Places to see in ( Eyemouth - UK )
Places to see in ( Eyemouth - UK )
Eyemouth is a small town and civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is 2 miles east of the main north-south A1 road and just 8 miles north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Eyemouth is very nearly due east of Glasgow. In fact Eyemouth's latitude is 55.8691°N, whilst Glasgow's is 55.8642°N, so Eyemouth is about 600 yards further north.
The town's name comes from its location at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire coastline consists of high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and picturesque harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival. Notable buildings in the town include Gunsgreen House and a cemetery watch-house built to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Many of the features of a traditional fishing village are preserved in the narrow streets and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and well-suited to the smuggling tradition of old.
Eyemouth is not far from the small villages of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham and Burnmouth. The coast offers opportunities for birdwatching, walking, fishing and diving. Accommodation includes several hotels, B&Bs and a holiday park. The geology of the area shows evidence of folding that led James Hutton to announce that the surface of the earth had changed dramatically over the ages.
Other places of interest nearby include the fortifications of Berwick-upon-Tweed also designed by Sir Richard Lee, and its military museum, Paxton House, the Union Bridge and the Chain Bridge Honey Farm, and scores of quiet country roads skirting the Cheviot Hills, frequently snow-capped in winter. Many visitors pause on their journey on the A1 to photograph their arrival in Scotland or their departure to England at the border crossing. Though the border has significance to many visitors, most local people think of themselves as 'Borderers' rather than as Scots or English. Nearby the border is a nature trail through the mysteriously named 'Conundrum' Farm. Typical Border towns and villages, such as Kelso, Grantshouse, Abbey St Bathans, Cove, Cockburnspath (pronounced 'coburnspath' or 'copath' by locals), Cornhill, Wooler, Morpeth, Alnmouth and Alnwick are all within easy reach for day trips from Eyemouth. Near Chirnside stood Ninewells House, since demolished, where David Hume, whom many regard as foremost among the philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment, if not the greatest of all time, spent much of his life.
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Places to see in ( Eyemouth - UK )
Places to see in ( Eyemouth - UK )
Eyemouth is a small town and civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is 2 miles east of the main north-south A1 road and just 8 miles north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Eyemouth is very nearly due east of Glasgow. In fact Eyemouth's latitude is 55.8691°N, whilst Glasgow's is 55.8642°N, so Eyemouth is about 600 yards further north.
The town's name comes from its location at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire coastline consists of high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and picturesque harbours. A fishing port, Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival. Notable buildings in the town include Gunsgreen House and a cemetery watch-house built to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Many of the features of a traditional fishing village are preserved in the narrow streets and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and well-suited to the smuggling tradition of old.
Eyemouth is not far from the small villages of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham and Burnmouth. The coast offers opportunities for birdwatching, walking, fishing and diving. Accommodation includes several hotels, B&Bs and a holiday park. The geology of the area shows evidence of folding that led James Hutton to announce that the surface of the earth had changed dramatically over the ages.
Other places of interest nearby include the fortifications of Berwick-upon-Tweed also designed by Sir Richard Lee, and its military museum, Paxton House, the Union Bridge and the Chain Bridge Honey Farm, and scores of quiet country roads skirting the Cheviot Hills, frequently snow-capped in winter. Many visitors pause on their journey on the A1 to photograph their arrival in Scotland or their departure to England at the border crossing. Though the border has significance to many visitors, most local people think of themselves as 'Borderers' rather than as Scots or English. Nearby the border is a nature trail through the mysteriously named 'Conundrum' Farm. Typical Border towns and villages, such as Kelso, Grantshouse, Abbey St Bathans, Cove, Cockburnspath (pronounced 'coburnspath' or 'copath' by locals), Cornhill, Wooler, Morpeth, Alnmouth and Alnwick are all within easy reach for day trips from Eyemouth. Near Chirnside stood Ninewells House, since demolished, where David Hume, whom many regard as foremost among the philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment, if not the greatest of all time, spent much of his life.
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Eyemouth, a small, fishing town in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland.
Eyemouth (Scots: Heymooth) is a small town and civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
The town's name comes from its location at the mouth of the Eye Water. The Berwickshire coastline consists of high cliffs over deep clear water with sandy coves and picturesque harbours. A fishing port Eyemouth holds a yearly Herring Queen Festival. Notable buildings in the town include Gunsgreen House[1] and a cemetery watch-house built to stand guard against the Resurrectionists (body snatchers). Many of the features of a traditional fishing village are preserved in the narrow streets and 'vennels', giving shelter from the sea and well-suited to the smuggling tradition of old.
Eyemouth is not far from the small villages of Ayton, Reston, St. Abbs, Coldingham and Burnmouth. The coast offers opportunities for birdwatching, walking, fishing and diving. Accommodation includes several hotels, B&Bs and a holiday park. The geology of the area shows evidence of folding that led James Hutton to announce that the surface of the earth had changed dramatically over the ages.
