Tolbooth, Musselburgh

East Lothian's towns and villages are steeped in the history of Scotland and are well worth exploring. There are ancient forts, castles, churches and royal palaces and the birthplaces of famous Scots such as John Knox, the Protestant reformer, John Muir the environmental pioneer and Jane Welsh, wife of the eminent writer Thomas Carlyle.

The harbour towns of Dunbar and North Berwick are popular with visitors as are the attractive coastal villages of Longniddry, Aberlady, Gullane and Dirleton. Further inland there are a number of small towns and villages including East Linton, Wallyford, Whitecraig, Ormiston, Athelstaneford, Pencaitland and Gifford.