Coastal Communities Museum
A volunteer led local museum in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Plan your Visit

Check out the map for our exact location on School Road in North Berwick or use our post code EH39 4JU in your satnav. The Coastal Communities Museum is easily accessible by public transport, private car and bicycyle for which there is ample parking. Less able visitors can park in disabled spaces and access the museum by lift.

 
 

PLAN YOUR VISIT

We want everyone who comes to our museum to enjoy their time with us and we have shared information here about making the most of your visit. If you have any other questions please get in touch.

From 1 June 2026 there are new parking rules and restrictions in North Berwick. Please check here for more information.

To qualify for 2 hours free parking in the car park please enter your car registration number in the tablet at the building entrance. Please note this is restricted to museum and library visitors only.

Group Visits

We welcome group visits – it is advisable (but not essential) to confirm in advance the date of your visit so that we are prepared and can offer help on the day. We can also arrange group visits on Mondays and Tuesdays when we are closed to the public. These visits can be tailored to your needs and tea and coffee is available.

Get in touch and find out more about group visits.

Getting to the Museum

The museum is easily accessible by public transport, car and bicycle and on foot.

Accessible Parking
We share a car park with the library and there is free Blue Badge parking available.

To qualify for 2 hours free parking in the car park please enter your car registration number in the tablet at the building entrance. Please note this is restricted to museum and library visitors only. There is on-street pay and display parking and a public car park nearby. Check the map for our exact location or use our post code EH39 4JU in your satnav.

EV Charging Points
The nearest EV charging points are located in the Imperial Car Park, 3 East Rd, North Berwick EH39 4LG, which is a five minute walk from the museum:
Visit the Google Map location for Imperial Car Park EV Charging Points

Walking
Walking from the end of the High Street to the museum takes approximately 5 minutes. Head towards the east end of the High Street, turn right along Quality Street. Cross at the crossing and you will see a mini roundabout straight ahead. Go left at the mini roundabout along East Road. School Road is the first turning on the left and the museum is 50 yards along School Road on the right.

By Train
Regular trains run from Edinburgh and take 30 minutes:

www.scotrail.co.uk

By Bus
Regular buses operate between Dunbar, Haddington, Edinburgh and North Berwick:

www.eveinfo.co.uk
www.prenticeofhaddington.info
www.eastcoastbuses.co.uk

Accessibility in the museum

  • All our staff are volunteers who are eager to help in any way they can. They will greet you as you enter the museum and explain the layout of the rooms and any new exhibits.

  • For those hard of hearing, there is a portable Hearing Loop. Please enquire at reception.

  • There are toilet facilities on the first floor and a Changing Places accessible toilet with adult changing facility and baby changing facility on the ground floor.

    Click here to see photographs of our toilets and changing facilities

  • The museum is situated on the first floor of a Grade C Listed building, above North Berwick Library. The museum can be accessed by stair or lift. Once on the first floor, there is level access and plenty of room between exhibits for wheelchair access.

    Click here to see photographs of our lift and stairs.

  • We have seating available at several locations in our museum – next to our digital archive, audio visual displays and in our main exhibition area.

    All our exhibition spaces are designed for ease of access on foot or in a wheelchair.

    Click here to see photographs of our seating.

  • Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other recognised assistance dogs are welcome in the museum.

    We are equally distanced from the Lodge Grounds to the south and North Berwick East Beach to the north. Both open spaces are approximately a five minute walk from the museum and allow dogs and assistance dogs.

  • We have tablets set up to view and translate our exhibitions into many different languages. Please ask at reception to borrow one during your visit.

AccessAble and Euan’s Guide
We have worked with AccessAble so you can find out about our facilities before you visit. AccessAble’s surveyors assessed our venue to create a Detailed Access Guide. Check out the Detailed Access Guide to Coastal Communities Museum.

You can read our accessibility information on Euan’s Guide here.

 
 
Illustration of Lofty and Gulliver – a lighthouse keeper and seagull

FIND US

School Road
North Berwick
EH39 4JU
Scotland
01620 894 313

FREE ENTRY (donations appreciated)

Opening Times

We are open from
Wednesday – Saturday
11am until 4pm
every week
until 31 October.