I spent a couple of nights at the Highland Haven Hotel in Macduff when I visited the area in August 2007. I chose the hotel for two reasons, I wanted to stay in that location, which by the way is not in the Highlands but in Aberdeenshire. It was cheap at £26 a night for [...]
The local tourist board is calling the Banffshire Coast, the coastal stretch between Pennan in the east to Cullen to the west, “Scotland’s best kept secret” and “Scotland’s treasure”. After my recent trip to the area I think of it more as “The Neglected North”. I say this for two reasons, it is overlooked by [...]
Hostelworld don’t just offer beds in dorms in hostels but also private rooms in hostels, bed and breakfasts and budget hotels. I used Hostelworld to find a room for my recent stay in Aberdeenshire. I booked a room in a flat at the University of Aberdeen student residences through Hostelworld. It cost £22 a night [...]
I really like Cullen beach, on the north east coast of Scotland, around fifty miles east of Inverness and fifty miles north west of Aberdeen. Cullen Beach is one of the few Scottish beaches that has never failed the EU tests of bathing water. Cullen Beach There are two very distinctive features of the beach. [...]
Duff House was designed by William Adam and constructed between 1735 – 1740 as the home of the Earls of Fife. It is now a country gallery run by a partnership of Historic Scotland, Aberdeenshire Council and the National Galleries of Scotland. I must admit that the admission fee of £6 rather put me of [...]
I should start by explaining that kirk is the Scottish word for a church. When I first drove into Banff I was amazed to see an old graveyard sitting in the middle of the town. There was car parking space around it and a small supermarket and tyre and exhaust garage opposite the graveyard. Fortunately [...]
Art from the workshops held recently at Prestongrage Museum in East Lothian will be on display at the Power House building at the Museum from September 8 – 31 October. You can pick up the key to the Power House at the Visitor Centre which is open daily from 11am- 4pm. The five weekly art [...]
Castle Fraser is a splendid castle where the whole family can enjoy a day out. The castle itself is very beautiful, dating from the 16th century. You can climb to one of the towers to have fantastic views. of the surrounding countryside. There’s a lovely formal garden and woodland walks. Castle Fraser However kids will [...]
Pitfour Observatory was built in 1845 by the fifth Laird of Pitfour, Admiral Sir George Ferguson, so that he and his guests could watch horse racing. The Laird had constructed a four and a half mile race course to indulge his passion for horse racing, without having to leave his own estate. The race course [...]
Ryanair is to introduce a £2 per person airport check in charge for bookings made from 20 September 2007. It is free of charge to check in online, however you can only check in online if you have no hold baggage. There is already a £5 per bag charge for hold baggage. Ryanair does have [...]
