I fought The (North Berwick) Law, and The Law won

As a child my mum, her sister, brother and parents rented a holiday cottage in North Berwick during the summer holidays and spent the weeks paddling, catching crabs in rockpools and eating ice cream on the beach. My Aunt now takes her two daughters to NB every year for a couple of weeks to carry on the tradition and my mum, sister and I like to join them for a few days for a family get together.

I have always dreamed of living beside the sea...a little pastel cottage somewhere which I can fill with driftwood and treasures found on the beach. This year our half of the family only managed a day in NB, but the holiday cottage was full to bursting – ten people were all under one roof! Luckily we spent most of the day outside so we didn’t feel too much like sardines squashed in a tin inside the cottage! We managed to do plenty rock climbing, paddling in the FREEZING water, collecting shells and writing in the sand before getting completely soaked to the skin in a surprise storm!

I love how you can catch a glimpse of the sea from almost anywhere in North Berwick.

We also managed a trip down the High Street to look at all the retro sweet shops, cute cafes and quirky gift shops. The High Street is always covered in flowers – they do beautiful displays every year – this year’s theme was golf, due to The Open taking place just around the corner. This cute display made me giggle – isn’t it unusual?!

This old wooden boat filled with herbs is always a favourite sight!

Who could resist going down Quality Street?!

The teeny harbour is also worth a little visit – we love to look at all the nautical boat names!

You are never too far away from the sight of two things in NB – Bass Rock and the North Berwick Law. We climbed the Law a few years ago and you get a fantastic view out to sea and across the town. We didn't attempt to climb it this year as we didn't have enough time - although the locals compete every year to be the fastest to run up the 180m climb and back down again - the record time of 17 minutes is still unbroken from 1989!

This is my favourite picture – I didn’t need to adjust the colour on this one as it was so beautiful just as it was!

We finished the day with a haggis supper – battered haggis and chips to those non-Scots out there - and a rainbow. Another perfect little summer day out!

Where do you love to holiday in the UK? I would love to discover some more hidden treasures!

Until next time,

K x