Where to Stay in Aberdeenshire
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Aberdeenshire is one of Scotland’s most varied and rewarding counties, a place of royal estates, ancient castles, a dramatic North Sea coastline and a mountainous interior that forms part of the Cairngorms National Park, the largest national park in the British Isles. It is a county of genuine substance and variety that offers an exceptional range of places to stay and things to discover.
The Cairngorms extend into the west of the county, bringing with them some of the highest and most remote mountain landscapes in Britain. The valleys of Deeside and Donside cut through this upland landscape from west to east, their rivers flowing through ancient Caledonian pine forest and past some of the most celebrated estates in Scotland. Royal Deeside, centred on Balmoral Castle, has been associated with the royal family since Queen Victoria fell in love with its landscapes in the mid nineteenth century, and the valley retains a grandeur and a beauty that fully justifies that long devotion.
Aberdeenshire has more castles per square mile than almost anywhere else in Scotland, from the magnificent Dunnottar Castle perched dramatically on a clifftop above the North Sea to the tower houses and fortified mansions of the Castle Trail that winds through the interior of the county. This remarkable concentration of Scottish baronial architecture is one of the most compelling heritage attractions in the country.
The coastline stretches for miles in both directions from the county town of Stonehaven, taking in fishing villages of great character, long sandy beaches and a clifftop scenery of real drama. Stonehaven itself is a handsome harbour town with an excellent fish market and a ruined castle just to the south that is among the most dramatically situated in Scotland.
Whether you are looking for a royal heritage break on Deeside, a castle trail through the Aberdeenshire countryside, a coastal walk above the North Sea or a mountain retreat on the edge of the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire is a county that rewards every kind of visitor with a depth and quality of experience that is hard to match anywhere in Scotland.
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