Discover Buckie: Coastal Paths, Harbour and History

Buckie combines coastal landscapes, harbour history and paths suited to different travel preferences. Anyone looking for a mixture of activity, historical stories and independent discoveries during their holiday will find several starting points here: the Speyside Way begins or ends in Buckie, the Fishwives Walk starts here and the Moray Coastal Trail also runs directly through the town. This allows the search for suitable holiday accommodation to be combined with the question of which experiences should shape the stay.

Coastal paths for different daily plans

For a longer hike, the Fishwives Path to Keith is a good option. It runs for approximately thirteen miles from Buckie to Keith and passes farms and crofts along the way. The approximate distance is important when planning your day, without requiring any particular walking time or difficulty level to be inferred from it. The Fishwives Walk also begins in Buckie.

The Moray Coastal Trail offers another perspective on the coast. It passes rugged cliffs, caves, sheltered coves, fishing-village harbours and extensive sandy beaches. Overall, the trail can be walked in around 23 hours or divided into sections between the coastal communities from Buckie to Findhorn. The Moray Coastal Trail runs directly through Buckie. This means you can decide whether to treat a longer route as one continuous undertaking or include individual sections in your travel plans. The Speyside Way, which begins or ends in Buckie, also broadens the options for walkers who do not want to base their route exclusively along the coast.

Harbour, townscape and the history of “Little Norway”

Cluny Harbour was built in 1877 and was an important fishing harbour on the Moray Firth. The harbour therefore provides a tangible link to Buckie’s history and is particularly suited to a stay focused on the town’s development. The Victorian High Street, with its independent shops, offers a different impression. Anyone who would like to explore the townscape between walks and excursions can include this part of Buckie in their plans.

During the Second World War, Buckie was often referred to as “Little Norway” after many Norwegian and Danish refugees settled there. The Little Norway Project explores the history of these Norwegian and Danish communities through archival sources, eyewitness accounts, personal stories and storytelling. The Peter Anson Gallery is closed. However, a catalogue of Peter Anson’s paintings can be consulted free of charge at Buckie Library. These two notes help place cultural stops realistically: the historical project and the catalogue offer different ways of engaging with Buckie’s past.

Golf and panoramic views

Golf is also one of the possible focuses of a trip to Buckie. Strathlene Buckie Golf Club was founded in 1877; Strathlene is a links golf course on a cliff. Buckpool Golf Club was laid out on sand and has fast, undulating fairways.

For a view across the landscape, Buckpool Harbour Park offers a vista over the Moray Firth towards Caithness. This can provide a peaceful contrast to longer walks, the harbour or a round of golf. Those travelling with different interests can therefore first decide when choosing holiday accommodation in Buckie whether coastal paths, culture, golf or a combination of these themes should shape the itinerary.

Buckie as a starting point for finding accommodation

The Moray Coastal Route runs directly through Buckie. In addition, a regular bus service runs through the town and connects it with the rest of Moray. Travel planning therefore has both a coastal route and a connection to the wider region documented. When looking for a holiday apartment or holiday house, consider which of the activities mentioned are most important to you and how you would like to divide your days between longer routes, culture and more leisurely discoveries.

Further places for your travel plans

For further orientation, you can also view the pages on Elgin, Knock, Portgordon, Alves, Dandalieth, Ballindalloch, Findhorn and Drumin.

To the overarching travel overview: Moray.