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Aberdeenshire

Old inns by the harbour.

Aberdeenshire's inns have been feeding travellers for centuries. There's a riverside inn on the Dee where the drovers once stopped, an inn of 1771 at the edge of a harbour and a howff from the 1700s on the old harbour at Portsoy. In a village under the cliffs is the inn made famous by the film Local Hero. Most serve local ales, a good malt and hearty cooking. Book for dinner, as they're popular with locals too.

Balmoral Arms→
The Boat Inn→
The Kilmarnock Arms→
The Creel Inn→
Pub of the day19 hours ago

The Creel Inn.

An inn on the cliff above the harbour at Catterline, now cooking Indian food and seafood, with curries, tandoori and biryani, and a standard menu too.

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Afterwards15 hours agoAberdeenshireGlenglassaugh Distillery1.8 milesAberdeenshireSandend Beach2.2 milesMorayshireFindlater Castle3.0 miles

Round the corner from The Shore Inn.

The three good places closest to it: Glenglassaugh Distillery, Sandend Beach and Findlater Castle.

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From our guide12 hours ago

The Tippling House.

This subterranean, wood-panelled Aberdeen bar is chiefly known for its hand-crafted cocktails, but pairs its tipples with creative grazing and tasting menus that include the likes of falafel waffles, smoked haddock rarebit, and spiced venison and haggis savoury doughnuts. A cut above your average bar, then.

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Weather for it9 hours agoAberdeenshireThe Creel InnRestaurantAberdeenshireThe Boat InnRestaurantAberdeenshireBalmoral ArmsRestaurantAberdeenshireThe Ship InnBarAberdeenshireThe Shore InnBarAberdeenshireThe Pennan InnRestaurant

A pint by the fire.

Cold and wet enough out there. The pubs with a fire lit and good food.

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Pubs6 hours ago

Balmoral Arms.

A traditional country inn in the centre of Ballater, formerly the Deeside Inn, with rooms, the 1852 brasserie and grill, and the Ghillies Bar for real ales.

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Pubs3 hours ago

The Boat Inn.

A riverside inn on the Dee at Aboyne since 1720, once the drovers' stop at the ferry, with log fires, local ales, pub food and sixteen rooms.

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Pubs9 minutes ago

The Kilmarnock Arms.

A Victorian hotel in the middle of Cruden Bay where Bram Stoker signed the guest book in 1894, with a bar, a restaurant of local food and a beer garden.

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