Saint Abbs
in The Scottish Borders of Scotland, United Kingdom
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RAF Leuchars (43 mi) - Edinburgh Airport (48 mi)
- Dundee Airport (51 mi)
- Perth/Scone Airport (60 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (62 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (72 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (89 mi)
- Aberdeen Dyce Airport (90 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (100 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (142 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 69 mi) - Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 55.900 and -2.133 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 55° 54' 0" and W -2° 7' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:19 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:31 am and 8:40 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Discover Saint Abbs
Saint Abbs in The Scottish Borders (Scotland) is a town in United Kingdom about 314 mi (or 506 km) north of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Saint Abbs is now 03:19 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Saint Abbs, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Leuchars in a distance of 43 mi (or 70 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is New Lanark in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ancroft, Ford, Lowick, Doddington and Kirknewton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
11°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Videos from this area
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Grey Seal in Eyemouth, Scotland
A small harbour town we stopped off in for an ice cream at Giacopazzi's We found someone set up a board and ropes with clips to let you feed seals fish. We didn't have a go at it but someone...
Friday boat dive with Ray out of Eyemouth on the 11th July 2014
Unusual get in (you need to ask), leaky suit, cold but overall not a bad dive and watch what happens at the end.
Waves, Eyemouth
Eyemouth high tide 25th September 2010.
20140610172107 Visit to St Abbs
On 10th June, Paul and Val met up with Stella and David during their trip to the borders. We spent a beautiful sunny afternoon at St Abbs harbour and walked ...
Dolphin pipes
Scottish pipes, Eyemouth.
Diving St Abbs 6 June 2008
A short video of 2 evening dives at St Abbs Fri 6 June 2008. We dived out to Cathedral Rock and Big Green Carr.
Colingham Bay Scotland Storm 24th Oct 11
ESE 9 secs 15ft Swell, ESE 26kts Wind and on a Spring tide for good measure.
BLACK CARR ST ABBS
dive at black carr stabbs with 12 wolf fish & 1 octopus.
Diving at St. Abbs 7th August 2011 - Stirling Scuba
Testing out the new video housing in choppy water on the East coast of Scotland at St. Abbs.
Coldingham Bay 4th Feb 09
Steve From St Vedas Surf Shop at Coldingham Bay, trying out the Go Pro Surf Hero Surfcam, For the first time.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
St. Abbs
St. Abbs historically known as Coldingham Shore, is a small fishing village located on the south east coast of Scotland, in the Berwickshire area of the Scottish Borders. The village was originally known as Coldingham Shore, the name was changed in the 1890s to St. Abbs. The new name was derived from St Abb's Head, a rocky promontory located to the north of the village, itself named after St. Aebbe.
St Abb's Head
St. Abb's Head is a rocky promontory at the village of St. Abbs, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, and a National Nature Reserve administered by the National Trust of Scotland. It lies on the eastern coast of Scotland, United Kingdom at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:55|55|0|N|02|08|3|W|region:GB_type:mountain |primary |name= }} (Note the lack of apostrophe in the name of the village.)
Eyemouth disaster
The Eyemouth disaster was a severe European windstorm that struck the southern coast of Scotland, United Kingdom, specifically Berwickshire, on 14 October 1881. 189 fishermen died, most of whom were from the village of Eyemouth. Many citizens of Eyemouth call the day Black Friday.
St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve
St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve is a Voluntary Marine Reserve—the first established in the United Kingdom. Located in the Scottish Borders, it covers 8 km of the Berwickshire coast, from Eyemouth in the south to St. Abb's Head in the north. At its centre is the fishing village of St. Abbs. The reserve is one of the most popular scuba diving locations in the United Kingdom.
Mire Loch
Mire Loch is a man made freshwater loch situated on St Abb's Head in the Scottish Borders, just over a kilometre NW of the village of St. Abbs at grid reference NT912687. The loch lies on land owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) and is approximately 600 metres long by 50 metres at its widest point.
Coldingham Bay
Coldingham Bay is an inlet in the North Sea coast, just over three km north of the town of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated at grid reference NT918666 and is easily reached by a minor road which leaves the B6438 road at Coldingham.
Coldingham Loch
Coldingham Loch is a loch in the parish of Coldingham, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire, between Coldingham Moor and St Abb's Head. The loch is a natural spring-fed 22-acre loch, about 300 yards from the sea and about 300 feet above sea level; it is used for fly fishing for rainbow trout and brown and blue trout. The area is also used for pheasant shooting.
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