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    DUNBAR

    Jun 25, 2021 4 minutes
    WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHS SHEILA SIM

    Known locally as ‘Sunny Dunny’ due to its high annual sunshine hours, this thriving seaside town in East Lothian lies 30 miles equidistant from Edinburgh and the English border. Blessed with the bountiful North Sea on one side and rich agricultural land on the other, Dunbar is still a working town. Some fishing and farming families go back generations and there’s a strong sense of community here. Whether you’re attracted by the brightly painted fishing boats in the harbour, or the rolling green hills inland, there’s something to please the eye in every direction.

    A Royal Burgh for over six centuries, Dunbar received its royal charter from King David II in 1370. The exclusive trading rights granted by

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