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Edinburgh to Dunbar for Belhaven Brewery tour

We're going to Edinburgh next month and while there we would like to take the tour at Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar. There are buses or trains - neither run very frequently. In looking at schedules, I think our best choice will be to take the train to Dunbar and book a local taxi to take us to the brewery and another to take us back to the train station. That looks like a 6 minute drive.

Has anyone done this trip? What suggestions do you have? Will it be possible to book a cab in advance? Should I avoid trying to do this on a Sunday or any other day?

I think I will also email the brewery to see if they have a suggestion or suggested taxi provider.

Thanks all!

Posted by
12386 posts

On a weekday the bus X7 runs every 20 minutes from Haymarket and Princes Street stopping at the Brewery Road End, every 40 minutes on a Sunday.
About a 1 hour 15 minute journey.
It is £9.30 contactless return, or is within the Lothian £38.50 weekly cap for all Lothian buses, trams and airport services.

Posted by
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THANK YOU!
I was trying to use Google Maps and it was showing the X7 with a more limited schedule. Based on your info I used the Waterloo Pl stop on Google Maps to Dunbar and see all the buses. I have now also gone to the lothianbuses.com website and looked at the schedule. This makes things a lot easier!
Thanks again for your time!
Once again, this forum has all the right info!

Posted by
2158 posts

According to their website, they don't offer tours on Sunday. Tour times are 10:15am and 2:30pm. I would encourage you to visit Dunbar. It's a nice town in a stunning location with a ruined castle in the working harbor. I was thinking of moving there (haven't ruled it out, TBH). The Glebe is a walk along the cliffs. It wouldn't be terribly out of your way to walk to the brewery from the High Street. Here is a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIruqEljQu0&t=55s