Beaches & swimming in AberdeenshireAberdeenshire, Scotland

Long dune-backed sandy beach in Balmedie Country Park north of Aberdeen.

Curving dune-backed sandy bay on the Buchan coast, in view of the ruins of Slains Castle.

Sheltered sandy cove near Pennan below the Iron Age promontory fort of Fort Fiddes.

Ythan-estuary sands opposite a sandbank hauling-out ground for hundreds of grey and common seals.

Golden crescent bay by Sandend village, a favourite with surfers on the Banffshire coast.

A 1934 Art Deco seawater pool on the Stonehaven seafront, 50 m long and heated to about 29°C for the summer.

Remote sandy cove below the clifftop ruin of Findlater Castle, reached by a coastal path near Sandend.