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Situated in a beautiful part of rural Banffshire.
this comfortable and homely accommodation is convenient
for clean sandy beaches, the dramatic rocky coastline,
The Castle Trail, The Whisky Trail and The Speyside Way.
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West Manse B&B is just 4 miles from the Royal Burgh of Cullen on the north-east coast. The town is famous for its viaducts and beautiful clean sandy beach.
There are numerous attractive coastal and woodland walks in the vicinity.
The unspoilt fishing villages along the coast offer opportunities for those visitors who simply want to relax and unwind.
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Events
Here is just a selection of some of the events in our area in 2004:
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- 30 April - 3 May - Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
- 11 - 13 June - Keith Traditional Music Festival
- 3 - 4 July - The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival at Portsoy
- 10 July - Forres Highland Games
- Dufftown Highland Games (last Saturday in July)
- 29 July - 1 August - Speyfest in Fochabers (Celtic festival of traditional music, dance and crafts)
- mid October - Spirit of Speyside Walking Festival
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And there's lots more besides, including flower shows and arts festivals. For those interested in local produce, take a wander around the Farmers' Market in Elgin (on the last Saturday of every month).
Outdoors
Golf, shooting, fishing, bird watching, cycling, horse riding and walking are all available in the local area.
- Cullen is a good starting point for the Aberdeen - Inverness section of the National Cycleway which opened in 2000.
The photo shown here looks west towards Findochty from the Portknockie to Findochty section of the path.
- The Speyside Way, one of Scotland's long distance trails, stretches from the coast at Buckie inland to Tomintoul.
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- We have 3 local golf courses within 10 minutes drive and 10 golf courses within 30 minutes drive (including Cullen Golf Club and Keith Golf Club).
- Salmon, Sea Trout, and Trout fishing is available locally by prior arrangement in rivers, burns, and lochs (including the River Deveron District Salmon Fishery Board). Also see these useful fishing web sites: speycaster.net, anglingnews.net and www.fishingthefly.co.uk
- The Moray Firth Wildlife Centre at Spey Bay has information about the local dolphins which can be seen from boat trips.
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Castles & Distilleries
West Manse B&B is conveniently located for The Malt Whisky Trail and The Castle Trail. Here are just a few places to visit within a short drive:
- Strathisla Distillery (8 miles) is the oldest in the Highlands
- Glenfiddich Distillery (20 miles)
- Speyside Cooperage at Craigellachie (22 miles)
- Duff House (17 miles)
- Duffus Castle (30 miles)
- Fyvie Castle (38 miles)
- Ballindalloch Castle (40 miles)
In addition, Brodie Castle & Cawdor Castle (pictured left) are less than 50 miles away to the west.
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Other things to see and do locally include:
- MacDuff Marine Aquarium
- Buckie Drifter (maritime museum)
- Keith and Dufftown Railway (Britain's most northerly heritage railway)
- Moray Aviation Trail
Pictured here is Sandend - a small sandy beach situated halfway between Cullen and Portsoy. It is just 5 miles from us.
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Photo courtesy of Lyn MacDonald |
We are located halfway between Aberdeen (60 miles)
and the Highland capital of Inverness (64 miles).
See our maps page for further details.
CONTACT:
Johan & Melville McDonald
West Manse - Deskford - Cullen - Buckie - Banffshire AB56 5YJ - Scotland
Telephone: +44 (0)1542 841 189 / Fax: +44 (0)1542 840 544
Email:
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