What's around

Greenbrae lies in the rolling farmland of Buchan. It is just minutes from the sea with spectacular cliff top walks, miles of sandy beaches, small harbours and the busy ports of Peterhead and Fraserburgh to explore. For more information visit the Coastal Trail web site.

Greenbrae Farmhouse is also an ideal base for exploring the Castle Trail. There are many other castle ruins in the area. You can find out about some of these here. Don't miss Slains Castle, on the cliff edge at Cruden Bay with its Dracula connections, or the atmospheric ruins of Ravenscraig castle that once belonged to the Kieth Clan at nearby Inerugie.

Aberdeenshire is the location of one in ten of the prehistoric stone circles and burial cairns in the UK. The ones around Greenbrae Farmhouse are listed on the Peterhead Web site. You can find out more about this aspect of our past at the Archeolink.museum.

Many of the visitors to Greenbrae Farmhouse make sure they visit at least one whisky distillery during their stay. More information can be found on the Whisky Trail web site.

There is a wealth of wildlife to be discovered in Aberdeenshire. Greenbrae Farmhouse is just 12 miles from the RSPB reserve The Loch of Strathbeg. Up to 80,000 pinkfooted geese winter at Strathbeg and most days they can be seen and heard flying over Greenbrae at dawn and dusk. In the summer the terns breeding just outside the visitors center is well worth seeing. The reserve is an important site for other birds as well.
To the South of Greenbrae Farmhouse are the Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve. The reserve has the largest breeding colony of Eider Duck in the UK. It is a regular fishing place for Osprey during the summer. In the winter the reserve has impressive numbers of waders and the mouth of the River Ythan is a good place to find both Grey and Common seals.
By far the best places for seals are Peterhead and Fraserburgh harbours. Bottlenose Dolphin (best seen at the entrance to Aberdeen harbour), minke whales, harbour porpoises, Common and Risso's dolphin are also seen regularly.

In Macduff there is an excellent marine aquarium.

There is lots more to see and do in this corner of Scotland. Golf at Longside, Peterhead and of course Cruden Bay. Fishing at sea, in the river Ugie and in stocked fisheries. Walking and all kinds of activities at the Lochter and Kingscliffe centres.

There are also lots of events throughout the year to suit everyone. Music ranges from the monthly folk night at the Crichie Inn at Stuartfield to the Doric Festival celebrating the unique language, music and traditions of the NE of Scotland and the Wizard Festival rock weekend at New Deer. Details of the Portsoy Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, Peterhead Scottish Week, Village Galas and much more can be found on the VisitPeterhead web site.