Self-catering
holiday cottages, apartments and houses in Aberdeenshire
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Garden
Cottage - holiday cottage 10 miles north of Aberdeen
Comfortable
country cottage adjoining historic Scottish mansion house
set in six acres of wooded gardens. Two bedrooms sleep 4-6
people. Cosy wood stove. Lovely beamed shared kitchen.
Only
ten miles from Aberdeen, close to coast, Castle and Whisky
trails.
Telephone:
01358 742276 or click on image for details
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Honey Cottage is a delightful semi-detached dwelling situated up a quiet lane in the village if Dinnet, in the heart of Royal Deeside. Built out of granite in the 19th century, Honey was originally used as a cottage to accomodate workers from the local estate.
Nowadays, Honey Cottage offers clean and cosy accommodation to tourists and vistors, providing an excellent base for exploration, adventure or relaxation. Furbished to a very high standard throughout, Honey Cottage has an open-plan kitchen/sitting room with wood burning stove. Upstairs are 2 bedrooms - one double and one with 3/4 sized bed - and a bathroom with bath and shower. The cottage also has a clematis clad patio area to the back with seating for four with barbecue and chimniere. Rent is inclusive of all linen and towels, fuel and logs.
For the hill walker, the hills of Deeside start at the front door; for the skier, the cottage is conveniently placed for both The Lecht and Glenshee ski slopes; golf, hunting, shooting, fishing, pony-trekking, gliding and many more outdoor and water sports activities are all available locally and can be arranged.
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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 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.
| 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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