A great place to visit – come for the day or stay a bit longer!
Johnshaven is an historic fishing village located in South Aberdeenshire with lots to see and do…..
- Johnshaven Heritage Hub Museum
- licenced Village Store with visiting Post Office
- small hotel with an excellent reputation for food – local seafood a speciality
- fantastic harbour-front cafe for breakfast, lunch and ice-creams
- pub with regular live music
- hairdressing salon
- numerous self catering properties
- coastal path and pebble beaches with loads of rock pools for you to explore
- fantastic facilities at Wairds Park caravan and campsite
- a park with tennis courts, putting, bowling green and lots of play equipment
- community garden
- regular events at the village hall
- an annual extravaganza – Johnshaven Fish Festival – a fun day out for everyone in early August
Close by there is:
- Mill of Benholm – historic water-powered mill
- Dunnottar Castle – stunningly photogenic
- miles of sandy beaches at St Cyrus, Montrose or Lunan Bay
- House of Dun – stately home and gardens
- Fettercairn Distillery – whisky tours
- puffins and other cliff nesting birds at Fowlsheugh RSPB
- Montrose Sports Centre & indoor swimming pool
- Stonehaven’s famous Art Deco heated open air swimming pool
- Montrose Basin – a haven for birds with an excellent visitor centre and hides
- Many more castles less than an hour’s drive away
- Montrose Playhouse – 3 screen cinema & arts centre