Live where Scotland’s coastline truly comes to life. East Lothian offers sweeping sandy beaches, dramatic cliffs and charming seaside towns, giving you a setting that feels like a retreat, yet remains within easy reach of Edinburgh.
From the vibrant coastal communities of North Berwick and Dunbar to miles of open countryside, this is a place where outdoor living comes naturally. Whether you’re walking along the shore, exploring scenic trails or simply enjoying the fresh sea air, every day brings something new to enjoy.
Step into a new Persimmon home and enjoy modern, energy-efficient living designed for today’s lifestyles. Our homes help reduce running costs while offering comfort, quality and low-maintenance design, so you can focus on making the most of where you live.
Known as Scotland’s ‘Golf Coast’, East Lothian is home to world-class courses including Muirfield and Gullane, alongside exceptional walking and cycling routes, making it ideal for both active lifestyles and relaxed coastal living.
Scroll down to explore the towns below and discover where your next Persimmon home could be waiting.
Dunbar has a great nickname that says it all – Sunny Dunny! Its location gives it more sunshine than most other places in Scotland.
If you were to have a list of criteria for your hometown, Dunbar would probably tick all the boxes. It’s right on the coast and is well-known as a base for adventure sports such as surfing, coastal rowing, wakeboarding and paddle boarding. It’s got a lovely sandy beach at Whitesands Bay for families to enjoy. It’s only 30 miles from Edinburgh for work, culture and leisure and it’s only 30 miles from England for a trip across the border at Berwick upon Tweed.
Musselburgh is a beautiful town on the coast of the Forth of Fife. The Romans made it up to Musselburgh and the town is thought to be older than Edinburgh - it certainly received its charter first. Aside from history, it’s close for commutes into the city, but has a lovely seaside town feel.
Home to the famous racecourse – the second largest in Scotland – as well as the golf course, which is said to be one of the oldest in the world. If you like the theatre, from your new house you can walk to The Brunton and watch a play, film or enjoy an event.
Known as "Scotland's Mural Town", Prestonpans has a mural trail depicting the town's past, from battles to bar room brawls and miners to minors, men and women executed for witchcraft. The town has a great community, good schools and shops and has a lot to offer.
Your new home in Prestonpans is just eight miles from Edinburgh and takes just 15 minutes to Edinburgh Waverley. Proximity to the A1 also makes commuting by car across the region, easy. While the once lucrative fishing industry with large catches of herring and oysters has gone, the beautiful location and desirability of the area remain.
Surrounded by barley fields and overlooking the grey shores of the Firth of Forth, Wallyford is a picturesque little village just seven miles from the city of Edinburgh. Once a coal mining town famous for supplying the coal to Mary Queen of Scots for her own fires at Holyrood Palace, the village has undergone a recent regeneration. Your new home in Wallyford will benefit from a new primary school, a new village centre and community woodland as well as an existing playgroup, library, Post Office, gym and Miners’ social club.