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Vlog 22 - Adventures in Eyemouth - Mustangs & Smugglers
Vlog 22 - Adventures in Eyemouth - Mustangs & Smugglers is part of my behind the scenes, working on the BBC content channel, antiques road trip. I travel all over the country and when the opportunity takes me, I shoot some historical visits, aerial content and some nice classic cars.
This visit was in Eyemouth and in particular, Gunsgreen House. This John Adam house was built in 1753 with a plethora of fascinating secrets. Today it is a historic house, visitor attraction, and self-catering accommodation.
Built by local smuggler and merchant John Nisbet in the 1750s, Gunsgreen House was described in the eighteenth century as a splendid palace built by a smuggler.
Eyemouth was a hotbed of the smuggling trade, with John Nisbet at the centre and explore the vaulted cellars where he kept his goods, both honestly traded and otherwise!
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Berwick upon Tweed, Eyemouth, St Abbs Head.
Historic Berwick upon Tweed is the most northerly town on the Northumberland coast and has been a thriving trading centre and international port from as early as the 12th and 13th centuries. It was a Royal Burgh of Scotland in 1120 and during the many centuries of border warfare changed hands no fewer than 14 times, the last being in 1482.
Eyemouth: The Eye water flows north into the North Sea here and the natural harbour formed by the river mouth has been used as far back as the 1200's, and probably much further. During Henry V111's incursions into Scotland during the 1540's the English used the port and built an artillery fort on the east side of the Eye Water. This occupied the area behind the site
used in 1755 for one of Eyemouts's most distintive buildings, Gunsgreen House. The life of the historical hero of the town, William Spears (1812-1885) is celebrated by the statue, where he points the way to Ayton, the scene of his peaceful demonstration. He led a revolt against the 'tithes' (one tenth part of something, paid as a levy or tax like payment)' on fish levied by the church of Scotland. St. Abb's Head is the point at which a coastline which has headed generally northwards from the Wash turns to head west into the Firth of Forth. In 1862 it acquired a lighthouse built by David and Thomas Stevenson. This was built, unusually, below the highest part of the headland.
Bonaventure leaving Eyemouth 13-06-16
The Bonaventure LH111 leaving Eyemouth Harbour for lastime ? 13-06-16
Supreme Leaving Eyemouth for last time 30-05-16
Supreme LH109 Leaving Eyemouth Harbour for last time 30-05-16. heading for Ardglass now will be the Pathway
Rebecca & Craig's wedding in Eyemouth
Rebecca 7 Craig's wedding at Gunsgreen House, Eyemouth
Mosaic at Eyemouth Harbour, Scottish Borders
The mosaic at Eyemouth Harbour, Scottish Borders
MBTAG FAM trip of the Eastern Scottish Borders June 2017
Midlothian Borders Tourism Action Group organised a FAM Trip of the Eastern part of the Scottish Borders in June this year. This was for tourism providers in Midlothian and Borders to enhance their product knowledge and share with their visitors.
Take a look at this great video which is a snapshot of where you can go and what you can do in the Eastern part of the Scottish Borders and share with your visitors.
We visited Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course & Roxburghe Shooting School of Excellence and heard from VisitKelso
We then went onto Duns where we got to visit the Jim Clark Trust and Duns Castle Estate.
On route to Eyemouth we had a lovely picnic lunch from Born in the Borders
Then onto Gunsgreen House where we also had some wonderful Giacopazzi's Ice-cream
Heading onto St Abbs we heard from St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve on our way to visit St Abbs National Nature Reserve and St Abbs Head.
Onto Lauder where we explored Thirlestane Castle and were given a jousting display on the front lawn by Les Amis Donna.
Heading back to Kelso we concluded this brilliant trip at Floors Castle for a tour and some tasty local refreshments catered for us by The Orde Food Company.
With thanks to all the businesses that we visited on the day and to Phil Wilkinson the videographer @philspix
Eyemouth Meaning
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Nicola & Paul in the Borders
Nicola Sturgeon and Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire candidate Paul Wheelhouse drop in to Eyemouth and St. Abbs.
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British Seaside Special: Top 7 Reasons Why It's Just So Good To Be Beside The Sea
Head to Porthmeor Beach in St Ives, Cornwall, for clean air and shimmering sea and sand.
It’s hardly surprising that this is an award winner – and just for good measure the Tate Modern art gallery is just up the road for a dose of culture.
Along the south coast, Bournemouth revels in a microclimate with seven miles of glorious beach and some of the warmest sea temperatures in the UK.
A national treasure. Other countries may do it well, but Britain does it best and it’s the classic seaside treat with crisp golden batter, flaky white fish and fresh chunky chips doused in salt and vinegar.
