Incredible Finds on the Beaches Of East Lothian - Wartime Submarines and a Bridge to Nowhere! 

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Fantastic. Great editing and sound effects. Ah, me. How I love your area of the planet.

Thanks for the ‘Bonus’ video.

I was so worried you'd be caught out by the tide! Great vid mate.

I’ve never heard of the submarines or the bridge to nowhere you learn something new every day 👍 thanks Steve good video

Great video again Steve. Thanks!!

WOW!!!! Think I've said that a few times to your vlogs but this one was a surprise. I knew about the bridge to nowhere but the two subs!!!???? That's mental, looked amazing though. Dunbar harbour is another one. Never been to Dunbar but it's on the ever growing Steve Marsh to do trips.

Nice to see you out and about in East Lothian! I didn’t know about those submarines either! We do have some incredible beaches don’t we! 😀

This was fascinating! You find the best unusual places. That is an incredible beach. Those last shots of the Bridge to Nowhere are just beautiful and I’m looking forward to seeing more of Dunbar. As for the submarines, whoever was aiming at them certainly hit the target! There’s not much left, but I’m surprised there’s anything left at all and that people haven’t taken pieces for a souvenir.

Some find and and yet another education, bit of a hidden gem and never been but stuck it on the list, you really landed the weather, loved that bridge too. Thanks again fella enjoyed as per.

Thanks Steve. Yet another educational and interesting video. All new to me and Dunbar looks stunning.

Fantastic places and beautiful photography, especially the bridge, alone at high water. Work of art. Thanks.

That was brilliant…loved the submarines and the light at Dunbar you waited for so long…absolutely gorgeous. Thanks so much

Another fascinating and rather eerie video, Steve. These X craft were developed for clandestine operations in WW II, the most famous being the operation against the German battleship "Tirpitz" at her anchorage in northern Norway. Two were lost (one with her crew) while being towed across the North Sea. Two the Craft ( and perhaps third which was lost, managed to lay their charges, carried like "panniers" on the sides of their hulls, which damaged the ship enough to keep it in its fjord until the RAF Lancasters of 617 Squadron finally sank her using bombs designed by Barnes Wallis in 1944. They were also used in the build up to D-Day to stay submerged off the invasion beaches and carry out surveys under cover of darkness. One example of a complete X craft is preserved in the Royal Naval Submarine Museum at Gosport, a memorial to all those brave souls who operated and died in these craft.

Fascinating pieces of history. Real food for thought. Look more damaged by nearly eighty years in the elements than being blasted, Cheers and Thanks

Lovely video Steve, beautiful and interesting places to visit by the looks of it, some more places to add to the list to visit one day. Look forward to seeing more interesting videos from your good self soon 👍🙂

Nice watch before I hit the sack. Very small submarines! I was always astonished how they could fit even one person comfortably! Glad to see the lady got back safety!

What a great and educational place to visit. Thank you so much for bringing this with you. Love the bridge to nowhere! Nice to have Alicja back. Say hi for me. Be well, stay safe, love from Texas.

Brilliant Steve another one so quick! Was delighted when a seen this pop up at work 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Just wanted to thankyou, we've watched your videos over the last year and you inspired us to book a trip, we came back today, having enjoyed glorious weather and relived your video's.

Sorry pressed the button by a mistake. I loved walking the beaches in EL they are so beautiful and go for miles. Miss the big tides, in Adelaide they go out 20m max. I try telling the people here that the tide goes out for ever, they don't believe me . Love the history bit . Love your dedication ,it helps expats like me attached. Am coming back for a holiday in July and will definitely be doing that Dunbar walk. As i said before wowwow Steve !!! Am a Musselburgh man living in Adelaide South Australia miss all this but you're videos keep me up reminding just how stuning the place is. Its amazing how you can live in a place thinking that you know everything about the place but don't even know half. Love your work. Please keep it up😊😊😮😊 Keep on doing what you do cheeerrrzzz Derek

The beaches of East Lothian are stunning together with all the history and the characteristic deep red sandstone so typical of the county. Slightly east and along the coast from Tantallon Castle lies a smallish but beautiful private beach called Seacliff with its tiny harbour cut out the rock. You pay around £3 to go through a barrier, I and previous girlfriends, wife and daughter have spent many happy days there over the last fifty years. Incidentally it's where I want my ashes scattered once I've finally shrugged off this mortal coil !! 👍

Fascinating content. I'm an Englishman from the south coast counties but I love my trips to the Highlands. Always find myself being drawn to Inverness. Great films, really enjoy.

