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Nothing screams summer quite like a trip to the coast and thanks to this beautiful weather there is no excuse not to throw on your shorts, and slap on some sun cream for a day at the seaside. Aberdeenshire is blessed with many beautiful award-winning beaches and there are four within just half an hour's drive of Deeside Holiday Park.
Stonehaven Beach is the quickest to reach and at just 10 miles away. The half-moon shaped bay features a busy working harbour, rocky outcrops towards the north and the sandy stretch towards the south, ideal for sunbathers. Just beyond the beach on the rocky clifftop, you will find the dramatic setting of Dunnottar Castle. One of our favourite beaches, with amazing dunes, is Balmedie Beach (19.5 miles from the park). The golden sands of this beach stretch as far as the eye can see. Forvie Nature Reserve (24 miles from the park) has the advantage of some of the biggest sand dunes in the Uk as well as being a great spot for watching the 400 strong colony of seals. This beach is off the typical tourist path, so you won’t find the usual amenities nearby, making it a perfect getaway. Aberdeen Beach (8.9 miles from the park) is surprisingly close to the city, and as well as a lovely esplanade walk there is a fun fair, ice arena and a leisure centre - the kids will love it!
If you don't like getting sand between your toes, or cold-water swimming, how about a trip to the Stonehaven Heated Outdoor Pool. Or for a real adventure, book one of their lido midnight swim sessions under the stars!
Stonehaven paddleboarding offer trips catering for all levels of experience if you feel like donning a wetsuit and getting out on the water. Their trips exploring the local caves look awesome.
If wildlife watching is your thing, then always keep a look out for seals, otters, dolphins, and even whales when at the coast. To increase your chances of spotting wildlife a trip to RSPB Dolphinwatch or RSPB Fowlsheaugh would be worthwhile.
This Park has a long stretch of beautiful sandy beach behind which are sand dunes, great and small, to explore. A total of 1700 metres of boardwalk assist visitor access through the dunes.The park is within part of a dune system that stretches 14 miles from Aberdeen, to just north of the mouth of the River Ythan at Newburgh.
A short distance from Aberdeen city centre, you might be surprised to find a mile long beach of golden sand. The art-deco inspired esplanade runs from Footdee (pronounced locally as Fittie), an idyllic fishing village with buckets of charm to Donmouth Nature Reserve.
Stonehaven is a popular sand and shingle coastal resort beach, which is well used by water sports enthusiasts. The area designated is Stonehaven bay which is approximately 1.1km in length, bound by the overflow of River Cowie to the north and the River Carron to the south by the salmon lane.c
With some of the largest sand dunes in Britain, Forvie is one of Scotland's most dramatic stretches of coast. The mud flats of the Ythan Estuary provide a fast food refueling stop for many passing birds and the mouth of the estuary is a year-round haul out for seals.
Based in Stonehaven Harbour which is an amazing, safe place to learn and using the stunning coastline to explore and perfect your technique. Lessons from beginner to advanced and tours including 'Mini Castle Caves and Coves Tour' and Day Tours to Catterline.
This is a huge, Olympic-size swimming pool filled with clean seawater heated to 29°C/85°F and surrounded by sheltered sun terraces. Open each year, daily from late May to early September, it offers a great fun day out for families as well as quiet swims and entertainment and midnight swims in high season.
Torry Battery is a fantastic spot to see dolphins all year round. With panoramic views of the harbour mouth and the North Sea, you may also enjoy spectacular sightings of marine wildlife such as seabirds, seals, otters and whales.
The spectacular cliffs at Fowlsheugh are packed with more than 130,000 breeding seabirds during the spring and summer months. These include guillemots, razorbills and kittiwakes, along with some puffins and fulmars too. If you're lucky, you might also spot grey seals and dolphins in the water here.
Our six award-winning holiday parks are set in incredible locations, within easy reach of Scotland's central belt. Whatever your budget, party size or holiday style, we have accommodation & pitches to suit. Choose from luxury lodges with hot tubs, to modern caravan holidays, glamping pods and touring pitches.
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