John Muir Country Park
Nature Reserves, Country Parks & Beaches · East Lothian, Edinburgh & Lothians
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🌳 Outdoor1–33–58–1212–16🆓 Free entry🏖 Beach🛝 Playground🌲 Woodland🐐 Animals
What’s there
- Café on site
- Paid parking
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Linkfield car park: 300 spaces (10 disabled, 10 motorcycle). £3 per day, pay & display or RingGo; ticket valid at any East Lothian coastal car park the same day. Charging Apr-Sep 8am-6:30pm, Oct-Mar 8am-4pm. No parking 11pm-4am; £100 PCN for non-compliance.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
John Muir Country Park is a 713-hectare (1,763-acre) coastal park on the East Lothian coast between Dunbar and West Barns, designated in 1976 in memory of the conservationist John Muir, who was born in Dunbar. It stretches 13 km along the shore from Peffer Sands to Dunbar Castle, taking in Belhaven Bay, the River Tyne estuary, sandy beaches, dunes, saltmarsh, grassland and woodland, and is part of the Firth of Forth Ramsar Site (SSSI/SPA). There is a large outdoor play area, picnic tables and BBQs to rent, public toilets and a seasonal food outlet, with the main car park at Linkfield. The John Muir Way long-distance path runs through the park, and families can spot seabirds, waders and butterflies or stroll through the Scots pine plantation near West Barns. East Links Family Park is right next door, and Dunbar's beach, harbour and play parks are within easy reach. Dogs welcome on leads.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Audiobook or story CD
- Bottle or beaker
- Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.
- Car window sunshade
- Bum bag
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
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