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Link to an interactive Google map to explore the local area and attractions around Rattray HeadThis very useful website offers a FREE personalised webpage tailored to show local area attractions. Northern Lighthouse Board is a wonderful site with a huge amount of information relating to Scottish lighthouses. Link to Scottish Independent HostelsScottish Independent Hostels (formerly IBHS) is an association of over 120 independent hostels throughout Scotland.
Link to Discover Buchan personal toursoffers tailored personal guided tours of the Buchan area for up to 4 people. From £25 per person including a light lunch. Cantick Head Lighthouse Cottages offer self-catering holidays at the tip of the South Walls peninsula attached to the Orkney Island of Hoy overlooking Cantick Sound and the southern entrance to Scapa Flow in the Pentland Firth. Link to The Independent Hostel GuideThe Independent Hostel Guide is a superb pocket-sized publication listing hostels outside the major chains.
For Hostels, Bunkhouses and Group accommodation all over the UK.
Link to Robin Wilson Panoramic PhotosHave a look at this wonderful panoramic image (1.3Mb QuickTime) of Rattray Head by photographer Robin Wilson. Rua Reidh Lighthouse offers guided walking and comfortable accommodation in the old keeper's house. A friendly relaxed atmosphere and excellent home cooking provide the perfect base from which to explore one of the last wilderness areas of Europe. Link to Visit Scotland, the Scottish tourist boardVisit Scotland are the Scottish tourist board promoting Scotland to the world. We have hostel membership, currently 2 star until we finish the new flooring and decorating when we will become 3 star.
Grannie Used To Have One is a local Scottish antiques and curios shop specialising in Scottish Pottery and all things old and Scottish. Scottish Lighthouses - gateway to the photography of lighthouses in Scotland by marine photographer Peter J Clarke. Rampant Scotland Directory is a very comprehensive directory of everything to do with Scotland covering history, culture, tourism, etc.
Link to The Guardian surfing article The Guardian newspaper's online Surf and Berth report including a mention of Rattray Head. Click on 'Read the full content....' to see our entry. Link to Lighthouse Accommodation Britain and WorldwideLighthouse Accommodation Britain and Worldwide by Joy Adcock - Excellent and useful little book that is well worth having for the photos of various lighthouses. Dreaming of escaping? Then this is a book worth buying. Link to Surfshacks Surfshacks was created to encourage boardriders to experience the best of what the UK has to offer surfers.
Link to The North Sea Trail
The North Sea Trail runs through the 7 countries surrounding the North Sea and is being created by the North Sea Trail Partnership, which is partly funded by the European Union under the Interreg IIIb North Sea Prgramme.

Link to The Association of Lighthouse KeepersThe Association of Lighthouse Keepers provides a forum for everyone interested in lighthouses, lightships and maritime aids to navigation.

 

 Link to Backpackers-Planet.comThe free and transparent backpackers information platform with Backpackers Hostels, Guest Houses, Bed and Breakfasts and Lodges all around the world.
     

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Link to Hyla water-filtered vacuum cleanerHyla produce a water based vacuum cleaner that blows clean scented air as it works. Other cleaners use a filter that gets blocked with fine musty dust which is blown back into the room while cleaning. We are delighted with ours as the air is freshened while we are cleaning - you simply fill the Hyla with water, vacuum the home as normal, then throw the dirty water away. Link to Scottish Community and Householder Renewables InitiativeScottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI) offers grants, advice and project support to assist the development of new community and household renewable schemes in Scotland. A big thank you for awarding the 30% grant towards the installation of our wood boiler. Link to Adopt-a-BeachAdopt-a-Beach and Beachwatch are coastal environment initiatives organised by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
Link to GoodprintGoodprint created our postcards from emailed pictures and did a brilliant job, quickly and for a very reasonable price. Link to SCARF, Save Cash And Reduce FuelSCARF provides householders, businesses and organisations with independent, free and impartial advice on sustainable use of energy. Link to British Divers Marine Life RescueBritish Divers Marine Life Rescue teams are on standby to respond immediately to any marine disaster or marine mammal stranding anywhere in the UK.
Link to Badges A GogoBadges A Gogo (formerly Cultural Treachery) created our 2" pin badges from our emailed pictures. They were quick, accurate, and a good price. Support for Aberdeenshire Business (SAB) aims to strengthen Aberdeenshire's economy by assisting in the development of new businesses and by encouraging the expansion of existing ones. Many thanks for awarding us a market development grant.
 Link to British Divers Marine Life Rescue in Montrose and ArbroathBritish Divers Marine Life Rescue teams in the Montrose Arbroath Areas.
Link to Woodlands Pet CareLocal dog boarding with a difference, where dogs stay in the home of Lisa and Roy rather than in traditional kennels. Link to Enterprise North East TrustEnterprise North East Trust have provided us with free workshops, seminars, and advice to help get our business off the ground. Thank you guys.
 Link to CRRU, Cetacean Research & Rescue UnitCetacean Research & Rescue Unit (CRRU) is a small, non-profit research organisation based in Gardenstown, NE Scotland. The group is dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises in Scottish waters.
McAdam Design Partnership have provided architectural plans and lots of support throughout our hostel project. Link to East Grampian Coastal PartnershipEast Grampian Coastal Partnership is a funded body which aims to aid in the delivery of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the area between Fraserburgh and the Mouth of the River North Esk on the East Coast of Scotland.  
     

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Link to Omagh HostelThis is a very good example of a green hostel, and congratulations to Omagh for achieving the EU Flower Ecolabel, the first hostel in Northern Ireland to do so.