Category: Days Out

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DUNBAR ROWING REGATTA 2023  

DUNBAR ROWING REGATTA 2023 DUNBAR COASTAL ROWING CLUB’S exciting event at DUNBAR HARBOUR! SATURDAY 17th JUNE from 12 Noon A spectacular event for all to observe in SUNNY DUNNY! Watch the RACES with fantastic views from The BATTERY and The GLEBE! TEN invited skiffs will compete, including a visiting skiff from the NETHERLANDS!  Promises to be […]

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RNLI Lifeboat Day

The RNLI annual Lifeboat Day will take place in Dunbar Harbour on Sat 16th July 2022. The spectacular day returns, where people get the chance to enjoy many performances and activities, along with the Crowning of the Gala Queen. An opportunity to have a great day out with your family and friends, and support the […]

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Soldiers and Sailors of the’45

Dunbar’s 18th Century battery fort comes to life as the military moves back in for a day of living history displays. It is 1745 and the Jacobite threat looms large. Dunbar harbour bustles with activity as the British army of Sir John Cope disembarks, anxious to meet with the enemy in the coming days. – […]

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Open Doors Day at Dunbar Harbour

McArthur’s Store, or Spott’s Girnell (granary) as it was first known, was first recorded in 1658 located on a spur of rock within the eastern harbour of Dunbar that had been established a few years earlier under Oliver Cromwell. Early charters described the property as the “white herring house with girnell” with its close, yards, […]

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