The Creel Cottage

25/12/2023

Kenny & Helen from The Creel Cottage would like to wish all our guests, past, present and future, a very Merry Xmas and a Prosperous New Year when it comes

30/08/2023

06/08/2023

Rosehearty Harbour and Inshore Fishermans Association fun day, yesterday.
Click on pic to view gallery. Was a great day down at the harbour

Photographic blog and record of the northeast of Scotland, with some wider journeys, using Olympus compact camera system. Pocketable for when dogs and kids are with you!

07/07/2023

We are pleased to announce that we were successful in applying for a grant from NESFLAG Coastal Communities Challenge Fund. We have been working on this project for the past year.

This will be a walking route around the village starting at the caravan park/ beach area then onto Pitsligo Castle, the War Memorial, Old Pitsligo Kirk and Kirkyard, Mounthooly Doocot, the Wastard and ending up at the Harbour. The information will be on modern, attractive boards which we are presently working on planning permission for them to be erected. We also wish to promote Doric so a suitable Doric sentence will be incorporated on each board. We will also erect a bench at the War Memorial so visitors can enjoy the view in comfort and tranquillity and the new picnic table with wheelchair access at the Wastard.

30/03/2023

Here is a really nice drone video of our lovely Rosehearty

04/01/2023

Woo Hoo ...... Airbnb Superhost 4 years in succession

12/12/2022

Come along to the event below to hear an update on the Clan Baird Society Centre/Dower Hotel. Please use the email on the poster to confirm your attendance.

04/10/2022

Let’s go for a Walk and Discover Rosehearty!

We are pleased to announce that we were successful in applying for a grant from Banff and Buchan Coastal Communities Fund. This money will go towards our exciting new project - Rosehearty Heritage Trail.

This will be a walking route round the village starting at the caravan park/ beach area then onto Pitsligo Castle, the War Memorial, Old Pitsligo Kirk and Kirkyard, Mounthooly Doocot, the Wastard and ending up at the Harbour. The information will be on modern, attractive boards which we are presently working on planning permission for them to be erected. We also wish to promote Doric so a suitable Doric sentence will be incorporated on each board and finally we hope to erect a bench at the War Memorial so visitors can enjoy the view in comfort and tranquillity.

03/10/2022

Great news !
I have just been awarded Superhost status for The Creel Cottage.
I would just like to thank all our guests for the many nice reviews and comments received, and hopefully we can keep this up.

21/08/2022

Hill Kirk of Rosehearty

16/01/2022

A "must see" quaint little village which is only 20mins drive from The Creel Cottage

09/01/2022

Wonderful AURORA BOREALIS in Rosehearty last night

*AURORA BOREALIS*

The northern lights put on some show last night!

05/10/2021

Great News, we have now received SUPERHOST status with Airbnb for the 4th time in a row.

17/09/2021

Some nice facts and photos of our wee Burgh

Sir Walter Murdoch

In Australia there is a university and suburb of Perth named after a boy from Rosehearty.

Walter Murdoch was the youngest son in a family of 14. His father James had been the parish minister in Rosehearty for over 30 years when the whole family (including Walter who was 10 at the time) emigrated to Australia.

Walter became a teacher, journalist, University Chancellor, and extremely popular writer and broadcaster.

He was knighted in 1965

Near the end of his long life the Premier of Western Australia phoned him up to tell him that they were going to name a new university after him.

“Well it had better be a good one” said Sir Walter.

Murdoch University was inaugurated on the 17th of September 1974, the date was chosen because it would have been Sir Walter’s 100th birthday.

Murdoch University now has 18,000 students with campuses in Perth, Singapore and Dubai.

The Main Campus is in Perth around 6 km from the Perth City Centre.

To get there you have to catch a train on the Mandurah Line and get off at the 4th stop, Murdoch.

Getting off at the Murdoch Train station you climb the stairs to the Murdoch Bus Station.

Then you catch a bus which goes along Murdoch Drive and within 5 minutes you are at Murdoch University.

At the Library at Murdoch University there is a “Sir Walter Murdoch” Historical Walk with information boards, and photographs and artefacts telling the story of the man they named the university after.

Sir Walter and members of his family made several visits beck to Rosehearty over the years.

11/09/2021

Here's a couple of old photos of Rosehearty, and most of those houses are still standing

21/08/2021

This is a great video, and also a great walk if you are ever staying at the cottage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMjvf8Nfjo0

Another short video as i continue to walk Scotlands Coast one section at a time. This once takes us from Rosehearty to Aberdour Beach. I have now walked the...

13/08/2021

Here are some photos of the old Rosehearty outdoor swimming pool which was attached to the harbour.

09/08/2021

Along the West Rocks in Rosehearty

20/07/2021

Some photos of a couple of local fishermen landing their mackerel catch yesterday in our little harbour just a few yards away from the cottage, with the Fraserburgh lifeboat in behind them.

14/07/2021

A lovely recent sunset over New Aberdour Bay, only a few miles from the cottage

23/03/2021

What a beautiful photo of Penan. This is a must visit if you come to stay at The Creel Cottage, as it is just a few miles along the coast.

The gorse frames this shot of Pennan so beautifully 🌊

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