EAST LINTON SCOTLAND | Scotland's Prettiest Town?

East Linton, Scotland. We travel to East Linton in East Lothian in Scotland, just a short drive from Edinburgh, and close to Dunbar and North Berwick!
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East Linton is a small country town between Haddington and Dunbar in East Lothian.
The agricultural town of East Linton lies on the River Tyne, 22 miles east of Edinburgh. Its 16th century bridge over the Tyne gorge helped its growth until the arrival of the A1. You can take a seat in the square and watch the water in the fountain sparkle in the sun and splash over the cherubs or take a stroll down Mill Wynd to The Linn, the waterfall that gives East Linton its name.
Some buildings of special note are St Andrew's former church in the square with its neo - Romanesque frontage and its clock named Jessie. Preston Kirk is a very old church on Preston Road, the road which leads to Tyninghame, which has a fascinating graveyard complete with cast iron headstones.
A bit further down the road is Preston Mill, an unusually shaped old water mill now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. East Linton is also home to Phantassie Doo'cot, a beehive shaped dovecot from the 16th century. There is also Smeaton Lake, which has a fine collection of different specimen trees around the lake plus geese and water fowl.
The Museum of Flight at East Fortune, home to over 50 vintage aircraft including a Spitfire, Tigermoth and Vulcan, as well as a Concorde, is just a stone’s throw away.
Some people say East Linton is Scotland's prettiest town and the best place to live in Scotland so we take a look around to see if that's true!
East Linton lies largely to the west of a bridge built in the 1500s over the River Tyne, but probably predates it by many centuries. A little over a mile to its south-west lies Hailes Castle, built in the 1200s, while on the edge of the village is the Parish Kirk of Traprain, which incorporates a chancel of similar age.
The bridging of the River Tyne secured East Linton's place as a staging post on the Great North Road. This is reflected in the rather good choice of hotels and pubs in the village, including the Bridgend Hotel set, not surprisingly, facing the end of the bridge.
The River Tyne proved ideal as a source of power for mills, a number of which were built along its banks through the village. Just to the north-east of East Linton is Preston Mill, a survivor dating back to the end of the 1500s. This is run by the National Trust for Scotland and is one of the oldest meal mills in Scotland with its machinery still in working order.
The railway came to East Linton in 1846. Today the East Coast Main Line is carried through the village at high level, bridging both the River Tyne and main village street. It comes as a surprise to see high speed trains passing feet away from the gable end of the pretty ivy-clad stone pharmacy in the village. East Linton originally had its own station, but this disappeared in 1960.
The Great North Road, the A1, has long bypassed East Linton, and the most recent incarnation of the road has no convenient junction for the village. The earlier bypass succeeded in keeping through traffic away from its narrow streets and even narrower bridge, and despite the arrangement of its successor the village remains a busy place in its own right. At its heart lies the village square, complete with an attractive gilt fountain. From here roads lead to the River Tyne bridge, as well as north-east towards Prestonkirk and north towards North Berwick.
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[@michaelobrien9825]

We both pass through this pretty little village occasionally and this place has a real sense of community and the wider area itself is also worth exploring.

[@birthdaybash4721]

Beautiful! You gave a very thoughtful tour. I am new to your channel and glad I watched. I was born in New York and am very touched by the 9 1 1 tribute. It showed me how far reaching the trade was and compassionate people are even so far away.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

My late father lived there from 1946 to Jan 4th 1964 (leaving exactly 4 months before the old station closed)🎩

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Lovely place

[@dehewitt341]

Aww what a charming town. I would love to go back and see it in the spring, with full green trees, green lawns and the window boxes fully in bloom! I love window boxes and this town has so many. Please return when everything is full of life. Love too, how the buildings were made of different materials and all the different color variances. I had a tear when seeing the tree planted by the local firemen tributing the 911 firefighters. Bless :)

[@paulinefearnley9379]

You was right it is a pretty little village and unspoiled as well . Thank you and keep on walking 👍👍🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻‍♂️

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thank you, I will

[@davidrudland1015]

HI, Thankyou for your brilliant videos. We are looking at moving from Australia to Scotland and you have been able to give us some great visuals of places that appeal to us. We look forward to more. Our focus is on the Scottish Borders.

