Ken's Birthday Walk to St Abbs

This weeks walk was Ken's Birthday Walk and he selected a 9 mile walk from Coldingham to St Abbs Head and then the Berwickshire coastal path to Eyemouth. We met at Coldinham and set out in glorious weather along the Creel Path to the harbour at St. Abbs.

This Memorial made by Jill Watson commemorates the East Coast fishing disaster of 1881 when many boats from harbours along this cost were lost at sea.

St Abbs Harbour



This is Mire Loch on the RSPB Reserve at St Abbs Head

St Abbs Lighthouse

The village of St Abbs and the harbour

No coastal erosion here.

Coldingham Bay and the nicest beach in the area. This was on the last stage of our walk from St Abbs to Eyemouth. These coastal walks are excellent but they dont half cause me problems with my hips. By the end of the 9 mile walk I could hardly lift my legs due to the hundreds of steps up and down the many cliffs. It was however a superb walk in glorious weather and excellent company so despite the aches and pains well worth the long drive there and back,