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The white weatherboarded Beach Cafe on the sand at Coldingham Bay, with its fenced deck and trees on the slope behind.
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Coldingham Beach Café

A small white café on the sand at Coldingham Bay near St Abbs, for coffee, milkshakes and cake beside the beach huts.

Welcome

Coldingham Bay is a sheltered sweep of sand on the Berwickshire coast, and its little white beach café sits right on it, a few steps from the water.

It's a lovely spot for a coffee and a cake, with the beach huts on the slope above and the surfers out in the bay.

The chalkboard runs to milkshakes, iced lattes, sparkling iced teas and hot chocolate as well as the coffee, with cakes and snacks in the fridge. Dogs are welcome, and there are tables outside to sit and watch the sea. The café is open every day from 10am to 4pm. There's no parking at the beach itself, apart from two spaces for disabled drivers, so leave the car in the free car park at the top and walk down the short, steep road. There are toilets beside the beach, and St Abbs is just round the headland.

A short drive awayEbbcarrs CafeA small cafe in a stone cottage on the harbour at St Abbs, with fresh food, crab and coffee after a coastal walk.3 min by roadSee itPrawn and salad roll beside a takeaway cup of juice on a picnic table
Before you go

Open every day, 10am to 4pm.

There is no parking at the café: leave the car in the free car park at the top and walk down the short, steep road. Two spaces for disabled drivers are kept at the beach.

Hours
Daily, 10am to 4pm.
Dogs
Welcome.
Parking
Free car park at the top of the beach road.
Access
A short, steep road down; two disabled spaces at the beach.
Toilets
Beside the beach.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–4pm
Tuesday
10am–4pm
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
10am–4pm
Where it is

On the beach at Coldingham Bay, by St Abbs on the Berwickshire coast, TD14 5PA.

Close byAround St Abbs.
  1. Coldingham BayColdingham BayA sheltered sandy bay on the Berwickshire coast near St Abbs, with old beach huts, surfing, rock pools and clean water in a marine reserve.1 mile2 min by road
  2. St AbbsSt AbbsA small fishing village on the Berwickshire coast, with a working harbour, a lifeboat station and clear water that draws divers.2 miles2 min by road
  3. St Abb’s Head National Nature ReserveSt Abb’s Head National Nature ReserveA clifftop nature reserve, a seabird city of thousands of nesting birds, with a lighthouse, wildflowers and a nature centre.2 miles2 min by road
  4. Number Four GalleryNumber Four GalleryA relaxed contemporary art and craft gallery at Northfield Farm by St Abbs, with prints, paintings, ceramics and crafts.2 miles4 min by road
  5. Giacopazzi's café and Boutique del Gelato, with orange awnings and planters outsideGiacopazzi'sA family-run gelato parlour and fish and chip shop by the harbour in Eyemouth, with multi-award-winning ice cream.4 miles9 min by road
  6. Eyemouth HarbourEyemouth HarbourThe busy fishing harbour of Eyemouth, fishing since at least 1298, overlooked by Gunsgreen House.5 miles11 min by road
Directions
Prawn and salad roll beside a takeaway cup of juice on a picnic tableCafeEbbcarrs Cafe1.9 miles
Fishing boats moored in Portsoy harbour beneath the grand harbourmaster's houseAttractionsGunsgreen House4.5 miles
The bright dining room of the Clubhouse at Eyemouth, tables and chairs below a coastal mural and windows to the sea.RestaurantsThe Clubhouse, Eyemouth5.2 miles
A green headland and dark sea cliffs curving away above a rocky shore by Siccar Point under a pale blue sky.AttractionsSiccar Point9.7 miles
Grassy headland overlooking a rocky shoreline and calm coastal watersAttractionsBerwickshire Coastal Path11 miles
A landscape view of the Blue Cabin at the foot of the brae, lamps lit by its red door and boats drawn up on the grass.CockburnspathBlue Cabin by the SeaSleeps 4 · 12 miles
Sandstone mansion with pediment roof, stone steps leading through terraced garden bordersAttractionsPaxton House13 miles
Low sun through the café's sash windows and glazed garden door, wooden chairs at the tables and green fields outside.CafeThe Woodlands Café17 miles
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A landscape view of the Blue Cabin at the foot of the brae, lamps lit by its red door and boats drawn up on the grass.Blue Cabin by the Sea
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Cockburnspath
  • 9 miles from Coldingham Beach Café
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