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Hotel in a pretty village, now operating as a B&B and a Cafe.
A Wine Bar in the West End serving a range of bottles and cans from Scottish micros. It has teamed up with the Reid's Gold brewery in Stonehaven to make their own Lager collaboration.
Great Scot Village pub and beer garden in St. Cyrus Village Inn
The Grouse Inn is a part of Speyside Whisky Folklore. Situated in the Lower Cabrach about 8 miles from Dufftown, the Inn is open daily from Easter to 31 October. It has an impressive whisky collection.
Cosy, characterful bar hidden halfway down an Old Town close. Railway memorabilia adorns the interior of this small, often busy, bar. At the front are tables with window seats and stools, while the rear has more comfortable semi-circular booths.
Traditional seafaring decor abounds in this harbourside howff. Sells cask ale from the local Burnside Brewery.
Friendly local sports bar with outside picnic tables.
Survey required.
Old town-centre hotel, built in 1850, fairly recently refurbished and modernised. Consists of a separate public bar and and Indian restaurant with good sized function room and dining room and a large wood-burning stove located between two pillars in public bar. One regular beer.
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Converted from a former shipping office, this small, smart bar has the look of a modern cafe and is located on the harbour front where seafood is landed daily.
Bar at Aberdeen Railway Station. No longer selling ale although the pumps are still on the bar! Go to Aitchies instead.
Picturesque whisky and cask ale bar on Speyside's Whisky Trail, close to the Speyside Way which runs along the car park. Popular with tourists, walkers and fishermen and is very busy during whisky festivals and the tourist season.
A community focused village pub near Dalgety Bay with cosy log fires, a beer garden and real ales all adding to the friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
Large social club with many meeting rooms which may be booked for functions, meetings etc. Post pandemic, the bar has not resumed selling real ale. The bar of this extensive lounge containing two pool tables and two dart boards amid plentiful seating and tables.
Single pump in bar on left hand side as enter via main entrance. Room is L-shaped and bar is at the far end. Has a billiard table in the separate room on the right hand side of the main entrance. Closes for winter.
Iconic hotel in centre of Aboyne. Recently purchased after a period of closure - information required.
The bar has not re-opened since the Covid-19 lockdown.
Golf clubhouse
The Invercauld Mews bar lies in a separate building behind the main Invercauld Arms hotel, with four handpulls. You may find beer from the Braemar brewery.
Multi-level bar and restaurant created from a range of former farm buildings in this picturesque village.
Jock’s Bar is a traditional bar in Morris's hotel. Drams, TV and conversation.
Small, family-run hotel by the sea close to the local shops and with direct access to one of the most beautiful beaches on the island, Backaskaill Bay. Meals are available throughout the day, and a fish and chip takeaway is available on Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
Bar and Diner in shopping centre.
The Kildrummy Inn is located in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire on the main A97 Donside road heading to Strathdon just a couple of minutes drive from the Mossat junction. The old coaching Inn dates back to the 1850's. Lounge bar and restaurant with 4 letting bedrooms.
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