The Waterlines Heritage Museum and Visitor Centre at Lybster harbour celebrates the story of Lybster from its natural history to the 19th and early 20th century fishing industry when Lybster was a busy fishing port, especially during the boom in the herring fishing with over 100 herring boats using the Lybster harbour.
As well as its permanent exhibitions, Waterlines also hosts regular visiting exhibitions, events, social groups and workshops. It has a coffee shop, small gift shop featuring local crafters, a sheltered pebble beach and a lighthouse. The John O’Groats Walking Trail runs behind the centre and the North Coast 500 driving route runs through the village.
Today the harbour has local fishing boats, laying creels and fishing along the coastline for lobster, crab, and fish.
We are open all year, Wednesday to Saturday, from 10am to 3pm.
Waterlines — The Story of Lybster