Date: Thursday 25 April 2013
Distance: 5.5 miles
Duration: 3.5 hours
Start Time: 11:00
Start Location: Outside Gullane Golf Shop, just as you approach the town from the west.
Finish at: Dirleton Castle
Organised by: Ronnie McAdam
Twenty Strollers came along to Gullane
for a good day’s walk to Dirleton. As we stood outside the golf professional’s
shop in Gullane putting on gloves and scarves, who would have thought that an
hour later we would be sitting by the beach having lunch in the sunshine. But
it was true and the end of the walk was completed in a mini heat wave, with
people taking off jackets and waterproofs. A first for this year!
Ronnie led us on a walk down through the dunes at Gullane, then back through the dunes as he missed the turn-off. Too busy talking, he said. We then made our way past Muirfield, where the stands were already being erected for the Open Golf in July, and along the beach to our stop for lunch.
From there we walked along the beach admiring the many different coloured stones and patterns in them, which we had to stop Liz from carting off back home as souvenirs. With glorious views of Fidra and then the Bass Rock and Berwick Law, we made our way past the Renaissance and Archerfield Golf courses and climbed up to Yellowcraigs. It was then on to Dirleton village and, with Ronnie's precise planning, just in time to catch the bus back to Gullane or Edinburgh, although some stayed to visit Dirleton Castle before getting a later bus.
Thanks to Ronnie for leading the walk and arranging a lovely day for it.
Ronnie led us on a walk down through the dunes at Gullane, then back through the dunes as he missed the turn-off. Too busy talking, he said. We then made our way past Muirfield, where the stands were already being erected for the Open Golf in July, and along the beach to our stop for lunch.
From there we walked along the beach admiring the many different coloured stones and patterns in them, which we had to stop Liz from carting off back home as souvenirs. With glorious views of Fidra and then the Bass Rock and Berwick Law, we made our way past the Renaissance and Archerfield Golf courses and climbed up to Yellowcraigs. It was then on to Dirleton village and, with Ronnie's precise planning, just in time to catch the bus back to Gullane or Edinburgh, although some stayed to visit Dirleton Castle before getting a later bus.
Thanks to Ronnie for leading the walk and arranging a lovely day for it.
