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The coast of Aberdeen running north and south is one of the most beautiful and interesting anywhere in Britain. Tall granite cliffs are broken in sections by sandy bays and small fishing villages. The fishing industry went into decline with the arrival of fishing quotas although oil related indistry remains a major employer in Aberdeenshire. The Aberdeenshire coast is highly recommended for a holiday, especially to anyone interested in wildlife because it is plentiful, bird watching, photography or painting because of the stunning scenery. There are excellent beaches and if you manage to enjoy warm and sunny days, there really is nowhere better. Most of the time, there are few people on the beaches and you can jog or walk in solitude. Occasionally there may be a seal or jellyfish washed up on the beach during the summer. Find a self catering holiday cottage to rent for a few days or more and discover this completely natural and unspoilt coastline.
Recommended places to visit on the Grampian coastline
Grampian has a great coastline with dramatic and dangerous cliffs, cliff walks, superb clean beaches that extend for miles, pebbly coves, caves, picturesque harbours with fishing boats and quaint fishing villages. Most villages have pubs and are excellent for a spot of sea fishing, building sand castles on the beach or walks. The Buchan Coastal Path runs from village to village along the coast from St. Cyrus to the awe inspiring tall cliffs of Bullers of Buchan just north of Cruden Bay.
If you're interested in sea birds, you will be richly rewarded. Seals can often be spotted lazing on beaches, or if you take a boat out to sea, bottle-nose dolphins. These have been seen as far south from the Moray Firth as Aberdeen Harbour and have been known to follow the Shetland ferry.
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| Balmedie Beach - beach and country park |
| Banff - bottle-nose dolphins |
| Boddam - lighthouse and power station visits can be arranged in advance. |
| Bullers of Buchan - dramatic cliffs, wild flowers, sea birds, puffins. |
| Collieston - harbour, nice quiet roads for cycling. |
| Cruden Bay - Slains Castle of Dracula fame ruins, dramatically perched on edge of steep cliffs, attractive walks to the castle from the car park in the centre of the village, beautiful bay with sandy beach of about 2 miles, harbour, 18 hole golf course, pubs. |
| Cullen - harbour, beach, walk on disused train line on viaduct, sea fishing, golf, views, the ice cream shop. |
| Fraserburgh - Museum of lighthouses, picturesque fishing harbour. A few miles further north is Rosehearty, which, because of its clear waters is popular with divers. |
| Gardenstown - built on hillside, fine harbour, superb sea views |
| Inverallochy, Cairnbulg and St. Combs - traditional fishing villages. The Loch of Strathbeg nature reserve for bird watching and otters is 2 miles south of St. Combs. |
| Macduff - Harbour, marine aquarium |
| Newburgh - bird sanctuary at the Ythan estuary, sandy beach and dunes |
| Pennan - harbour, pebble beach, houses up the cliff, steep, scary road down to the village, village starred in 'Local hero', sea bird watching with Scotland's largest colony of gannets, guillemots, kittiwakes, razorbills and puffins , quaint Pennan Inn, once renowned for good food and hospitality but ownership has changed. |
| Peterhead - large scenic harbour, quaint old fishermen's cottages, beach, golf course, new heritage centre, Power Station |
| Portsoy - 17th Century harbour, picturesque views, Portsoy Marble, Loch Soy |
| St. Combs and Inverallochy - 2 fishing villages separated by a main road, nice restaurant at 'The Tufted Duck'. |
| St. Fergus - enormous gas terminal, wide sandy beach at Rattray with lighthouse, walks, seals |
| Stonehaven - beach, attractive harbour, yacht club, beach walkway, new outdoor heated swimming pool with midnight swims, nearby Dunnotar Castle ruins. |
If you have visited a place in the north east of Scotland that you have particularly enjoyed, then please tell us about it. Photographs would be most welcome.
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