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Claire Galloway

11 damn good reasons East Lothian should be chopped off Scotland and sent out to sea

If you haven't already explored every corner of East Lothian, then you will definitely never want to visit if you make the mistake of looking at these really quite horrible photos.

From mediocre beaches renowned for being not worth visiting at all, to rubbish restaurants without a single incredible, stunning sea view - yeah, we just can't figure out why anyone would want to go there. It's a dump, frankly.

Here are 11 photos that prove East Lothian should be chopped off Scotland and sent out to sea. And no, we're not joking*

1. The first thing you need to know about East Lothian is it's really ugly

Yeah really not nice at all (Getty)

The sun setting across the east bay in North Berwick and the Firth of Forth.

2. Count yourself lucky you don't have to live there




3. East Lothian is full of houses that all look the same

Developers wouldn't dare (Getty)


4. In winter, it's even worse

Who knew it could get worse? (Getty)

The bridge over the River Tyne in Haddington.

5. Locals rate their coastline but we really can't see why

Okay, they may have a point. (Getty)

The coastline in the seaside town of North Berwick.

6. And the beaches are rubbish anyway

*Adds visit every East Lothian beach to bucket list* (Getty)

Gullane beach and its orange sea buckthorn.

7. There's no history, did anything even happen here?

Tantallon who? (Getty)

Tantallon Castle is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress near North Berwick.

8. Or cool places to visit

Preston Mill and Phantassie Doocot is a watermill on the River Tyne in East Lothian.

9. There's nowhere to eat either, it's just chain restaurants.

Drift is a unique East Lothian eatery made of upcycled storage containers.

10. The food is clearly dull and boring

Well, that looks kind of nice on second thought. (lobstershacknb/Instagram)

The Lobster Shack sells seafood in North Berwick Harbour.

11. And there's no wildlife to see here

Seagulls are clearly much more impressive (Ally Connell/Facebook)

A dolphin leaps from the water near Dunbar.

*If you haven't already guessed it, we're totally joking and can't wait for our next visit to East Lothian after these shots.

The northern lights photographed at Seacliff Beach. A row of old fashioned terraced cottages in East Lothian.
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