From chic hotels to world-class sports and cultural facilities, there’s loads of super stuff beside the seaside.
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse in Shetland is a world-class tourist attraction, offering a range of indoor installations and spaces, where you can view cliffs teeming with wildlife.
Right at the other end of the country, Brighton’s new British Airways i360 tower is taking visitors 450ft above the seafront in its observation pod, which turns into a trendy bar at night.
Who wants boring old normal? Britain’s got some great quirky things to see by the sea.
The Shell Grotto in Margate, Kent, is certainly one of them. ‘Shellhenge’ is a 70ft-long passage decorated with 4.6 million shells which show mosaics of gods, patterns and symbols.
It was discovered in 1835 but nobody knows its age or purpose.
Ayrshire’s Electric Brae is on the A719, south of Dunure, and a legendary ‘gravity hill’ by the coast where cars appear to roll up a slope.
It’s an optical illusion and you really won’t believe your eyes.
Culture thrives by the coast and nowhere more so than the marvellous Minack Theatre at Porthcurno, Cornwall.
It’s an open-air auditorium on rocky outcrop above the sea and a unique theatrical experience where audiences soak up opera, dramas and musicals in the sunshine or under the stars.
Another Place at Crosby beach in Merseyside is an art installation by Angel of the North sculptor Antony Gormley, which consists of 100 cast-iron life-sized figures dotted around the wide sands, gazing out to Liverpool Bay, that are increasingly submerged as the tide comes in.
OK, we know the British weather doesn’t always play (beach) ball. Not a problem.There’s all sorts of under-cover action around the coast.
One of the best is Anglesey Sea Zoo, which displays the best of British marine wildlife, showcasing fascinating creatures, such as octopus, lobsters, seahorses, conger eels and catsharks.
If you like a good smuggling story, Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, is perfect.
Built with a plethora of fascinating secrets in the 1750s, it’s been described as a “splendid palace built by a smuggler”.
Don’t miss the unique ‘tea chute’, where smuggled tea was hidden from the prying eyes of the exciseman.
There’s probably a suitable place to stay at Britain’s seaside for everyone – friendly, great-value B&Bs, cool cottages, chic glamping, hip hotels and all sorts in between.
Pembrokeshire’s award-winning Trefloyne Manor is a magical boutique B&B just outside Tenby with an 18-hole golf course and in-room picnics.
The Blue Cabin by the Sea in Berwickshire is a cosy, hideaway cottage nestled in privately-owned Cove Harbour and is only accessible through a smuggling tunnel and across a beach by foot, or by sea. Worry not, it does have wi-fi!
For the Hang Ten types, how about the glamping Surf Pods in Bude, Cornwall?
The front of each pod opens up fully to look out onto perfectly manicured lawns, in the middle of 26 acres of farmland. Even if you don’t surf on the five beaches close by, they’re pretty cool.
For an upmarket seaside splurge, The Pig on the Beach at ¥Studland Bay in Dorset is a shabby-chic delight with uninterrupted views of the coast, a greenhouse restaurant, two treatment rooms and a menu which changes depending on what the forager finds or what’s in the kitchen garden.
Memorial to Bishop Patrick Scougal St Machar's Cathedral Aberdeen Scotland
Tour Scotland video of the memorial to Bishop Patrick Scougal in St Machar's Cathedral on visit to Aberdeen. Patrick Scougal, born 1607, died 1682, was a Scottish churchman. A native of Haddingtonshire in East Lothian, and cousin of painter John Scougal. In 1624 he graduated from the University of Edinburgh as Master of Arts. In 1636, he became a minister of Dairsie parish, Fife, moving on to Leuchars in 1645 and then to Saltoun, near Edinburgh, in 1659. Scougal married firstly, Margaret Wemyss, and by her had five children, including the famous minister Henry Scougal. His second wife was Anna, daughter of William Congalton of that Ilk, widow of Robert Lauder of Gunsgreen, near Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Bishop Scougall was interred in Aberdeen Cathedral. His monument, a mural tomb on the south-west wall of the nave, is a notable, if slightly naïve example of 17th century Scottish neo-classical design, including a portrait of Scougal and a rich array of symbolic ornament.
Vlog 24 - Shibden House
Vlog 24 - Shibden House a look at the life and times of Ann Lister.
This visit takes place near Halifax and is the stately home of Shibden Hall, where the lady of the house, Ann Lister, was a focus of and in particular here writings and musings of life. As a member of the Victorian society, but gay with it, life was pretty hard but she fought the odds and gained notoriety and social status as a result of a little fire; a fire which she also wrote about in her sexual exploits.
This visit was part of an episode filming Antiques Road Trip for the BBC, featuring David Harper and I shot a little Vlog and B-Roll to throw out there, showing the types of work I get up to of a day.
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St Mary's Butts, Reading, 1938
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