Baley Retreat Guidebook
City/town information
Portsoy is a picturesque, coastal and fishing town located on the Moray Firth coast and only 2 miles away from Baley Retreat.
It is 50 miles northwest of Aberdeen and 65 miles east of Inverness.
Portsoy is known for local jewellery made from "Portsoy marble" and for teh annual Scottish Traditional Boat Festival at the end of June. The festival engages the local region and its visitors, bringing together boats, music, crafts, food, and drink, to celebrate the region’s rich cultural heritage. Portsoy, with its quaint 17th century Harbour, also offers a sandy beach, shops, a pub, coffee shops, and its well-known Portsoy ice-cream shop; all within 5 minutes' drive from Baley retreat. The only risk here is for you wanting to stay or return again and again!!.
28 locals recommend
Portsoy
Portsoy is a picturesque, coastal and fishing town located on the Moray Firth coast and only 2 miles away from Baley Retreat.
It is 50 miles northwest of Aberdeen and 65 miles east of Inverness.
Portsoy is known for local jewellery made from "Portsoy marble" and for teh annual Scottish Traditional Boat Festival at the end of June. The festival engages the local region and its visitors, bringing together boats, music, crafts, food, and drink, to celebrate the region’s rich cultural heritage. Portsoy, with its quaint 17th century Harbour, also offers a sandy beach, shops, a pub, coffee shops, and its well-known Portsoy ice-cream shop; all within 5 minutes' drive from Baley retreat. The only risk here is for you wanting to stay or return again and again!!.
Coffee Shops
Portsoy Ice Cream
24 Seafield StThe best ice cream in the area
We're a dog-friendly cafe serving great coffee & fantastic food right on Portsoy harbour.
The Port House of Portsoy
We're a dog-friendly cafe serving great coffee & fantastic food right on Portsoy harbour.
Supermarkets
Situated only 5 minutes away from Baley Retreat is the closest supermarket where you can gets most foods and household items that you may require for your stay.
Co-op Food - Portsoy
6-10 Seafield StSituated only 5 minutes away from Baley Retreat is the closest supermarket where you can gets most foods and household items that you may require for your stay.
Food scene
Portsoy Coffee Shop
South High Street5 minutes away from Baley Retreat
Hook Line & Sinker
28 Seafield StFish and Chips
Between Portsoy and Banff, we would highly recommend this pub situated in Chapel Street Whitehills for it's delicious cuisine
11 locals recommend
Seafield Arms Hotel
5 Chapel StBetween Portsoy and Banff, we would highly recommend this pub situated in Chapel Street Whitehills for it's delicious cuisine
Rockfish Cafe & Chip Shop
3 Loch StreetFish and Chips
Sightseeing
Findlater Castle is the old seat of the Earls of Findlater and Seafield, sitting on a 50-foot-high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth. Only 12 minutes drive to the free car park and 5 minutes walk afterwards.
27 locals recommend
Findlater Castle
Findlater Castle is the old seat of the Earls of Findlater and Seafield, sitting on a 50-foot-high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth. Only 12 minutes drive to the free car park and 5 minutes walk afterwards.
A beautiful secluded beach not far from Findlater Castle. Take extra care when discending the hill down to the beach
7 locals recommend
Sunnyside Beach
A beautiful secluded beach not far from Findlater Castle. Take extra care when discending the hill down to the beach
Small picturesque finishing village. 30 minutes drive from Baley Retreat. A footpath along the shore to the east leads to teh beutiful neighbouring village of Crovie
18 locals recommend
Gardenstown
Small picturesque finishing village. 30 minutes drive from Baley Retreat. A footpath along the shore to the east leads to teh beutiful neighbouring village of Crovie
Crovie is a small village in Aberdeenshire, dating from a time when the sea was the only mode of transport to and from Scotland's shores. It comprises a single row of houses. A footpath along the shore to the west leads to neighbouring village Gardenstown
Crovie Village Viewpoint and carpark
Crovie is a small village in Aberdeenshire, dating from a time when the sea was the only mode of transport to and from Scotland's shores. It comprises a single row of houses. A footpath along the shore to the west leads to neighbouring village Gardenstown
Pennan is a tiny fishing hamlet just off the coast road, down a steep and hazardous hill. Consisting of little more than a single row of whitewashed stone cottages tucked between a cliff and the sea, the village leapt into the limelight when the British movie Local Hero was filmed here in 1982.
Pennan Car Park
Pennan is a tiny fishing hamlet just off the coast road, down a steep and hazardous hill. Consisting of little more than a single row of whitewashed stone cottages tucked between a cliff and the sea, the village leapt into the limelight when the British movie Local Hero was filmed here in 1982.