Portsoy is a fishing village 8 miles west of Banff on the north coast of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. It has a picturesque harbour often used as a film and TV location, such as the 2016 remake of Whisky Galore!

Get in

Stagecoach Bus 35 runs hourly from Aberdeen to Portsoy, taking 2 hours 20 min, and continuing to Elgin.

See

Portsoy Harbour

• 17th-century "Old" Harbour & 18th-century "New" Harbour.
• 1 Findlater Castle. Ruins of a 14th-century castle, sitting above the cliffs. (updated Dec 2016)

Do

• Scottish Traditional Boat Festival. Late June. The next is on 26-27 June 2021. (updated May 2020)

Buy

• Local jewellery made from "Portsoy marble" (which is not marble, but rather serpentine).
• Locally milled oatmeal which is sold around the world.
• A pottery whose ceramics are noted for their delicate colouring, located at "Portsoy Marble" at the Old Harbour area.

Eat

• Portsoy Ice Cream sells home made ice cream, widely known for its wide choice of flavours, as well as many other grocery goods.
• Beggars Belief Coffee Cove, on the harbour, is a coffee shop selling local crafts with exclusive evening dining bistro two nights a week.

Drink

The town has three public houses.

• Station Hotel, Seafield Street. (updated Oct 2015)
• 1 The Shore Inn, 49 Church St, AB45 2QR. Su-W 11AM-11PM, Th 11AM-noon, F Sa 11AM-1AM; meals (not Tu) noon-4PM, 5-9PM. bar and restaurant. mains around £15. (updated Oct 2015)
• 2 The Boyne Hotel. (updated Oct 2015)
• 3 Glenglassaugh distillery. May-Sep daily: 10AM-4:30PM; Oct-Apr: M-F 10AM-4:30PM. Whisky distillery which was built in 1875, but ceased production in 1986. The distillery was refurbished and restarted in 2008. tours from £5. (updated Dec 2016)

Sleep

• 1 Station Hotel, 22 Seafield St, ☏ +44 1261 842327. (updated Dec 2016)
• 2 Durn House, Durn Rd, ☏ +44 1261 843424. (updated Dec 2016)

Go next

• West to Lossiemouth and Elgin
• East to Banff, Gardenstown and Fraserburgh
• South to Huntly