takes 50 minutes and a regular bus (towns and villages) takes over 70mins. Both leave from Edinburgh bus station. Get off the bus at the East Links Family park drop off (ask driver) just before West Barns town and walk down the road with speed bumps, turn right at John Muir car park sign and then left into the Linkfield car park and you will see us.

LINKFIELD CAR PARK (BELHAVEN BAY) BY BIKE/ FOOT OR TAXI

If taking the train and you want to walk, its roughly 40 minutes walk, the simplest route is to walk out of train station, up the station road to the t-junction, turn left and then immediately right following the one way road onto the High street. Walk along the high street until the round about at the middle of the high street and turn left. Follow this road (Belhaven Road) and follow this for 25minutes walk, past the garage, down the hill, past the Belhaven camp site, through West Barns and past West Barns pub, over a small bridge over a river and now you should have fields on both sides for around 200m, then turn right at the John Muir and East Links Family park sign (you know your going the right way if you go over speed bumps and see white rocks). Avoid going into the East Links family park and take the right to John Muir before and left into the Linkfield car park. If you are running late and need to get a taxi the number is 01368 865550 – mention Coast to Coast and the Linkfield car park.