North Berwick is a seaside community as well as former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is positioned on the south coast of the Firth of Forth, about 20 miles (32 km) east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick came to be a stylish holiday resort in the nineteenth century as a result of its two sandy bays, the East (or Milsey) Bay as well as the West Bay, and remains to draw in holidaymakers. Golf courses at the ends of each bay are open to site visitors. The dimension and also populace of the community continued to be rather stable till the 1970s, at which point housebuilding started in earnest around the periphery of the town, first to the south (1950s-- 70s), after that a collection of significant expansions to the west (1980s-present) along the line of the train. There is talk of additional developments concentrating on "budget-friendly housing" on the south side of the community. While the population may not have truly "exploded", home rates have. North Berwick continually shows up on top of national house cost surveys, as well as like-for-like prices are comparable to Edinburgh. North Berwick was noted as one of the most expensive seaside town in Scotland in 2006, and also was second to St. Andrews in 2009.