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Members on this page offer accommodation in and around:
Johnshaven (1) - Banchory (1) - Aboyne (2) - Inverurie (1)
Cullen (1) - Elgin (1) - Forres (1)
Please note that double/twin room prices are per person per night based on two persons sharing. To make enquiries or bookings, please contact the proprietor direct via phone, fax or email as detailed on the relevant entry. If you are outside the UK, first dial the appropriate international dialing code for your country (011 from the States for example), then dial 44 and omit the initial 0 of the number given in these pages, before dialing the remaining digits.
Along the coast through historic Arbroath and then Montrose, the road skirts past fishing villages with delightful harbours: St. Cyrus; Johnshaven (Ellington); Gourdon and Inverbervie where the steeply shelving beach has rounded pebbles of all colours, worn smooth by countless tides. Visit the ruins of 16th century Edzell Castle, in the Howe of the Mearns, with its Renaissance garden.
Travelling north from Perthshire and Angus, the Aberdeen and Grampian Highlands area has its southern border in the rolling pastures of the Mearns. A little further north is the Highland Boundary Fault cutting across the country from Stonehaven about 20 miles south of Aberdeen to Helensburgh in the west.
Aberdeen, the granite city, is the most northerly city in Britain and the 'oil capital' of Britain too. Today, the oil boom is waning but, even so, the busy docks have oil tankers as well as fishing boats and container ships calling in frequently and Aberdeen airport chugs constantly with helicopters taking men to and from the rigs.
It's a city lively with lots of shops and new shopping arcades to explore but it is also a city with a history. Interesting buildings like Provost Ross' House, the Maritime Museum, and Aberdeen University's Marischal College are right in the heart of town, as is the Art Gallery, a short walk from Union Street, the dignified main thoroughfare.
The city lies between the two great rivers, the Dee and the Don both good salmon rivers, and the stretch of coast between the two river mouths has a splendid sandy beach. A little way upstream on the Don, is the Brig o' Balgownie, with some quaint old cottages clustered around it.
Aberdeen has won the Britain in Bloom competitions so many times that it was barred from entering to give everyone else a chance! In spring, especially, the roadside verges and the river banks are bright with a succession of crocus, daffodils and narcissi which give way to masses of roses in summer. Duthie Park is a carpet of colour then and, if wet, visitors can retreat to the cactus houses and imagine themselves in a tropical world with noisy parrots in the greenery at roof level and huge sinuous carp hiding in the pools.
Out of Aberdeen and there is lots to do and see - this is castle country and there are so many to choose from: Crathes; Craigievar; Fyvie; Fraser; Dunottar; Muchalls; Braemar and Balmoral. If you get bored with castles there are beautiful gardens at Pitmedden, Kildrummy and again at Crathes Castle.
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Royal Deeside is famous and justly popular amongst visitors who explore the towns along the Dee: Banchory, Aboyne and Ballater. In summer, you may glimpse salmon leaping up the waterfall under the Bridge of Feugh, not far from the centre of Banchory (Towerbank). Follow the side road alongside the River Feugh then turn off, following the signs to the Forest of Birse. Here it is peaceful with no sound but the tumbling waters, the ever-present sheep and maybe a distant buzzard mewing over the hill tops. In May, it is bright with yellow gorse, purple in August with heather and, in autumn, the rowan trees are laden with red berries.
Back on Deeside, at Potarch, is the bridge where a famous local strongman, Donald Dinnie, is reputed to have carried two huge boulders across the river. The stones are still there, outside the Inn. At Aboyne (Migvie House, Struan Hall) watch the Highland Games take place on the village green before resuming the well-trodden route to Balmoral and Braemar.
Inland are more castles and gardens like Fyvie and Pitmedden and everywhere, in stone circles and standing stones, is the evidence of prehistory. Not far from Aberdeen Airport, at Inverurie (Fridayhill), just off the A96, is Archaeolink an interpretive centre about these monuments and the people who built them. Fascinating names like Clinkstone, Maiden Stone and Cloven Stone invite the curious while the intriguingly shaped hill, Bennachie, is ever-present in the background. It's a land of mystery where your imagination can take flight and you can forget the present, wondering about the past.
Between Aberdeen and Elgin, the main A96 road cuts across the north-east corner of Scotland. Explore this forgotten corner where the dramatic cliff heights and unspoilt beaches harbour a wealth of bird and wildlife and there are little harbours and villages, like Pennan (where 'Local Hero' was filmed) and Portsoy, waiting to be discovered. On the coast are Banff and Macduff on each side of a bay, as well as Cullen (West Manse B&B).
As well as the Castle Trail, this area also has the Whisky Trail extending south and east into Speyside and linking many of the famous Speyside area distilleries. Turn off the A96 at Fochabers, a lovely little town favoured by antique hunters, to Buckie where some of Scotland's finest fish is landed at the harbour.
Past Fochabers, is the elegant town of Elgin (The Croft) with its imposing and historic cathedral ruins, dignified Victorian town centre and the Biblical Gardens which are unique in Scotland. West from Elgin, the A96 passes Forres (Milton of Grange Farmhouse). It's worth going through the town to see the floral displays, which have won Forres prizes in the 'Scotland in Bloom' and 'Britain in Bloom' competitions and also Sueno's Stone, a huge Pictish standing stone covered in carvings.
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ELLINGTON
Mrs Margaret Gibson
Station Place - Johnshaven DD10 0JD
Tel: 01561 362756
Email:
- 1 double (en suite)
- 1 twin (en suite)
- Open Jan - Dec
- B&B 20 - 22 Pounds Sterling
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Modern family home in old fishing village 28 miles south of Aberdeen. Ideally positioned to visit Glen Esk and 14th century Dunnottar Castle. Twin room on ground floor. Small restaurant in village pub. Please be assured of every home comfort.
Dogs accepted by arrangement
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TOWERBANK HOUSE
Mrs Kathleen Balsamo
93 High Street - Banchory AB31 5XT
Tel / Fax: 01330 824798
Email:
- 2 twin (en suite)
- 1 single (en suite)
- Open Jan - Dec
- B&B 21 - 26 Pounds Sterling
- Single: 25 - 30 Pounds Sterling
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Built in 1880, Towerbank House is well situated near the centre of Banchory. Royal Deeside has magnificent scenery, castles and gardens and an infinite variety of leisure activities. This delightful home, where each room has an individual charm, is extremely welcoming.

