The Dolphin Inn, Dunbar - East Lothian

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The Dolphin Inn, Dunbar - East Lothian

Independent hostel with eleven rooms offering a mix of double, single, bunk and family rooms.

19/06/2026

Great to see Markus Seitz's new book which includes an awesome 75km route that starts at either East Linton or Dunbar railway station and heads up to the plateaus of the Lammermuir Hills via Whiteadder Reservoir. In the intro paragraph he writes, "with no other route in this book do I have such a strong personal connection". The Lammermuirs were where he spent the first night of his incredible 34,000 km world tour. Markus was also an early visitor to the Dolphin, when we were just finding our feet, and kindly mentions the hostel in this book (thank you). Available from adventurebooks.com

16/06/2026

Who remembers when businesses, especially in hospitality, used to hand out free matchboxes like mini adverts? I was in an antique shop recently and stumbled upon three enormous boxes of them and spent a good hour raking through and picked this selection for framing. What a cool bit of history and a lovely throwback, it is still possible to get these made - watch this space...... our fifth anniversary is coming up!

05/06/2026

Breeze, the "Dolphin dog" just showing us all how it is done.

We are always receptive to collaborating with local businesses to support their accommodation needs and one of our best yet was the recent collab with The Yoga Den in East Linton.

Simply Flow, a women's yoga & surf retreat held in Dunbar last week end was a beautiful and energising few days. Loved having you all stay with us.

Caroline's next yoga retreat is in Portugal in October. Head to her website / socials to find out more .

Next up for us is hosting the competitors for the European Land Art Festival, another great bunch of folks 14 - 19 July, programme details now available.

27/05/2026

A current guest who remembers the Dolphin Inn from its pub days loves this sign that we saved during the renovation. Just look at those prices from 2013, sure it brings back a lot of good memories for many people in the town. Sadly no bar now but we love all the memorabilia that we managed to save and find a place for. It seems important somehow to keep hold of these things and make sure that we don't sweep away history.

20/05/2026

What a lovely thank you note and sweet flowers.

We have a lot of "whole hires" where groups book out the hostel for a few days. Usually these are family gatherings or wedding parties and the hostel provides a welcoming home from home experience where people can hang out together in a relaxing self catered space. We have 27 beds spread over 10 rooms, suitable for all ages (although all our rooms are upstairs so not fully accessible). We also can provide accommodation for events with our first yoga retreat taking place at the end of May (with The Yoga Den) and the ELAF* crew are back for a week in July for their 6th year.

* European Land Art Festival

11/05/2026

A guest emailed us recently with this request.

Hello! I visited in 2023 and fell in love with "my" room. So I would very much like the same one. It had a picture of seagulls above the bed and a picture claiming salt water was the solution to everything.

Just love this message! This lovely double room on the second floor has dual aspect windows too so you can see the sea over the rooftops and the Lammermuir Hills in the other direction.

27/04/2026

We were delighted to welcome these beautiful Lambretta's at the week-end. About 60 scooters from the Lambretta Club of Scotland buzzed into the Dunbar sunshine on Saturday afternoon at the end of a run from Troon. We had about 14 in the Courtyard - what a fantastic sight! Great bunch of people too, particularly enjoyed the multiple fish tank jokes! Enjoy your trip to Austria next month.

15/04/2026

I've got mixed views about this little teapot as whilst I love the Big Top design and the gold detailing, on closer inspection the performing animals and the Ring Master's whip represent a lot of suffering. This teapot was part of a series produced in the '80s and it is hard to imagine that wild animals were still featuring in circuses at that time. However, it was only in 2018 that the Scottish Parliament passed The Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (Scotland) Act that prohibits the use of wild animals.

07/04/2026

Just love this and it makes me smile every time I see it. Left recently on our noticeboard by an anonymous guest - thank you!

Address

2 Queens Road
Dunbar
EH421JZ

Telephone

+441368868427

Website

http://www.dolphindunbar.com/

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