Eco-Hostel
A place to rest and relax among huge dunes and 11 mile beach.
You are very welcome to join us, Rob and Val, at our isolated
former lighthouse shore station in this gorgeous most easterly
part of mainland Scotland opposite the northern tip of Denmark.
This is one of the driest, sunniest, midge-free areas of Scotland
and many hours can be spent exploring the shipwrecks and village
and chapel ruins.
The 1892 granite accommodation block has been renovated to form
a non-smoking, dog-friendly coastal retreat. The first floor hostel
offers all the modern conveniences you would expect. Three bedrooms
each sleep 4 guests in two sets of very sturdy wooden bunkbeds
with built-in drawers, so offering male and female bedrooms if
required, and there is a private double bedroom for that little
extra privacy.
We are on the North Sea Trail footpath and the Aberdeenshire
Coastal Trail which follow the North Sea coastline. The North
Sea Cycle Route (Sustrans Route 1) is only 17 miles away where
it passes through this historic area full of stone circles, castle
ruins and golf courses.
CONTACT Rob or Val, Telephone: (01346) 532236, 9am-8pm
Email: hostel@rattrayhead.net
OPENING SEASON All year except the few dates shown on the Contact
Us page, but phone ahead during winter months so we can make sure
the heating is on well before you arrive.
OPENING HOURS Check-in 4-8pm, and check-out is 11am. No curfew.
NUMBER OF BEDS 14: 1 Double, 3 x 4 Bunks.
BOOKING REQUIREMENTS Photo ID is required to ensure guest security.
Booking is available with the first night as a deposit.
PRICE PER NIGHT £12 which includes tea, coffee, orange squash,
and bedding. Private double room available @ £36 per night.
Free breakfast pack available on request if you forgot to bring
one. (Prices correct for 2008)
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Please see the Contact Us page for links to timetables.
DIRECTIONS
NK103577 Between Scotland's premier fishing ports of Peterhead
and Fraserburgh are the two villages of Crimond and St. Fergus,
and between them are signs for Rattray. Follow these signs for
about 2 miles until you reach Old Rattray Farm where you will
see our green sign on our waste bin. Continue along the rough
sandy farm track for 1 mile until you reach our home with the
lighthouse in the background.
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