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Newest Review: ... This is still open to the public and is worth a wee look. Just along from the harbour is the east beach. Up until about the late 1970's Dunbar was very much a favoured holiday town, particularly of the residents of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the east beach would be black with sunbathers and swimmers. They were almost sure to get a great suntan, as Dunbar invariably wins the accolade of "the sunniest town in Scotland" almost every year! Back then there was an amusement arcade adjacent to the beach, with ice cream parlours and a fish and chip outlet, to help relieve the tourists (and locals!) of their holiday cash. (It's now derelic... more

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Dunbar: I'm A Bar Boy! (2038 words)
by kenjohn - written on 09.01.08 (Very useful, 138 readings)
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I was brought up in Dunbar from about the age of six until I moved back to the city of my birth, Edinburgh, when I was sixteen. My late parents also retired here, and I still have many relatives and old friends living in the town. Dunbar is situated on the east coast of Scotland, 28 miles south of Edinburgh, and just of the main A1 road to Berwick and England. It's easily accessible from Edinburgh by train, bus or car, and with the AI dual carriageway and Edinburgh bypass you should be able to drive here from Edinburgh in around 30 to 40 minutes. Dunbar is primarily a fishing town. It has two harbours, the Old Harbour and the New Harbour, which is ...

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