Cruden Bay, United Kingdom
Cruden Bay is a town of 1,670 people in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Why visit Cruden Bay
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 3 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include New Slains Castle.
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About Cruden Bay
Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles (42 km) north of Aberdeen.
From the Wikipedia article Cruden Bay (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes3
The Fairway
Bar and pub
Aulton Road, Peterhead
Su-Th 15:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 15:00-01:00
Pan Fish Bar & Chinese Takeaway
Fast food · Fish And Chips, Chinese
Station Road, Peterhead
Tu-Su 16:30-22:00
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship3
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare1
Map of Cruden Bay
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Getting there and nearby towns
Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 miles away.
- Boddam 5 mi northeast, about 7 min by car
- Peterhead 7 mi northeast, about 11 min by car
- Ellon 9 mi southwest, about 14 min by car
- Pitmedden 13 mi southwest, about 22 min by car
- Dubford 17 mi southwest, about 28 min by car
- Fraserburgh 20 mi north, about 32 min by car
- Aberdeen 21 mi southwest, about 34 min by car
- Inverurie 22 mi southwest, about 35 min by car
- Westhill 24 mi southwest, about 39 min by car
- Stonehaven 34 mi southwest, about 55 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Cruden bay, DavidDixon at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Spiral staircase inside New Slains Castle, Ellievking1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, toho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, toho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, toho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, toho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, toho, CC BY-SA 4.0
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