The walls and towers of Edinburgh Castle under a blue sky
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Coast and harbours

Harbours and waterfronts, starting at Leith and Whitby.

4 stops on the map

A short starter list. It will grow as coastal regions are added to the site.

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Places: Edinburgh, Elsewhere in Britain. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in new tab).

The stops

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  1. The Shore

    Waterfront · Leith & the Waterfront

    The Shore, Leith & the Waterfront
    Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0

    Waterfront in Leith.

    Our guide to Leith & the Waterfront

  2. Newhaven Harbour

    Harbour · Leith & the Waterfront

    Newhaven Harbour, Leith & the Waterfront
    Photo: Steve Fareham, CC BY-SA 2.0

    A harbour on the Firth of Forth.

    Our guide to Leith & the Waterfront

  3. Royal Yacht Britannia

    Museum ship · Leith & the Waterfront

    Royal Yacht Britannia, Leith & the Waterfront
    Photo: Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0

    On the Leith waterfront.

    Our guide to Leith & the Waterfront

  4. Whitby Abbey

    Ruined abbey · Whitby, North Yorkshire

    Ruined abbey on a clifftop above Whitby.

    Official site (opens in new tab)

Stops marked with an official-site link are outside our city guides. Each was checked against the operator's own page, and the location comes from OpenStreetMap. Check opening times and tickets before you go.

Planning this trip

The 4 stops fall in 2 parts of Britain, and the two furthest apart, Newhaven Harbour and Whitby Abbey, are about 234 km apart in a straight line. Treat it as a menu rather than one journey: pick the stops in one or two destinations and give each a day or more.

  • Edinburgh (3 stops): The Shore, Newhaven Harbour and Royal Yacht Britannia. Edinburgh guide.
  • Outside our city guides (1 stop): Whitby Abbey.

To travel between destinations, see getting between regions and our rail tickets guide. For weather and daylight by month, see when to go to Edinburgh. Opening times change with the seasons, so check each stop's own website before you set out.

Access and family notes come from the same data as our area guides: 0 of the 4 stops are reported as fully or partly step-free, and 0 are marked family-friendly. Reports come from venues or OpenStreetMap contributors, so confirm with the place before you travel.

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