Situated on the Moray Firth approximately 60 miles from Aberdeen and a similar distance from Inverness. BUCKIE developed in the 19th Century from the settlement of Buckpool, Eastern Buckie, Yardie, Ianstown, Gordonsburgh and Portessie. Buckie has a busy harbour with a fishing fleet, fish market and boat building yards. Buckie also offers numerous facilities including a recently upgraded leisure centre, two golf courses, tennis, bowling, parks, swimming pool, caravan and camping site. The Buckie area boasts stunning sandy beaches and an abundance of wildlife. The area also offers a variety of scenic walks, cycling and water sports. Buckie has a wide range of shops, restaurants, hotels and business facilities.

THE BUCKIE DRIFTER A maritime heritage centre telling the story of the herring fishing industry, with the opportunity to explore a real RNLI lifeboat. St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, an architecturally stunning twin spired church opened in 1857. The Buckie District Fishing Heritage Museum features information on the local history of fishing, boat building and maritime industries as well as other items of local interest.

ANSON GALLERY features works by the famous marine artist Peter Anson. Dolphin Watching Trips - the Moray Firth is home to one of the only two resident populations of bottle-nosed dolphins in Britain, trips out into the bay are available. THE ICE CREAM CABIN a local shop featuring a wide variety of nationally renowned gold prize winning ice creams, sorbets and frozen yoghurts.

Buckie is surrounded by and serves a number of smaller villages in the area including:

CULLEN Approximately 6 miles from Buckie. Cullen is an attractive small coastal town, home of "Cullen Skink" and featuring picturesque viaducts dating from around 1886 and "The Three Kings" rock strata. Cullen also has a golf course which runs alongside the sandy beach.

FINDOCHTY Approximately 2 miles from Buckie. Findochty is another fishing village dating back to the 15th Century, once a smugglers paradise and now featuring an attractive marina with water sports club. Close by is Strathlene Golf Club with a purpose built floodlit driving range.

PORTKNOCKIE Approximately 4 miles from Buckie. Portknockie is a cliff top village established in the 17th Century overlooking a natural harbour. The remains of an iron age fort have been discovered close to the harbour. The Bow Fiddle rock just off the headland is a popular tourist attraction.

Please contact our Buckie Office for more information on the local area.