Portsoy
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Get in
By bus
Portsoy is served by Stagecoach on the 35 route from Aberdeen to Elgin. The journey takes about 2 hours 20 minutes from Aberdeen and there is generally one bus per hour.
See
17th-century "Old" Harbour & 18th-century "New" Harbour.
Findlater CastleRuins of a 14th-century castle, sitting above the cliffs.
Do
Buy
- Local jewellery made from "Portsoy marble" (which is not marble, but rather serpentine).
- Locally milled oatmeal which is sold around the world.
- A pottery whose ceramics are noted for their delicate colouring, located at "Portsoy Marble" at the Old Harbour area.
Eat
- Portsoy Ice Cream sells home made ice cream, widely known for its wide choice of flavours, as well as many other grocery goods.
- Beggars Belief Coffee Cove, on the harbour, is a coffee shop selling local crafts with exclusive evening dining bistro two nights a week.
Drink
The town has three public houses.
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address: Seafield Street
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address: 49 Church St, AB45 2QRbar and restaurant.
Glenglassaugh distilleryWhisky distillery which was built in 1875, but ceased production in 1986. The distillery was refurbished and restarted in 2008.
Sleep
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phone: +44 1261 842327address: 22 Seafield St
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phone: +44 1261 843424address: Durn Rd
Go next
- West to Lossiemouth and Elgin
- East to Banff, Gardenstown and Fraserburgh
- South to Huntly