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The Coffee Apothecary Udny

The first café and the roastery of the Coffee Apothecary, in a granite building in the village of Udny, pouring its own house-roasted coffee since 2014.

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In the small village of Udny, west of Ellon, a long granite building with big lit windows is where the Coffee Apothecary began in 2014.

It is the first of its two cafés, and home to the roastery where its coffee is made.

The beans are speciality grade, and they are roasted here in house with great precision, using biomass and solar power, so the coffee in the cup has hardly travelled at all. The team would talk about coffee all day if you let them, and they run master classes for anyone who wants to brew better at home.

The food is as carefully made: hearty dishes from seasonal local produce, everything made in house, with home-baked cakes and treats. Beans are for sale to take away. It opens every day, and Pitmedden Garden and Tolquhon Castle are both a few minutes' drive away.

Not farCruden Bay Golf ClubLinks golf through towering dunes above the bay at Cruden Bay, on the Aberdeenshire coast, with Slains Castle on the cliffs beyond.13 milesSee itCruden Bay Golf Club
Before you go

Open Monday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm, and Friday to Sunday, 9am to 4pm.

Where
Udny, by Ellon, AB41 7PQ.
Telephone
01651 842253.

Opening hours

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Monday
10am–4pm
Tuesday
10am–4pm
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
9am–4pm
Saturday
9am–4pm
Sunday
9am–4pm

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Where it is

In the village of Udny, west of Ellon.

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  2. The parterres of Pitmedden Garden below the wall, clipped yews at the corners.Pitmedden GardenA walled parterre garden of the 1670s.2 miles 5 min by road
  3. Tolquhon Castle's roofless courtyard and gatehouse towers across the lawn under a grey sky.Tolquhon CastleA ruined courtyard castle with a grand gatehouse.3 miles 7 min by road
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  6. The Coffee Apothecary's long timber counter in Ellon, a barista at work under pendant lamps.The Coffee Apothecary EllonIts sister café on the Square in Ellon.7 miles 12 min by road
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