Seton Sands

#5025 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Seton Sands is a rocky beach to the east of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated at the western end of Longniddry Bents and is part of the John Muir Way coastal walk. ()

Coordinates: 55°58'33"N, 2°55'22"W

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Seton Sands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, Preston Tower, Prestongrange Parish Church, Gosford House.

3.2 miSW
Museum, Science museum
Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, Prestonpans
82 min walk • Prestongrange Museum is an industrial heritage museum at Prestongrange between Musselburgh and Prestonpans on the B1348 on the East Lothian coast, Scotland. Founded as the original site of the National Mining Museum, its operation reverted to East Lothian Council Museum Service in 1992.
2.5 miSW
Architecture, Sculpture, Forts and castles
Preston Tower, Prestonpans
65 min walk • Preston Tower is a ruined L-plan keep in the ancient Scottish village of Prestonpans. It is situated within a few metres of two other historic houses, Hamilton House and Northfield House.
2.5 miSW
Church
Prestongrange Parish Church, Prestonpans
64 min walk • Prestongrange Parish Church is a Church of Scotland kirk situated in the small, former mining town of Prestonpans in East Lothian. The church was built in 1596, one of the first churches to be built in Scotland following the Scottish Reformation in 1560.
2.3 miNE
Museum, History museum
Gosford House
58 min walk • Gosford House is a neoclassical country house around 2 miles northeast of Longniddry in East Lothian, Scotland, on the A198 Aberlady Road, in 5,000 acres of parkland and coast. It is the family seat of the Charteris family, the Earls of Wemyss and March. It was the home of the late Rt. Hon.
3.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Kilspindie Castle, Aberlady
84 min walk • Kilspindie Castle lies north of the village of Aberlady, in East Lothian, Scotland; the remains of the castle are behind the Victorian St Mary's Kirk. An early castle was destroyed in the 16th century, and the rebuilt tower was pulled down by the 18th century.
0.8 miSW
Church
Seton Collegiate Church
21 min walk • Seton Collegiate Church, known locally as Seton Chapel, is a collegiate church south of Port Seton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is adjacent to Seton House. The church is designated as a scheduled monument.
2.2 miSW
Church
Tranent Parish Church, Tranent
58 min walk • Tranent Parish Church is a kirk belonging to the Church of Scotland. It is situated in the East Lothian town of Tranent 10 miles south-east of Edinburgh.
2.4 miE
Forts and castles
Redhouse Castle
61 min walk • Redhouse Castle is a ruined tower house castle, 2 km east of Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, on the B1377, close to Spittal. The castle designated as a scheduled monument. It is no longer protected as a category A listed building.
4 miNE
Forts and castles
Luffness Castle, Aberlady
103 min walk • Luffness Castle, also known as Luffness House, is a house built in a former fortification near the village of Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland.
3.4 miNE
Museum, Natural history museum, Fashion museum
George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum, Aberlady
87 min walk • The George Waterston Memorial Centre and Museum is a local museum in Fair Isle, Scotland. George Waterston OBE, the former Scottish Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, was a much-loved figure who had a massive and positive influence on Fair Isle.
2.4 miSW
Museum, Park, Vernacular architecture
Bankton House, Prestonpans
63 min walk • Bankton House is a late 17th-century house situated south of Prestonpans in East Lothian, Scotland. The house is located between the A1 road and the East Coast Main Line railway at grid reference NT394736.