Another little gem Steve.... Welcome home Alicja..... :-))

Perfect surprise for Monday afternoon!🥳

Watching your videos has shown many things about Scotland I didn’t know before but one in particular stands out and that is the beaches, they are spectacular surely they must be the best in the UK.

Really enjoying working my way through your old videos. Loved the bridge to no where

Wow Steve, that was so worth the wait, That bridge is really cool with the tide in. Thanks for another great video !

so chill and relaxing

Those closing shots of the bridge were magical. Well done!

Wow! That sure was a fantastic find of those submarines Steve. The harbour with the rocky outcrops plus the bridge spectacular. Thanks so much. Cheers

That's the type of submarine the Royal Navy had built for attacking the battleship Tirpitz in Stavanger Fjord I think. Sheer death traps! 🤯 Here and there you'll find such bridges here in Germany, just without the tide. They are just remnants of road building projects that weren't finished. 🥳 Lovely bits of earth! 🤗

Dunbar.....the home of Belhaven best...thanks Steve, I'll be popping in there in a month's time when I'm "goin hame" for few days near Linlithgow Mary Queen of Scots birthplace..... Scotland a place packed full of hidden gems, thanks for bringing another one to us mate.....Nice to see Alicja got back safely, I hope she brought you back a nice bottle of Polski Wodka....!

Now that was absolutely fascinating...That beach was wonderful. Thanks for your time on this one, Steve. I would go there in a heartbeat. Merry Ann from Minnesota

Wonderful to find something when you least expect to, who would have thought you would find submarines. Another great video and, as always, looking forward to your next offering, take care and stay safe,cheers.

The key question about Dunbar is whether the weather is good, hmm sometimes not, the bridge is spoilt by the little extension unfortunately you should go to St Abbs it’s even more interesting than Dunbar and has a lighthouse you can walk to. Thanks for your vid it was as always excellent

I can't lie, when you said you were looking for something on a beach I thought you were looking for groatie buckies! I'm not even sure if you call them that outside of orkney, great video keep up the good work 👍

You have THE most amazing adventures! These kind of explorations are what I like to do around home, and I definitely am picking up a few ideas for my next trip to Scotland

Two locations for the price of one video.We certainly get our "money's" worth with your channel. Fascinating subjects! That Belhaven bridge... I wonder if anyone has done a photography video on it!

Nice beaches, Steve, but your finds there looked a bit spooky! The first bird I heard was a skylark. Nice to see Alicja back. Welcome!

Incredible beach! All I could think is “claustrophobia!!!” Can’t wait to go there on our next trip to Edinburgh.

I enjoyed your video, Steve, as always. I liked the wooden walkways & the beautiful beaches on a beautiful day. I've never been down that way. Dunbar looks interesting; I'll look forward to your Dunbar video. Loved the shots of the Bridge to Nowhere with the backdrop of the interesting sky reflected in the water; the wonderful soundtrack seemed to go so well with that.

We’re fortunate to have some real hidden gems, beautiful spots and landmarks here in East Lothian. It’s a terrific place in which to live and work and I hope your latest video, Steve, inspires people to make the trip out for a visit. Great job!

Thanks again Steve. I just love the way you showcase your beautiful country with these little nuggets, I’m really enjoying your channel and genuinely look forward to the next vlog. 👏

Interesting facts Steve 🤔

Your videos are wonderful - informative, entertaining, and full of great tips and ideas! Thanks so much 🥰

Dunbar Harbour looks amazing. Would love to see it. Fun video, as usual. Thanks, Steve.

Absolutely fantastic. I never knew about the Aberlady submarines.

What an amazing discovery. I had no idea such a thing existed!

Luv the sub sound effects brilliant

Interesting and beautiful, many thanks Steve and glad alicja back, looking forward to the Dunbar video in the future

Great discovery! Look forward to seeing more of Dunbar.

