Winner of the Scottish Museum of the Year Award in 1999,
this community museum illustrates the rich history of
this north-east Scottish fishing town developed by the
8th Lord Saltoun in 1592. Exhibits commemorate famous
sons of the town such as Thomas Blake Glover, Japanese
industrialist and Bill Gibb, fashion designer a fascinating
experience for all the family.
The new Museum
of Scottish Lighthouses boasts the largest collection
of lighthouse equipment in the UK. Discover the unique
story of the Stevenson family, lighthouse engineers
to the world, in the Stevenson Gallery & the multi-screen
audio visual which tells the story of the lighthouse
service in Scotland. Complete your experience with a
visit to the lighthouse shop, relax & enjoy the
café with its lofty views from Kinnaird Head.
The
Loch of Strathbeg is wonderful for views of wetland
birds-in winter, 20% of the worlds population
of pink-footed geese come here. You can also see
large numbers of whooper swans, barnacle geese,
lapwing, golden plover, mute swans and elusive
bittern.
In
summer, the reserve comes alive with breeding
common terns, waders and wildfowl as well as exotic
visitors such as little egret, avocet and spoonbill.
310 species of flowering plant, 16 species of
butterfly and 21 species of mammal, including
otter can all be seen on the reserve
Visitors centre and four
hides on site. Binoculars and children's explorer
packs available from the reserve office.
Fraserburgh
Seashore Centre
Fraserburgh
Esplanade
Tel:
07786 021786
Run
by Aberdeenshire Council Ranger Service, Fraserburgh
Seashore Centre is an educational and recreational resource
for interpreting the natural environment of the Fraserburgh
Bay area.
The natural
links course of Fraserburgh in the North East of Scotland
has a variety of different types of holes providing
a very interesting and enjoyable game of golf. The views
over the course are splendid with the panoramic view
from the 3rd tee offering the visitor a spectacular
view of sand, sea, links and the Buchan landscape Records
from the National Library of Scotland show that Fraserburgh
Golf Club was founded in 1777 making it the 7th oldest
club in the world. It moved to its present location
in 1891 and in 1922 James Braid the famous golf designer
redesigned the course and much of his design remains
today.
Full catering
facilities are available and visitors are very welcome.
Waters
of Philorth & Fraserburgh Beach
Local Nature Reserve,
South East of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Waters of Philorth is a pleasant place to walk
or just sit and enjoy. The reserve is open all
year round with footpaths providing access to
Fraserburgh Beach - a 3 mile stretch of golden
sands - one of the finest in the country.
The beach
offers safe bathing waters and is backed by magnificent
sand dunes dominated by Corbie Hill. Nearby there are
excellent facilities including an interpretive centre,
cafe and children's play area - along with the newly
refurbished promenade from which you can view fishing
boats entering and leaving the port.
Maggie's
Hoosie
26 Shore Street, Inverallochy, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Tel: 01346 514761 Open May - September
A unique preserved fisher cottage situated close to
the rocky shores of Inverallochy and Cairnbulg. Throughout
many decades of change the hoosie has survived as a
timeless reminder of a bygone age.
Memsie Burial Cairn
A bronze age cairn circa 1700BC, which is believed to
cover a burial cist. The Memsie cairn is one of the
major monuments of Buchan under the guardianship of
Historic Scotland. Memsie is situated 3 miles south-west
of the Broch on the A981 road to Strichen.
Crimond Kirk
This Church of Scotland Kirk is unique, in that the
church clock shows 61 minutes to the hour. This was
caused by an error on the part of the clockmaker who
put six marks into one of the five minute sectors. As
a result, days in Crimond can claim to be 24 minutes
longer than anywhere else in the world. An earlier,
pre-reformation ruin lies nearby.
Pitsligo Castle
This large and impressive ruin lies half a mile inland
from Roeshearty. It was originally built by the Fraser's
of Philorth in 1424, but passed to the Forbes of Druminnor,
who extended it in the 1570's. The last resident
of Pitsligo was Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo.
He was a fervent Jacobite supporter who was forced into
hiding when his lands were forfeited after Culloden.
He evaded arrest by various legendary means for the
rest of his life, dying in 1792 aged 84, still a free
man. In 1989 the castle was bought by Alexander Forbes'
descendent, Malcolm Forbes, the American multi-millionaire
publisher, who had renovations carried out to secure
the structure of the building prior to his death in
February 1990.
Cairness
House
Lonmay,
Fraserburgh
About
four miles south of Fraserburgh, about 0.25m west
of the B 9033
Cairness
House is considered one of the finest examples
of neoclassical
architecture
in Britain. It is the largest and finest country
house in Buchan
and one of the great houses in Scotland. Cairness
was built Between 1791 and 1797 to designs by
architect James Playfair and boasts the earliest
Egyptian Room in the country. The landscape park
was laid by Thomas White, a follower of Lancelot
''Capability'' Brown. Larglely forgotten and neglected
for 60 years, the house and grounds are currently
undergoing major restoration. Cairness House now
contains a very fine collection of furniture and
works of art.
Tours
and special events all year by prior appointment.
Willows
Animal Sanctuary
Lamb
Hill Farm, Strichen, Fraserburgh
AB43 6NY
Tel:
01771 653112
Open
to Visitors
2.00-5.00pm Friday - Tuesday
Directions
- Willows Animal Sanctuary is situated on the
B9093 Strichen - New Pitsligo road.
Willows
Animal Sanctuary provides a lifelong home for
over 300 neglected and ill-treated domestic, farm
and wild animals.
We now have young of rare breeds which include
Soay sheep, Herdwick sheep, Castlemilk Moorit
sheep, Bagot goat, Golden Guernsey goat, Angora
goat and a Tamworth Red pig.
We aim to take animals that are unsuitable for
re-homing elsewhere and consequently we represent
their last hope. Willows is unique in that
we help people too by offering contact with animals
to those who find it therapeutic. We are the only
sanctuary in this area of the north-east of Scotland
and we are totally dependent on donations from
caring people.
Come and see our state of the art 10 Pin
Bowling Alley with "glow in the dark"
features, where even the carpet glows.
We have a Snack Bar a licensed bar and lounge
in the 10 pin department area, and a Restaurant
through the hall. Our system is so
high tech, the screens have up to date animations
and our bumpers are electronically controlled,
which allows them to be lowered and raised
for people playing on the same lane. Shoes
are included in the price of the game. Contact
us for further information.
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