Brunt Hill

The walk up Brunt Hill rewards you with proper views across East Lothian - nothing dramatic, but on a clear day you can see right over to the Firth of Forth. It's the kind of peak that locals know and visitors often miss, which is exactly why it's worth the detour from Dunbar.

This isn't a tough climb. Most people manage it in under an hour from the car park, and the paths are well-trodden enough that you won't spend half the time wondering if you've gone wrong. The summit itself is modest - moorland and grass rather than anything rocky - but the 360-degree perspective makes it. You get the coast one way, farmland rolling inland the other.

Families with school-age kids will get something out of it, though younger children might find the final push a bit steep. Walkers doing a few Lowland peaks in sequence should absolutely include it. History buffs won't find much to grab onto here - this is about the landscape, not the past.

Timing matters. Morning light is best, and avoid weekends if you want any sense of solitude. The nearest town is Dunbar, just a few miles off, so you could make this part of a wider day - there's decent food in town afterwards. If you're staying at Belhaven Bay Caravan Park down the coast, Brunt Hill makes a straightforward morning's walk before heading back to base.