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St Abbs
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St Abbs is a fishing village north of Eyemouth on the Berwickshire coast.
The remote fishing village of ST ABBS has a rugged setting, surrounded by jagged cliffs, and old fishermen's cottages tumbling down to the surf-battered harbour. The village is named after Abba - no, not that Abba, but a 17th-century Northumbrian princess who struggled ashore here after being shipwrecked and promptly founded a nunnery. Sea angling, sub-aqua diving, bird-watching and regular sightseeing boat trips run from the harbour.
St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve comprises 200 acres of wild and rugged coastline with sheer, seabird-nesting cliffs rising 300ft above the water. From the top of these you'll get a spectacular view of the rugged Berwickshire coast - especially at high tide on a stormy day.
Surfers hang out at Coldingham Bay, with its fine sandy beach, to the south of St. Abbs.
St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve comprises 200 acres of wild and rugged coastline with sheer, seabird-nesting cliffs rising 300ft above the water. From the top of these you'll get a spectacular view of the rugged Berwickshire coast - especially at high tide on a stormy day.
Surfers hang out at Coldingham Bay, with its fine sandy beach, to the south of St. Abbs.
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