Portsoy

Portsoy is in Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland, eight miles west of the larger and less interesting town of Banff. Known mostly for the Traditional Boat Festival held each summer.

Portsoy Harbour

Understand

Get in

By bus

Portsoy is served by Stagecoach on the 35 route from Aberdeen to Elgin. The journey takes about 2 hours 20 minutes from Aberdeen and there is generally one bus per hour.

Get around

See

17th-century "Old" Harbour & 18th-century "New" Harbour.

🌍 Findlater Castle. Ruins of a 14th-century castle, sitting above the cliffs. (updated Dec 2016)

Do

Scottish Traditional Boat Festival. Late June. (updated Sep 2015)

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)
🌍 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)
🌍 The Boyne Hotel. (updated Oct 2015)
🌍 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

🌍 Station Hotel, 22 Seafield St, ☎ +44 1261 842327. (updated Dec 2016)
🌍 Durn House, Durn Rd, ☎ +44 1261 843424. (updated Dec 2016)

Connect

Go next

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

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