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Doric is the dialect of the Scots language spoken in the North East of Scotland and you may hear it when visiting the area. There is a matter of debate, if it a language or a dialect, but with an estimated 30,000 Doric speakers many words have now entered everyday use. Doric shares linguistic roots with the Scandinavian languages. A Doric-speaker has bairns, goes to kirk, speirs questions and wipes stue (dust). The Norwegian equivalents are barn, kirke, spørre and støv. There are hundreds more. Although you don’t need to know how to speak Doric to enjoy your travelsaround the area, here are some of our favourite...

Scotland boasts a hugely varied coastline and a rich offering of inland waters in both rural and urban settings for both visitors and locals to enjoy.The North East of Scotland is host to an amazing array of coastlines and rivers which are greatly valued and cherished by communities and visitors alike. These assets play an important part in the visitor experience, offering boat trips, activities, fishing opportunities and active holidays, while the many nature reserves across the area are home to a tremendous variety of flora, fauna and wildlife.Water has shaped the area’s history: from fishing and farming to whisky...

Scotland is the home of golf and the North East of Scotland is no exception, boasting some of the world’s oldest and most challenging golf courses. With some of finest and most scenic golf courses there is one to suit golfers of all levels. Championship and links courses are set on dramatic coastline and parkland courses are surrounded by panoramic majestic countryside; impressive views await all who want to tee off. This is stirring stuff and historic too as the area has two of the top 10 oldest courses in the world.  Or fancy playing on the highest course in the...

As well as being the UK’s largest National Park, the Cairngorms is also home to four of the five highest mountains in the UK, these being: Ben Macdui 4,295 feet (1,309m) Braeriach 4,252 feet (1,296m) Cairn Toul 4,236 feet (1,291m) Sgor an Lochain 4,127 (1,258m)     The Cairngorm plateau is the highest and has the most extensive range of arctic mountain landscape in the British Isles. With more high-level mountain ground than anywhere else in Britain and Ireland, the National Park offers a vital habitat for rare mountain plants and other wildlife. It also has 55 Munro’s (mountains above...

Described as an outdoor adventure playground due to the number ofoutdoor activities you can do, should you wish too.Take you pick from skiing, snowboarding, mountain-climbing, hiking,gliding, mountain-biking, fishing, golfing, gorge walking, off road driving,kayaking, kiteboarding, white water rafting, surfing, boating, riding,ziplining and the list goes on and on... Don’t worry if this all sounds far too energetic, as the area also offerssome of the best walking in Scotland and as would be expected is a verypopular activity.There are several excellent way-marked walks and interpretive signs,perfect for a leisurely stroll with the family, with literally hundreds offootpaths and trails and to suit all...