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The Rockpool cafe on the Square in Cullen, a pale green corner shopfront with curved windows.
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Rockpool Café

A family-friendly cafe and restaurant on the Square in Cullen, known for its Cullen skink, lunches, coffee and cakes.

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Welcome

On the Square in the middle of Cullen, behind a pale green corner shopfront with curved windows, the Rockpool is one of the town's best loved places to eat.

It is a relaxed, family-friendly cafe and restaurant, and in the home of Cullen skink it is one of the places to try the famous smoked haddock soup.

The skink comes in a bowl with good bread for dipping, and there are lunches, freshly made coffee and a counter of cakes and scones to follow. It is popular, and at lunchtime the tables can fill up.

The Rockpool opens from ten until four, Wednesday to Sunday. It sits a few steps from the Heritage Centre and a short walk from the beach, the harbour and the viaducts, so it fits neatly into a day in Cullen.

Round the cornerCullen Heritage CentreThe museum on the same square.1 min by roadSee itScale model of Old Cullen marks the Royal Burgh's bicentennial in a museum display
Before you go

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm, on its website; Google also lists Tuesdays, so check before a Tuesday visit.

Where
10 The Square, Cullen, AB56 4RR.
Try
Cullen skink.
For
Lunch, coffee and cake.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10am–4pm
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
10am–4pm
Where it is

On the Square in the middle of Cullen, AB56 4RR.

Close byCullen.
  1. Garden House TradingGarden House TradingA gift shop in a curved sandstone corner building on the Square in Cullen, full of cards, homewares, candles, scarves and souvenirs.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. CullenCullenThe seaside town around it.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. Cullen Links Golf ClubCullen Links Golf ClubA short and quirky links on Cullen Bay, first laid out by Old Tom Morris, with red sandstone stacks standing in play on the back nine.Under a mile2 min by road
  4. Sandy beach and sea seen through the arched window of a wooden saunaSauna at the KingsThe barrel sauna on the beach.Under a mile3 min by road
  5. Grassy dunes and rocky sand lead to a curved headland beyond the baySunnyside BeachA secluded sandy cove below cliffs of gorse between Cullen and Findlater Castle, reached on foot and often almost empty.1 mile4 min by road
Directions
Scale model of Old Cullen marks the Royal Burgh's bicentennial in a museum displayAttractionsCullen Heritage CentreA step away
Fishing boats moored in harbour below whitewashed cottages on a grassy hillsideAttractionsPortknockie2.5 miles
Portknockie Fish Bar, a white-painted chip shop with green trim, at duskRestaurantsPortknockie Fish and Chips2.5 miles
Bow Fiddle Rock arching over the sea near PortknockieAttractionsBow Fiddle Rock2.7 miles
Ruined stone building perched on a rocky headland above turquoise seaAttractionsFindlater Castle3.0 miles
The curving sands of Sandend Bay, yellow gorse in the foreground.AttractionsSandend Beach3.6 miles
Rows of casks on their racks in a Glenglassaugh warehouse.AttractionsGlenglassaugh Distillery3.6 miles
Weathered gravestones set into arched recesses within a ruined church wallAttractionsDeskford Kirk4.3 miles
Curved sign reading "Portsoy Ice Cream" on a stone corner buildingCafePortsoy Ice Cream5.5 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the cafe, and when each is next free.

A single-storey lodge with a slated roof sits behind a stone wall and clipped hedge, mature trees shading the curving drive.Gate Lodge
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Rothiemay
  • 13 miles from the Rockpool
Check datesA triangular timber cabin stands behind a wooden gate and post-and-rail fence, bare trees framing the entrance.Midpark
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Rothiemay
  • 13 miles from the Rockpool
Free 27–29 OctA stone cottage with a slated roof and a blue front door, climbing roses in pink and white flanking the porch.Butlers Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Morayshire
  • 13 miles from the Rockpool
Free 17–19 OctA grey stone cottage with dormer windows and a black front door, climbing roses either side, set behind a lawn.Bailies Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Rothiemay
  • 13 miles from the Rockpool
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