Cliffs, Castle & Coast – Wild Swimming

Tour description
A day of wild swimming, dramatic cliffs and soaring seabirds aboard a relaxing boat tour along Scotland’s beautiful east coast. Together with wild swimming specialists ‘Take to the Water’, our day tour combines a relaxing boat tour with your love of wild swimming, to discover beautiful and dramatic scenery along our coastline.
Tour details
Suitable for: Adults (aged 16+) with some previous wild swimming experience
Have you ever wondered about the exhilaration of exploring Scotland’s coastline from in the water?
It’s one thing sailing the rugged coastline of the North Sea. What does it feel like to float and swim in the water while seabirds wheel overhead?
- Together with wild swimming specialists ‘Take to the Water’, we take you to places few ever swim.
- Your day combines a relaxing boat tour with your love of wild swimming, to discover beautiful places along our coastline.
- You’ll have a full day starting from Dunbar Harbour, exploring one of Scotland’s most spectacular stretches of coastline towards St Abbs and the historic Fast Castle.
- Explore, discover, swim and enjoy the wonderful feeling of being out on the open sea.
- Leaving Dunbar harbour sailing into the North Sea, watch the coastline unfold before us
- Open seas, rugged headlands, dramatic cliffs, hidden coves and the wonderful sight of seabirds filling the skies.
- As we travel along the coast towards St Abbs, you’ll have the opportunity to appreciate these magnificent cliffs and iconic rock structures from a unique perspective.
- Your tour continues along the Berwickshire coastline towards Fast Castle, where history and landscape merge.
- The cliffs are alive with seabirds soaring above the water, gathering on the rocky ledges and diving into the sea in search of food.
- Take time to enjoy the sights, sounds and wonderful natural surroundings from the boat..
- ..and slip into the water to marvel at the contrasting seascape and cliffs above
- No rush. No distances to complete. A rare opportunity to appreciate and immerse yourself in this wonderful coastal landscape.
- Along the way we’ll settle on board to enjoy your lunch – remember to bring your favourite food and drink
On this tour you experience …
- Two guided wild swims, subject to conditions
- Discovering somewhere new, enjoying the beautiful coastline and sharing the experience with like-minded people.
Please note..
- This tour sails only from Dunbar harbour and does not pick-up at other harbours
- We aim to be as inclusive as possible however certain limitations including boat and historic harbour access mean that we cannot cater for everyone. If you have any questions please contact us and we’ll be happy to help.
- For safety reasons, specific booking conditions apply to wild swimming tours
- We may need to alter our planned route, swimming locations or itinerary depending on weather and sea conditions.
This tour is booked through our partners, Take to the Water. Use the Book now button for more information and booking.
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