Scottish Seabird Centre
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Overview
Escape to another world at this award-winning visitor attraction, overlooking the sandy beaches of North Berwick. The remote wildlife viewing allows visitors a close up with amazing live interactive cameras providing incredible views of seabirds and other marine wildlife from the nearby islands onto giant screens. The Discovery Centre has something for all ages, an adventure to remember, come rain or shine. Add to this the 3D Wildlife Theatre, Fish Tanks, Flyway Tunnel, Turtle and Ray Zone, Kids' Corner, Kids' Play Zone and Scope Deck there is plenty to see and do. From Easter to October, weather permitting, the Centre's Seabird Seafari wildlife boat trips run to the world famous Bass Rock, the world's largest colony of northern gannets and the Isle of May National Reserve. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Nature Reserve of the Year (2014/15) (2015/16). For more details see website. Photo credit: father and daughter - Sean Bell
Ratings & awards
Green Tourism Gold
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, Feb, Mar & Sep-Oct, Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat-Sun 10-5.30; Apr-Aug, daily 10-6; Nov-Jan, Mon-Fri 10-4, Sat-Sun 10-5
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
About the area
Said to be the sunniest area of Scotland, East Lothian boasts a dramatic coastline. In summer, you’ll hear larks singing high above the four-mile sweep of dunes, sandy shoreline and saltmarsh that forms the John Muir Country Park, named after the Dunbar-born explorer, naturalist and father of conservation.
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