Och and away Steve. Great job.

Brilliant as always, I did find out about the subs some time ago but somehow never got round to exploring, well up my list now !!!!

Great walking

Lived in Dunbar 3 years ago .. now in aberlady .. John Muir has a massive dent in these areas of Scotland .. I went to nursery in East Lothian as a child then primary and left for 11 years and now came back to the people I know and love is East Lothian .. love my neighbours love my village.. couldn’t see my self anywhere else truly love living here finally found my home ❤

Another good and interesting outing. Have to say I really liked the bridge, very photo worthy. Looking forward to more videos.

Love the sound effects. Made me want to buy a sub woofer. lol Great footage!

Do you think your toolbox will meet the needs - probably the second one would be better to do a full restoration on Nice to see Alicja doing her wee dance - did she dive off the bridge to nowhere VG 10/10 - Dunbar is cracking with a pool for you swim in probably to cold though same as the ones on the Clyde

Great find Steve! The X subs famous for their role in the attempts to disable Tirpitz of course! The engine used in the original X sub prototypes were Perkins diesels, made in Peterborough. But the production version for the war years swapped to a Gardner brand engine, before Perkins were chosen to supply the engines for the last x models in the 50's. Perkins was my former employer for 15 years, and there was always pictures on the walls of the historical stuff.... There is a lot of X sub relics at IWM Duxford museum too.

Steve, you are a mine of information (excuse the pun) but I live just down the way not far from Eyemouth and I hadn't seen these subs before, I'm definitely going up to have a look soon. Have you ever been to cove with the walk in the tunnel through the cliff? Thanks as always for your super channel. D

This was a great video what a great coast it is around Scotland full of surprises ...😊😊😊😊 Catch up so worth it your videos are so interesting and well made 😊😊😊😊

Great this is what we like . Maybe you should visit Cove Habour also a great plase. Maybe you should go walk Scotland's coastal path

East Lothian is an absolute fabulous area to explore, it offers a bit of everything 😀.

I need a trip to Dunbar now! Stopped at the Asda at Dunbar services many times but never actually been into Dunbar, that my friend is about to change 😉👍

Scotland is wonderful and you have an awesome way of showcasing it’s wonders! Thanks again for sharing 🙋‍♀️😊

I Came across this video by pure chance, what a delight too. im originally from musselburgh but remermber my late father living for a time in Aberlady. I didnt know if about these sunken submarines either, absolutely fantastic, and what a day of weather too.. Regards from Sunny Thailand

Beautiful scenery

Amazing stuff love the X craft finds. The naval historian Drachinifel would be impressed.

Another gem of a vlog, Steve 👍

Hi, we did the same trip as you two years ago. I was truly amazed and did not believe my husband when he said we were going to see a couple of submarine wrecks. So glad we went. So interesting. Pick the right tide times and definitely worth a visit. Keep up the great work Steve. Love your adventures and they truly inspire us.

My wife and I had a lovely afternoon at Gullane Bay last year but had no idea Aberlady bay was just around the corner. What a fabulous place! We'll definitely check it out so thanks for the heads up Dunbar looks cool too Steve. I know Tony Broonford loves that place too. Definitely worth a video of its own.

Wow how amazing was that, Steve !!! Am a Musselburgh living in Adelaide South Australia

I've taken that walk down to the beach, but didn't know the mini sub story. Might have to go back now. Interesting video 👏!

Great video, would love to visit East Lothian

Steve, you touched on several things I can relate to - Gullane Beach where I got one of the worst sunburns ever; Belhaven Bay, after which my favorite beer was named,; John Muir, one of my favorite people (a bronze bust of the remarkable man is a part of my modest art collection), and the golf courses I drove past just three weeks ago on MY way to Dunbar - for the first time in fifty years! You also added to my knowledge of the area. Thank you!

A nice taster for your visit to Dunbar. Looking forward to it.

The north sea coast of the u.k keeps surprising me how underrated it is full of surprises.

Dunbar is quite a pleasant surprise. I like the place.

Great Video! I never realised that Dunbar was so interesting - for me it was just one of those annoying places the train sometimes stopped at between Newcastle and Edinburgh!