[@SharynWilliamson]

Many thanks from New Zealand love your walks so well done and very interesting

[@mickbutler9407]

Looks like a fairly nice village nice to see the old buildings and not been spoilt by new builds

[@GimbalWalkTV]

So true

[@wafflesbot]

Unfortunately now east Linton boasts quite a lot of new builds, hardly a village anymore..

[@jcyn.8444]

Thanks for your sharing 💕

[@bexhil7]

Another great & fantastic video of EAST LINTON SCOTLAND | Scotland's Prettiest Town?.✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Many thanks!

[@andythomson4867]

Shame you didn't include Preston Mill and Phantasie Doocot, probably Easf Linton's main visitor attractions.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Definitely going to do those in summer Andy when I'm back for a more indepth look around!

[@JimWalker...AudreyRoseSINGER1]

And maybe the Linn Rocks? Prestonkirk Church?

[@andywright3450]

Hey Neil great walk round and vlog looks really nice cu on next one 💯😊

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thanks Andy - got some great ones on the way!

[@sheilam4525]

Beautiful wee village😍

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Aye!!

[@Alice-l1u2v]

My ancestors were from Scotland we were told three Linton brothers went to Jamaica and see their royal oats , and I am a product of them I am fromJamaica I now live in USA, but I was always curious about the Linton name which I inherited from my father who told us all the history about the name Linton , it’s good to see a Town named after the Linton’s

[@maggiemitchell4359]

OMG what a gorgeous place loved the music too : )

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thank you ❤️

[@dlittlester]

Indeed, it is a pretty town. May I say also that your videos are looking and sounding more professional all the time.

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thank you Don! I’m trying to get better so that’s appreciated!

[@justmepeach3922]

Gorgeous! Great walkthrough! I am curious as to why we don’t read The Sun? I’m in the states so don’t have any background on it.

[@struancottee-ep3ws]

Best little community in Scotland

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Lovely place

[@That_DaveG]

I live here

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Top stuff - lovely little town!

[@That_DaveG]

@@GimbalWalkTV yes!

[@elainebezuidenhout162]

Love your scotland videos😀 more places i would like ti see there is Crail and Melrose and Kelso and maybe Kincardine😀

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Thanks for the idea! I've filmed Kelso that's on the way soon Will add the others to my list for my next trip over the border!

[@micmac8978]

Please check out Killin if you haven't. I don't think East Linton is even close to the Perthshire town.

[@chris53small]

NOT ENJOYING ALL THE TRAFFIC BUT THANKS FOR YOUR POST

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Sorry to hear that

[@afraser327]

This is where my story is set. I dream of travelling there one day.📃😍

[@starz2945]

Great walk as always, have you visited/ filmed Tobermory?

[@GimbalWalkTV]

No but now you've mentioned it I've looked it up and definitely going to! Thank you so much!

[@ianstewartorr8455]

My dad worked here many moons ago at new houses being built

[@susanharris5926]

It's unclear to me why this would be voted the prettiest town in Scotland. All I see are rows of Victorian terraced brick houses. The square is not spectacular in any way either.

[@davidrendall2886]

Longniddry village next

[@aindayz]

Why thank you

[@GimbalWalkTV]

👍

[@dmd9080]

Shame all the new house building is ruining it, as with other places in East Lothian.

[@55jamjar]

30 minute drive to the coast? You could walk it in less! 10 minute drive to beautiful Belhaven bay

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Oh didn’t know this! Am going to visit there in a few weeks so will nip and have a look! Thank you Jane!

[@Rob-nw5rz]

The shaky writing is annoying. Apart from that, very good video

[@GimbalWalkTV]

Shaky writing?

[@Rob-nw5rz]

@@GimbalWalkTV the written description on each slide

[@rascalap2968]

“30 minutes from the coast”?! It’s only a 10 minute drive from Dunbar FFS…😅