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Cliff paths and a Brechin country park.

Days out in Angus lean towards the open air. The red cliffs north of Arbroath have a path along the top, past caves and stacks the sea has carved, to the old fishing village of Auchmithie. At Edzell, a blue door in an estate wall leads to a riverside walk up the North Esk. On the edge of Brechin, a seventy-acre country park sits beside a garden centre and coffee shop, which makes for an easy afternoon. Bring a waterproof, as the weather on this coast can turn quickly.

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Place of the day19 hours ago

Brechin Castle Centre.

A garden centre, coffee shop and seventy-acre country park at Haughmuir on the edge of Brechin, open every day.

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From the magazine16 hours agoThe printed copy of Issue 13Issue 13Autumn / Winter 2026-27

After heavy rain, the Reekie Linn waterfall in Glen Isla, Angus, crashes down so hard that its spray fills the air like smoke, or reek in Scots.

A narrow path alongside the River Isla, near Alyth and Kirriemuir, leads to the falls, which the magazine counts among the most dramatic natural sights in Angus. Glen Isla is one of five glens that stretch from the fertile Angus countryside into the heart of the Cairngorm mountains, along with Glens Clova, Esk, Prosen and Lethnot. Each has its own character, with walks from riverside strolls to mountain hikes. Afterwards, the Glen Isla Hotel at Kirkton of Glenisla is a historic coaching inn where you'll rub shoulders with local farmers and estate workers in the bar.

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From Angus to Iona: A Busy Month on Both Coasts

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Did you know9 hours ago

Each autumn tens of thousands of pink-footed geese from Iceland and Greenland spend the night on Montrose Basin, in Angus.

They roost on the tidal basin overnight and spread out by day to feed on the farmland round about. In October 2016 an estimated 90,000 were there, the highest number on record, and in October 2020 a single count found 84,400. Many are only stopping on their way to winter further south, so the numbers rise and fall as the skeins come and go. The Scottish Wildlife Trust looks after the basin as a nature reserve.

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Something to do6 hours ago

Arbroath Cliffs, Angus.

Red sandstone cliffs north of Arbroath, carved by the sea into arches, caves and stacks, with a clifftop path to Auchmithie.

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From the magazine1 hour agoThe printed copy of Issue 13Issue 13Autumn / Winter 2026-27

The Edzell Blue Door Walk, in Angus, takes its name from the blue door you go in by, and leads above a gorge to a stretch called the Rocks of Solitude.

It is a popular, low-level circular route through woodland and countryside near the village of Edzell. Gentle paths run high above the gorge, with views of crashing water below, and the Rocks of Solitude make the perfect place for a quiet moment. The family at Newtonmill House, near Brechin, name them among the places to see to understand the natural beauty that has inspired generations in Angus. Back in the village, Edzell Castle is best known for its extraordinary walled garden, still cared for today.

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Dundee and Angus pair a design city with red cliffs, castles and quiet glens.

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