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The riverside walk in Haddington from Nungate Bridge
A walk · Haddington

Haddington – Up the Tyne from the Nungate Bridge

About 2.1 miles on foot.

The Riverside Walk

The River Tyne bends round the old market town of Haddington, and a level path keeps to its bank from the Nungate Bridge upstream to Long Cram.

It's a short, easy walk, there and back in about an hour.

Time
Allow about an hour: a little over a mile (1.7 km) each way along the River Tyne, about two miles there and back. Mostly level.
The path
Mostly level, on tarmac and gravel paths.
Where to start
Start at the Nungate Bridge in Haddington. Haddington is reached by road or by bus; it has no railway station.
When to go
All year in daylight. From mid October to March the Tyne can run high.
Dogs
Under close control. Clear up after your dog.
Children
Level and short. The river is beside the path all the way.
Toilets
None on the path.
Before you set out
A public path all the way, marked on the council's leaflet as a right of way or core path.

The walk

The walk starts at the Nungate Bridge, the old stone bridge over the River Tyne in Haddington, and follows the river upstream from there as far as Long Cram. The Tyne is slow and wide through the town. Willows hang over the banks, old houses stand at the water's edge, and the tower of St Mary's church rises behind the trees. It's level nearly all the way, on tarmac and gravel, and a little over a mile each way.

Come back along the bank, or through the streets of the town for a change of view. St Mary's Pleasance, a garden on the way, is worth a look if there's time. For a longer walk, the River Tyne Path goes the other way, downstream past a cascade to Abbey Bridge. That is about two miles there and back.

Keep dogs under close control. After heavy rain the river rises and the low stretches of path can be wet.

If it rains

Level tarmac and gravel, so a shower is no trouble. If the river is up, come back through the town.

Before you go

  1. Book accommodation nearby

    If you are staying over: here are ours nearest where the day starts and ends.

    The Scott Hotel16 miles awayThe Scott HotelA hotelOld Town Chambers16 miles awayOld Town ChambersA place to stayMoment George IV Bridge16 miles awayMoment George IV BridgeSleeps 2Blue Cabin by the SeaCockburnspathBlue Cabin by the SeaSleeps 4
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Photograph by Chris McEwan via Google