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Coastal - St Abbs Head , St Abbs near Eyemouth

Visitor Centre and Sea cliffs.
For Visitor Centre. Wheelchair users may park in the area below Visitor Centre where there is a hard level path to toilets, tearoom and craft shops.
Main Car Park has gravel with ramped path to Visitor Centre. Pictures of the cliff-nesting birds may be viewed at the visitor centre on a video screen. Tea Room has access for wheelchair users.
Free leaflet available from visitor centre.
Rocky headland, grassland, cliffs.
Paths from the visitor centre to Starney Bay have been upgraded and are wide, hard and fairly level. This provides access to view birds. Other paths are rough and narrow, with steep drop at some parts of cliff face.

Look out for: Guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, fulmars, herring gulls, cormorants, shag.

Disabled visitors may drive to the Lighthouse Car park (far end of the Reserve) to see views of the sea.

How to get there St Abbs Head is off A1107, 2 miles N of Coldingham
Parking - There is a Nature Reserve Car Park – No special provision
Toilets - Wheelchair access toilet near visitor centre
Managed by National Trust for Scotland
For further information contact:
Countryside Ranger
Rangers Cottage
Northfield
St Abbs
Berwickshire
TD14 5QF
Tel/Fax 018907 71443
www.nts.org.uk


Guillemots on cliff

Fulmar in flight



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Date: 23/04/2004