📌 Portsoy, Aberdeenshire
★★★
What could be a more perfect objective to a coastal walk than a stunning sandy beach overlooked by a distillery open to the public? If the whisky tour doesn’t make you giddy then the scenery surely will, with a succession of rocky inlets either side of West Head frequented by seabirds, seals and even the occasional cetacean. Portsoy and Sandend are the two lovely villages at either end – leave extra time to explore what both have to offer.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Portsoy old harbour, Shore Street, Portsoy village centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 589663
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.684698,-2.690092
🚌 Bus to Portsoy
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 10 km / 6 mi | ▲ 130 m | ⌛ 2.5-3 hr
Features: 🏠 Portsoy ★★★; 🌊 Portsoy to Sandend coastline; 🥃 Glenglassaugh Distillery ★★★; 🏖️ Sandend Bay ★★★; 🏠 Sandend ★★
⬤ Easy | Good coastal path above cliffs to distillery, with sandy bay beyond; track and minor road for inland return.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit with extensions: start & Portsoy – Glenglassaugh Distillery via coast path – Sandend Bay – Sandend – return to east side of bay – Redhythe – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Seagulls, cormorants and other seabirds.
Weather: Sunny spells, cool breeze with clouds scudding across the sky.
April 2013
