North Berwick is a seaside town and also previous royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is located on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, around 20 miles (32 km) east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick came to be a classy holiday resort in the 19th century due to its two sandy bays, the East (or Milsey) Bay and the West Bay, and continues to attract holidaymakers. Golf courses at the ends of each bay are open to site visitors. The size and also populace of the community continued to be rather steady till the 1970s, at which point housebuilding began in earnest around the periphery of the community, first to the south (1950s-- 70s), after that a series of major growths to the west (1980s-present) along the line of the train. There is broach more growths focussing on "cost effective housing" on the south side of the community. While the population might not have absolutely "took off", home costs have. North Berwick constantly shows up on top of national residence cost surveys, and like-for-like costs approach Edinburgh. North Berwick was noted as one of the most expensive seaside town in Scotland in 2006, and also was 2nd to St. Andrews in 2009.