📌 Town in Angus
★★
An historic coastal town with attractive High Street, busy harbour, grand old buildings and numerous statues – why isn’t Montrose better known? The local sights – a central museum, a military air station-turned-aviation attraction and a long but underused beach – perhaps aren’t the most fashionable of destinations these days, but the wider region has plenty to do if the sun is shining. Three sides of the town are bordered by water, with Montrose Basin wildlife reserve on the inland side particularly impressive at low tide (it’s well seen from both the railway line and various roadside viewpoints). The magnificent House of Dun lies close to its western edge. And last but not least: we reckon the coastal scenery around Montrose is some of the most quietly beautiful in Scotland. The superb beaches at St Cyrus and Lunan Bay are a few miles to the north and south respectively, while the unusual sight of Elephant Rock is reached by a straightforward wander along the coast path from Boddin Point.
🌍 Location
📌 Angus
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 714579
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.712016,-2.468192
🚶 The town centre is worth a wander and you could head to the beach on the eastern outskirts, but not many other spots are reachable without dull road walking.
🚆🚌 Montrose has a railway station on the line between Dundee and Aberdeen, with plenty of direct trains from cities further south. There are also many bus routes, including from Dundee, Aberdeen and Arbroath.
Explore nearby
<1 mi away
>> Montrose Beach ★★
>> Montrose Museum (not yet featured)
>> Walk: Boddin Point & Scurdie Ness with an elephant in the room ★★
<3 mi away
>> Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre ★★★ (1 mi ↑)
>> Montrose Basin ★★ (1 mi ←)
>> Boddin Point & Elephant Rock ★★ (3 mi ↓)
>> House of Dun ★★★ (3 mi ←)
