Scottish Seabird Centre

Scotland


Top marks to the bright spark who came up with the idea for this centre, an ornithologist's paradise that uses remote-control video cameras sited on Bass Rock and other islands to relay live images of nesting gannets and other seabirds (including puffins if you're lucky). You can control the cameras yourself and zoom in on scenes of cosy gannet domesticity. For real-life close encounters of the bird kind, check out the Seabird Boat Trips offered by the centre.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Scotland attractions

1. Yellowcraig

2.39 MILES

A broad sandy cove fringed by dunes, meadows and woodland, Yellowcraig looks out to the island of Fidra and its Victorian lighthouse (the inspiration for…

2. Tantallon Castle

2.55 MILES

Perched on a cliff 3 miles east of North Berwick is the spectacular ruin of Tantallon Castle. Built around 1350, the red-sandstone fortress was the…

3. Dirleton Castle

2.67 MILES

Two miles west of North Berwick is this impressive medieval fortress with massive round towers, a drawbridge and a horrific pit dungeon, surrounded rather…

4. Seacliff Beach

3.21 MILES

No, you haven't stepped into a landscape painting – just onto Seacliff Beach, a pristine sweep of sand with views of bird-thronged Bass Rock and majestic…

5. Gullane Bents

5.05 MILES

Backing onto genteel Gullane and its manicured golf courses 5 miles east of North Berwick, the long, golden crescent of Gullane Bents has epic views over…

6. St Mary's Parish Church

7.77 MILES

Rising cathedral tall beside the River Tyne is St Mary's, the largest parish church in Scotland. Founded in 1380, the structure took nearly 100 years to…

7. Belhaven Bay

7.82 MILES

Belhaven, or 'beautiful harbour', is about right for this glorious sweep of sand, which arcs beside open sea for nearly 2 miles on the fringes of John…

8. John Muir's Birthplace

8.75 MILES

This excellent interactive museum pays rousing tribute to Dunbar native John Muir (1838–1914), better known as a pioneer conservationist and the father of…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "scotland/north-berwick/attractions/scottish-seabird-centre/a/poi-sig/1188872/1322435",
      "destination": "Scotland",
      "continent": "Europe",
      "country": "Scotland",
      "position": "superzone"
    }