Scotland's Best certificate
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MIGVIE HOUSE
Carole & Bruce Luffman
By Logie Coldstone - Aboyne AB34 4XL
Tel: 013398 81313 / Fax: 013398 81635
Email:
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- 1 double (en suite)
- 2 twin (en suite)
- Open March - Oct
- B&B from 25 Pounds Sterling
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Migvie House nestles in the secluded upper reaches of Royal Deeside - a land of romantic castles, spectacular scenery and a slower pace of life. Antiques and country furnishings, wood fires and mountain views, with home made bread and preserves and our own eggs.

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STRUAN HALL
Phyllis & Michael Ingram
Ballater Road - Aboyne AB34 5HY
Tel/Fax: 013398 87241
Email:
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- 1 double (en suite)
- 2 twin (en suite)
- Open March - Oct
- B&B from 26 - 28.50 Pounds Sterling
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The magnificent scenery of Royal Deeside, the unhurried charm of its villages and people, plus an excellent climate, make Aboyne a most favoured location. Struan Hall is a lovely family home, quietly situated in a spacious woodland garden.
Animal free house
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FRIDAYHILL
Shena McGhie
Kinmuck - Inverurie AB51 0LY
Tel: 01651 882252 / Fax: 01651 882252
Email:
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- 1 fourposter double (en suite)
- 1 double (priv. facs.)
- Open Jan - Dec
- B&B from 25 Pounds Sterling
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Enjoy a break in our luxurious country home designed to offer unique and comfortable accommodation in a tranquil, picturesque setting in rural Aberdeenshire. Ideal location for Castle and Whisky trails, stone circles, Archaeolink, Royal Deeside and coast. Aberdeen Airport 7 miles.
Animal free house
Scotland's Best certificate
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WEST MANSE B&B
Johan & Melville McDonald
Deskford - Cullen - Buckie - Banffshire AB56 5YJ
Tel: 01542 841189 / Fax: 01542 840544
Email:
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- 1 double (en suite)
- 1 twin (priv.facs)
- Open April - Oct
- B&B 25 Pounds Sterling
- D, B&B 40 Pounds Sterling
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Visit this peaceful retreat situated amidst beautiful rural Banffshire countryside, yet within easy reach of the Moray coastline with its quaint harbours, beautiful sandy beaches and rocky cliffs. We pride ourselves on the quality of your accommodation and our high service standards.
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THE CROFT
Mrs Ann Cartmell
10 Institution Road - Elgin IV30 1QX
Tel/Fax: 01343 546004
Email:
- 1 double (en suite)
- 1 family/triple (en suite)
- 1 single
- Open Jan - Dec
- B&B 25 - 26 Pounds Sterling
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Beautiful Victorian town house, built in 1848, spacious rooms superbly furnished with guests' comfort in mind. Central, peaceful location, ideally situated for exploring Whisky, Coastal and Castle trails, golf, dolphin watching, "Biblical Gardens". Selected by "Which?", AA 5 Diamonds.
Animal free house
Scotland's Best certificate
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MILTON of GRANGE FARMHOUSE
Hilda & Alexander Massie
By Forres - Moray IV36 2TR
Tel/Fax: 01343 676360
Email:
- 1 double (en suite)
- 1 twin (en suite)
- 1 family/triple (en suite)
- Open Jan - Dec
- B&B 20 - 25 Pounds Sterling
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Warm welcome at family farm. En-suite rooms. Delicious Scottish cuisine. Near Forres, Kinloss and Findhorn with golf, watersports, beaches, walks. Excellent for exploring Coastal, Castle and Whisky trails, Baxters of Speyside, Aberdeen and gateway to the Highlands. 26 miles from Inverness Airport.

Scotland's Best certificate
Animal free house
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To make enquiries or bookings, please contact the proprietor direct via phone, fax or email as detailed on the relevant entry. If you are outside the UK, first dial the appropriate international dialing code for your country (011 from the States for example), then dial 44 and omit the initial 0 of the number given in these pages, before dialing the remaining digits.
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who are solely responsible for the standards of their establishments
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September 2001
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