Vale Apartment, Luxury Holiday Accommodation

08/06/2026

And this one!

08/06/2026

Just had to share this it’s brilliant x

08/06/2026

05/06/2026

🚐 NEW SERIES: The A96 Route - Beyond the Bypass

For many people, a trip in their van on the A96 is simply a means of getting from place to place - a route to get somewhere else. Aberdeen to Inverness. Coast to city. A stretch of tarmac travelled without much thought, the goal is just getting from A to B.

But what if you slowed down?
What if, instead of bypassing the towns, you explored them?

Over the coming weeks, I’ll be taking a closer look at the principal towns along the A96 route, from Aberdeen to Nairn, sharing history, hidden stories, interesting places, useful stops and things you may otherwise miss when simply driving through.

📍 Aberdeen

Inverurie
ℹ️ Inverurie
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🎥 Inverurie
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📍The Bass of Inverurie
📍The Inverurie Pictish Stones
📍Huntly
📍Huntly Castle
📍Keith
📍St Thomas' Church
📍The Auld Brig
📍Fochabers
📍Elgin
📍Forres
📍Nairn

Some are places many of us know well. Others are often passed by with barely a second glance. Yet every one has its own character, stories and reasons to stop a while. I'll be combining resources collected recently with some from Robbie's Roadtrips.

So next time you’re on the A96, perhaps it’s worth taking the turn-off instead of driving straight past.

🚐 First stop coming soon…
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Which A96 town do you think deserves most attention?

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03/06/2026

31/05/2026

This is your reminder 🎟️

If you’re planning on joining us at Lonach this year, tickets are available now.

Get organised early and grab yours here 👇

www.lonach.org/tickets

Who's joining us?

29/05/2026

If you have never been to the Lonach Gathering you definitely should. It’s an amazing spectacle, different from any other Highland Games. And you can now hop on the bus from Alford!

🚌 BIG NEWS FOR LONACH 2026! 🚌

We know that getting to the Games can be a challenge, especially if you're travelling from further afield, so we're delighted to announce that we've partnered with Stagecoach to run dedicated bus services for this year's games on Saturday 22nd August.

A huge thank you to Stagecoach for supporting this! 👏

We're currently planning three routes:

🟢 Service 208
Ballater – Cambus O’May – Dinnet – Ordie – Logie Coldstone → Strathdon (Bellabeg)
Potential connections with Service 201 to and from Braemar.

🔵 Service 209
Aboyne – Tarland – Ordie – Logie Coldstone → Strathdon (Bellabeg)
Potential connections with Service 201 for Aberdeen based travellers.

🟣 Service 210
Kemnay – Monymusk – Alford – Kildrummy – Glenkindie → Strathdon (Bellabeg)
Connecting with Service 220 in Kemnay for onward travel from Aberdeen.

The buses will arrive in time for the start of the Games, run throughout the day, and return at approximately 5pm and 8pm.

Final timetables will be confirmed closer to the event.

WE NEED YOUR HELP...

If you'd consider travelling to the Games by bus, please give this post a 👍 and comment BUS below. Your feedback will help us understand demand and make this service a success.

Please tag and share this post 🚌.

Ho Ho Lonach!

26/05/2026

Honey bees making a wee stop off at Vale Apartments this week. Hopefully they will move on soon but keeping the windows closed in the meantime. Fortunately current guests are pretty relaxed about it…..

14/05/2026

Aberdeen murals