Guidebook for Aberdeenshire

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Guidebook for Aberdeenshire

Sightseeing

The distillery does excellent tours around the works and gives you the opportunity to taste their various whiskies
31 recommandé par les habitants
Glen Garioch Distillery
Distillery Road
31 recommandé par les habitants
The distillery does excellent tours around the works and gives you the opportunity to taste their various whiskies
A lovely walk through forested slopes and gorges that rise above the river Ythan. Passing by what remains of Gight Castle
Gight Castle
A lovely walk through forested slopes and gorges that rise above the river Ythan. Passing by what remains of Gight Castle
A beautiful little harbour town made famous for it's lovely ice cream
28 recommandé par les habitants
Portsoy
28 recommandé par les habitants
A beautiful little harbour town made famous for it's lovely ice cream
A stunning view as you drive into Cullen through the arches of its viaduct, down to its sandy beach and rocky cliffs
52 recommandé par les habitants
Cullen
52 recommandé par les habitants
A stunning view as you drive into Cullen through the arches of its viaduct, down to its sandy beach and rocky cliffs
A lovely sandy beach
10 recommandé par les habitants
Sandend
10 recommandé par les habitants
A lovely sandy beach
My very favourite beach and walk. Parking next to a farmhouse and walking down a pathway that takes you past a dovecote (doocot), the remains of FIndlater Castle balanced on the rocks, and down to this lovely isolated beach. It's possible to walk along to Cullen or back to Sandend if you're feeling even more energetic.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Sunnyside Beach
7 recommandé par les habitants
My very favourite beach and walk. Parking next to a farmhouse and walking down a pathway that takes you past a dovecote (doocot), the remains of FIndlater Castle balanced on the rocks, and down to this lovely isolated beach. It's possible to walk along to Cullen or back to Sandend if you're feeling even more energetic.
Sand dunes and sandy beach
18 recommandé par les habitants
Cruden Bay
18 recommandé par les habitants
Sand dunes and sandy beach
Dracula's Castle itself! Standing ruined on the top of the cliffs of the Bullers of Buchan. Not for the faint hearted, reckless children or wayward dogs as there is no barrier above the cliffs. Look out for a whole variety of seabirds, dolphins and the occasional pod of orcas.
49 recommandé par les habitants
Slains Castle
A975
49 recommandé par les habitants
Dracula's Castle itself! Standing ruined on the top of the cliffs of the Bullers of Buchan. Not for the faint hearted, reckless children or wayward dogs as there is no barrier above the cliffs. Look out for a whole variety of seabirds, dolphins and the occasional pod of orcas.
Scottish National Trust property with lovely walks around the grounds and loch
41 recommandé par les habitants
Fyvie Castle
41 recommandé par les habitants
Scottish National Trust property with lovely walks around the grounds and loch
Whisky, whisky, whisky - how it's made and how it tastes!
14 recommandé par les habitants
The GlenDronach Distillery
14 recommandé par les habitants
Whisky, whisky, whisky - how it's made and how it tastes!
Museum, visitor's centre and country walks
Aden Allotments
Station Road
Museum, visitor's centre and country walks
Country park walks
43 recommandé par les habitants
Haddo House
43 recommandé par les habitants
Country park walks
Mountain walks and visitor's centre
26 recommandé par les habitants
Bennachie Centre
26 recommandé par les habitants
Mountain walks and visitor's centre
Sandunes and more sandy beach than you know what to do with
15 recommandé par les habitants
Balmedie
15 recommandé par les habitants
Sandunes and more sandy beach than you know what to do with
If you visit at high-tide you will have to walk over the cliff top, but at low tide you can walk through the caves at the east side of the beach to find yourself on the next one. It evokes thoughts of smugglers and Enid Blyton!
New Aberdour
If you visit at high-tide you will have to walk over the cliff top, but at low tide you can walk through the caves at the east side of the beach to find yourself on the next one. It evokes thoughts of smugglers and Enid Blyton!
A pretty little fishing village perched between the cliffs and the sea. You will have to park and walk a fair way to see it properly
17 recommandé par les habitants
Crovie
17 recommandé par les habitants
A pretty little fishing village perched between the cliffs and the sea. You will have to park and walk a fair way to see it properly
A wee fishing village with a good pub and excellent food. It even has a telephone box that was made famous by the film Local Hero. Why not spend the day exploring this area of the coast, lunch at the Inn, photograph by the telephone box and come back to watch Local Hero on DVD in your cottage?
20 recommandé par les habitants
Pennan
20 recommandé par les habitants
A wee fishing village with a good pub and excellent food. It even has a telephone box that was made famous by the film Local Hero. Why not spend the day exploring this area of the coast, lunch at the Inn, photograph by the telephone box and come back to watch Local Hero on DVD in your cottage?
Castle open to the public
11 recommandé par les habitants
Delgatie Castle
11 recommandé par les habitants
Castle open to the public
Castle
31 recommandé par les habitants
Huntly Castle
Castle Street
31 recommandé par les habitants
Castle
Dolphin watching
24 recommandé par les habitants
Spey Bay
24 recommandé par les habitants
Dolphin watching
A sheltered valley with lovely walks as far or short, easy or difficult as you would like. Very pretty in this mountainous region
6 recommandé par les habitants
Glen Tanar
6 recommandé par les habitants
A sheltered valley with lovely walks as far or short, easy or difficult as you would like. Very pretty in this mountainous region
Royal Deeside at its most royal
30 recommandé par les habitants
Braemar
30 recommandé par les habitants
Royal Deeside at its most royal
You can explore the valley, walking around the loch or head up Lochnagar to look across the Balmoral Estate - be prepared for mountain walking though
Glenmuick
You can explore the valley, walking around the loch or head up Lochnagar to look across the Balmoral Estate - be prepared for mountain walking though
An interesting wee castle to visit and explore - off the beaten track and well worth a visit
11 recommandé par les habitants
Tolquhon Castle
11 recommandé par les habitants
An interesting wee castle to visit and explore - off the beaten track and well worth a visit

