North East Coast

The northeast coast holds some of Scotland's best coastal scenery, particularly the Moray Coast from Spey Bay to Fraserburgh. Here you'll find some picturesque little villages clinging to the cliffs like limpets, and miles of windswept, deserted sandy beaches. Portsoy, Pennan, Gardenstown and Crovie are all well worth visiting, and there are great beaches at Cullen, Lossiemouth, Rosehearty and Sunnyside. Other highlights in the region include the beautiful Duff House, the working abbey at Pluscarden, and Findhorn, famous worldwide for its alternative, spiritual community.

The two largest towns along the coast are the hard-working, no-nonsense fishing ports of Peterhead and Fraserburgh, both linked by a regular bus service from Aberdeen. Fochabers, Elgin and Forres are all on the main Aberdeen-Inverness bus route and served regularly, and trains between Aberdeen and Inverness stop at Elgin and Forres. Otherwise, public transport is somewhat limited and it can be difficult getting to the more out-of-the-way places without your own transport.

Places in the District

Banff and Macduff

The road west from Pennan leads on to the busy fishing port of Macduff, separated only by a bridge from neighbouring Banff, whose town centre still retains its faded Georgian elegance. The great attraction in the area is Duff House, on the Banff side of the River Deveron, a short walk upstream from the bridge. This magnificent Georgian mansion was designed by William Adam in 1735 for local entrepreneur William Duff, who later became Earl of Fife.

Buckie

The largest of the coastal settlements on the Moray coast although it is no longer the fishing and industrial power, once it was. There is still active shipbuilding yards, but based on churches, the main activity might be christianity.

Cullen

Six miles west of Portsoy is the town of Cullen, dramatically sited beneath a series of striking 19th-century railway viaducts and fronting an impressive sweep of sand.

Fraserburgh

Fraserburgh, located on the north east corner of Scotland, stands on the shoulder of the beautiful coastline Kinnaird Head, where the Moray Firth meets the North Sea. Locally known as Broch it lies fifty miles north of Aberdeen. Fraserburgh is also known as one of the Scotland's major fishing ports and well stocked harbour with fishing boats, seals, cormorants and seagulls.

Peterhead

Guide on Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The guide will help you to have brief introduction about the area and accommodation and hotels around.

Portknockie

Small seaside village on North East coast a few miles east of Cullen.

Modification Date Monday, 26 March 2012

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