Local Info

Administration and schools

Local services

  • Food and drink is available at the village pub, the Garvald Inn
  • Laura Johnston’s grocery van visits Garvald on Thursdays around 1.30pm-1.45 pm, with fruit/veg, Yester Dairy products and bread. Buy at the van or place an advance order that she will deliver to your door. Her mobile number is on the village notice board.
  • Ross Dougal fishmongers van visits Garvald on Tuesdays around 1.30pm
  • James Dickson and Son fishmongers van visits Garvald on Wednesdays 12 and 1pm
  • Haddington has with banks, supermarkets and two petrol stations. A small grocery store can be found in Gifford.
  • Post Offices are in Haddington, Gifford (A.M. Hogg, High Street, mornings only) or East Linton.
  • The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Police are based in Haddington.

Broadband and mobile

  • Fibre BT broadband is available in Garvald, as is broadband provided by other suppliers using the BT network.
  • There is a mobile signal in the village. Services are available from Vodafone and O2, and smaller providers using those networks, such as Talk Mobile, Smarty, Asda.

Public transport to Edinburgh

  • There is no public bus service to Garvald
  • You can catch a bus from Haddington to Edinburgh
  • Rail services to Edinburgh are available from Drem, East Linton, Wallyford, Dunbar, North Berwick, Longniddry or Newcraighall stations

Local buses

  • Bus #101 (Prentice Coaches) Gifford to Haddington Retail Park
  • Bus #123 (East Coast Buses) Gifford/ Pencaitland – Haddington Circular

Chimney sweeps recommended by Garvald and Morham residents

  • Kleen Sweep, Prestonpans (01875 819992)
  • Tom Brock, Edinburgh (0131 6660848)

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A selection of local clubs and activities

Local walks

There is a Core Path Network route from Garvald to Gifford. There is a useful path description for this walk. The section of core path (236) between Garvald Mains and the Donolly reservoir was upgraded in 2017. Fences were installed to separate the path from the fields in which cattle graze and a bridge was built to replace the ford across the Papana water. It is also possible to follow a path all the way around the reservoir, suitable for reasonably agile walkers.

Information on other paths can be found on the East Lothian Countryside Volunteers Website. There are East Lothian Core Path maps and you can read information about the John Muir Way.

For a shorter stroll, you can walk from Garvald towards Stoneypath Tower along the Papana Burn by following the path down by the church (turn off the track before Africa Cottage).

You can also walk up from Garvald to Nunraw Abbey, which is south of the village and is the location of a community of Roman Catholic monks of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance.

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