Photo of Cruden Bay, a village in Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

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Cruden Bay

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Bram Stoker spent his summers at Cruden Bay and wrote much of Dracula here, with the gaunt clifftop ruin of Slains Castle just to the north said to have fed his imagination. The village itself has a long dune-backed beach and a celebrated links golf course. Walk north along the coast and you reach the Bullers of Buchan, a collapsed sea cave in the cliffs.

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Photo of Cruden Bay Beach, a beach in Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Cruden Bay Beach

Beach near Cruden Bay

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

0.5 km SE

Photo of Bullers of Buchan, a visitor attraction near Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Bullers of Buchan

Attraction near Cruden Bay

Collapsed sea cave north of Cruden Bay forming a 30m circular chasm the sea enters through a natural arch.

2.6 km NE

Photo of Longhaven Cliffs, a nature reserve near Boddam, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Longhaven Cliffs

Nature reserve near Boddam

Pink-granite seabird cliffs south of Peterhead with sea stacks, caves and arches on a nature-reserve coast.

5.2 km NE

Photo of Old Slains Castle, a ruined castle near Collieston, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Old Slains Castle

Castle near Collieston

The scant clifftop ruin of the Hays' old stronghold near Collieston, pulled down by James VI in 1594 and never rebuilt on this spot

7.2 km SW

Photo of Collieston, a village in Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Collieston

Whitewashed cliff-huddled fishing village beside the Forvie dunes, once a smuggling haunt.

9.1 km SW · Aberdeenshire

Photo of Newburgh Seal Beach, a beach in Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.

Newburgh Seal Beach

Beach near Newburgh

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

13.2 km SW