Very interesting video, enjoyed that, will be worth waiting for ,going to Dunbar,

And great filmmaking

I don't think I'd ever have heard about those submarines (or then looked up any of their history), or about the "bridge to nowhere" - looks like you had a lovely day out on the coast again - thanks for sharing it with us, and looking forward to a potential follow up video on Dunbar!

Really good vlog Steve…thank you…😁👍🏻

Great video Steve!

What at shot of that bridge at night. Passions, is a must, for good fotos. 🙂

Another cracking video Steve

Sorry for the long reply. Your great video may have a local connection to my home town of Huddersfield. Thomas Broadbent and Sons Ltd, a Huddersfield company, helped with designing and actually built the X20 Midget Submarine. The X20 was a very well safeguarded secret and had been developed from its predecessors over the last couple of years. Following its completion, it was disguised as a large Motor Boat, with tarpaulin and framework put all around the Midget Submarine. It was then transported under armed escort to Hillside Railway Sidings, Huddersfield and taken north to the River Clyde where she was laid down. X20 would play a significant role in the D-Day Landings, acting as a key navigational tool for the incoming ships. This was done with the Submarine lying off the Normandy Coast from the 4th of June up until the Landings on the 6th. The Submarine had to remain undetected, along with its compatriot, X23. It would be interesting to know if the one you saw was X20 or X23, other X Craft were also involved on an attack on the battleship Tirpitz. In 1970 I spent 7 months in hospital after being as passenger in a nasty car crash, a patient in the same ward worked on the X20, his injuries made him incoherent, although at times he did mention X Craft, sadly died.

Nearly didn't watch this one, I don't know why but wrecks really spook me, I can't look. Glad I saw the bridge though & lovely shots at the end with the boats. Dunbar looks lovely. Nice little video, thanks

If I lived within 20 30 minutes, I'd be to either Aberlady or Dunbar every weekend. I am a warm blooded creature, so it may take time to adapt to the northern climate. You folks have some serious North Sea tides. Whaling Boots, good thing you had those along. Video subject / location (perfect), video length (perfect). I did see the Star's and Strip's proudly waving by the way near John Muir. Someone made Alicja very happy post Poland trip. What a sight to see and a place to hang out.

Very interesting indeed!!

Fantastic video again Steve will definitely need to go there .

That’s some trek to reach the submarines but it looks like a really nice beach. The bridge to nowhere is totally mad !! There is a X-Craft sub at the IWM Duxford. It has been split near the aft end so that visitors can view the interior crew compartment and the engine compartment. If I remember correctly, the Diesel engine is a Perkins.

Another fantastic video Steve. If I ever get my own humble young channel half as good as yours I will be very happy

Lovely!

Nice sound effects btw. 😃

I’m a huge fan of John Muir! I hope to hike the Muir trail in California one day.

There's quite a bit of WW2 stuff around there, Steve. Across the road from where you started there was an army camp on Gosford Estate - some of which is still standing; not to mention loads of those concrete anti-tank blocks lining the main road... If you don't know it, have a good wander round Gosford Estate actually - and look at Gosford House itself too; as half of it is actually derelict if you look from the landward side! That's the new house too - the old one is where the stables are now - at the opposite side of the gardens; which might help you make better sense of the gardens - and don't forget the boathouse on the main pond, which appears to have many more islands than it actually does... Gosford House is stuffed with some of the many art treasures of the Earls of Wemyss; and has a lovely square hall that's entirely made from marble - alas, it's only very rarely open to the public. Worth keeping an eye open for, though. Oh, and a wee tip about Dunbar: the Central Cafe... Apart from their excellent fish teas and even greater ice-cream sundaes; there are old black and white pictures on the walls - including one of the old open-air swimming pools... Look at it now and you'd never guess it existed in a million years! You passed it on your walk into town, by the way...!

Stunning video, Steve. Many thanks. Just kept on giving: the atmosphere of the walk out, the wrecks themselves, beautiful Dunbar, the shout out to John Muir, and that gorgeous bridge to nowhere (reminded me of the flooded train ride in Spirited Away), and your affable enthusiasm. Thanks again.

Great submarine sound 👍🏻😊