Berwickshire Coastal Path
Stretching for some 48km from Cockburnspath in the north right down the coast to the English Border and Berwick-upon-Tweed, the Berwickshire Coastal Path provides some superb walking.
The route runs along the clifftops for much of the way, combining fine coastal scenery, dramatic seabird colonies and plenty of human history and interest. The section around the National Nature Reserve of St Abbs' Head is especially spectacular.
The northern end of the route links up with the Southern Upland Way, whilst the John Muir Way which continues round the coastline of East Lothian is accessible via the John Muir link.
| Stage descriptions | Length | Time | Done |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockburnspath to Dowlaw | 12km | 3 - 4 hours |  |
| Dowlaw to St Abbs | 11km | 3 - 4 hours | |
| St Abbs to Eyemouth | 6km | 2 hours | |
| Eyemouth to Berwick | 19km | 5 - 6 hours | |
THE CHALLENGE
The Berwickshire Coastal Path is well waymarked for most of the route. The going is reasonably straightforward with some steep ascents and descents. Care is needed by unprotected cliff edges.
BAGGAGE TRANSFERS AND WALKING PACKAGES
Click to find organised Berwickshire Coastal Path walking holiday packages and baggage transfer providers.ACCOMMODATION AND SERVICES ALONG THE WAY
There is bed and breakfast accommodation at Cockburnspath, but no facilites at Dowlaw except for a car park. St Abbs, Eyemouth and Berwick all also have hotel accommodation as well as bed and breakfast and shops.
Berwick-upon-Tweed also has a hostel.
BOOKSHOP: GUIDES & MAPS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Cockburnspath has a local bus to Dunbar, which itself has a train station and onward bus services.
There is no public transport to Dowlaw, though fit walkers will be able to combine the stages. St Abbs and Eyemouth both have bus services, whilst Berwick-upon-Tweed has good bus and rail links.
Timetables for all the routes can be found on Traveline Scotland.
Users' walk reports for the Berwickshire Coastal Path
There are 387 Walkhighlanders who have completed the Berwickshire Coastal Path. To record if you have completed the route, you must register and be logged in. Our users have contributed 11 public walk reports for the route. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first.
| Title | Author | Date walked | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video: Coastal Path in 2 days with wild camp | Hounds of Howgate | 14/07/2018 | 12 |
| St Abbs to Cockburnspath (Peace and Buiscuits) | Ettrick Shepherd | 14/09/2019 | 8 |
| The Berwickshire Coast Path in Spring 2026 | Time2Trekk | 08/05/2026 | 4 |
| The Berwickshire Coastal Path 2023, featuring Storm Babet | Robbiemo10 | 21/10/2023 | 4 |
| Berwickshire Coastal Path: 2 days Cockburnspath to Berwick | ceholts | 29/07/2022 | 3 |
| Berwickshire Coastal Path | nigheandonn | 04/11/2017 | 3 |
| Berwickshire Coastal Path - Cockburnspath - Burnmouth | rdtoward21 | 20/06/2014 | 3 |
| Berwickshire Coastal Path | noxidajd1961 | 06/07/2015 | 2 |
| Minibus to access walks | walkermiles | 04/04/2018 | 1 |
| Berwickshire Coastal Path 4: Eyemouth to Berwick | Ian_Chapman | 20/08/2012 | 1 |
| Berwickshire Coastal Path - Dowlaw Farm to Eyemouth | rdtoward21 | 14/07/2012 | 1 |
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