Food Scene

Lovely food based on local, fresh produce
9 recommandé par les habitants
Fife Arms Hotel
9 recommandé par les habitants
Lovely food based on local, fresh produce
An excellent Indian Restaurant
Moonlight Tandoori
34 Balmellie St
An excellent Indian Restaurant
A great little delicatessen run by and Scottish accented French guy
8 recommandé par les habitants
The Kilted Frog Delicatessen Ltd
8 W High St
8 recommandé par les habitants
A great little delicatessen run by and Scottish accented French guy
Basic cafe / diner
The Square
Basic cafe / diner
An excellent restaurant - would recommend!
11 recommandé par les habitants
Eat on the Green
11 recommandé par les habitants
An excellent restaurant - would recommend!

Entertainment & Activities

A well-presented Sealife Centre with a real hands-on experience
7 recommandé par les habitants
Macduff
7 recommandé par les habitants
A well-presented Sealife Centre with a real hands-on experience
Outdoor Activities
13 recommandé par les habitants
Lochter Activity Centre
13 recommandé par les habitants
Outdoor Activities

Everything Else

Good Fish & Chips to take away
Skippers
8 Duff St
Good Fish & Chips to take away
We're not golfers, I'm afraid, so can't recommend one over another
Turriff Golf Club
We're not golfers, I'm afraid, so can't recommend one over another
We're not golfers, I'm afraid, so can't recommend one over another
6 recommandé par les habitants
Oldmeldrum Golf Club
Kirk Brae
6 recommandé par les habitants
We're not golfers, I'm afraid, so can't recommend one over another
It galls me to add it but ...
25 recommandé par les habitants
Trump International Golf Links
25 recommandé par les habitants
It galls me to add it but ...
We're not golfers, I'm afraid, so can't recommend one over another
Newmachar Golf Club
We're not golfers, I'm afraid, so can't recommend one over another
We're not golfers, I'm afraid, so can't recommend one over another
10 recommandé par les habitants
Duff House Royal Golf Club
10 recommandé par les habitants
We're not golfers, I'm afraid, so can't recommend one over another
Scottish National Trust Property. Well worth a visit to to explore the gardens and castle.
77 recommandé par les habitants
Crathes Castle
77 recommandé par les habitants
Scottish National Trust Property. Well worth a visit to to explore the gardens and castle.
The reason Royal Deeside is called Royal Deeside
120 recommandé par les habitants
Balmoral Castle
120 recommandé par les habitants
The reason Royal Deeside is called Royal Deeside
Explore the Speyside distilleries or walk along the long distance footpath, the Speyside Way
17 recommandé par les habitants
Aberlour
17 recommandé par les habitants
Explore the Speyside distilleries or walk along the long distance footpath, the Speyside Way

Essentials

Smallish Tescos
Tesco Superstore
32 High St
Smallish Tescos
Huge Tesco
9 recommandé par les habitants
Tesco Extra
Laurel Drive
9 recommandé par les habitants
Huge Tesco
Another option for groceries
16 recommandé par les habitants
Morrisons
215 King St
16 recommandé par les habitants
Another option for groceries
Groceries and post office
Costcutter
35 High St
Groceries and post office

Shopping

A handy wee store for picking up essentials
Co-op Food - Fyvie
Main Street
A handy wee store for picking up essentials

Arts & Culture

There are often art exhibitions on in the house itself and the grounds are interesting to walk through by the River Deveron estuary.
Duff House Gardens
Low Street
There are often art exhibitions on in the house itself and the grounds are interesting to walk through by the River Deveron estuary.