Bed and Breakfast

Bed and Breakfast accommodation (optional dinner)
near Fraserburgh in North East Scotland, North of Aberdeen.
Awarded ***** 5 stars by Visit Scotland

Lonmay Old Manse 5 stars Location map

Lonmay Old Manse
Lonmay
by Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
Scotland

Lonmay Old Manse is a Five Star bed and breakfast also offering excellent dinner. It is situated just off the B9033 Coastal Trail North between the villages of Crimond and St Combs on Scotland's North East Coast. The house, which is secluded in a two acre garden, has views over the Peterhead - Fraserburgh section of the North East Coastal Trail and you can glimpse Rattray Head Lighthouse and the sand dunes and sea a few miles away in the distance.

The manse was built in 1820 stands on the site of a former 16th century church and manse (Scottish Minister's house). John Wood and Pam Hall restored the house in 2003-4 to be their home and in order to welcome guests from all over the world. This is a friendly and hospitable place to stay with very good food and a tranquil atmosphere.

And, if you would like any advice, Pam and John are happy to offer suggestions and itineraries for exploring this truly 'off the beaten track' part of North East Scotland.

Accommodation:

Every room has a colour television, radio alarm clock, fluffy bathrobes, a fine range of toilet accessories and thermostatically controlled radiators. On the landing there is a kitchenette with microwave, fridge, tea and coffee and washing up facilities.

Double bedroom Bedroom

Above right, and right;
Rattray is a double bedroom with a king size bed and an en-suite shower room with a large shower, toilet and wash basin. This room has views across to the Loch of Strathbeg and beyond - as far as the sand dunes near Rattray Head lighthouse, which can be seen blinking in the distance after dusk.

Above;
Strathbeg is the second double bedroom and has a king size double bed with a large en-suite bathroom. It has a bath, toilet and wash basin.

Cairness (photograph to come later) is a twin bedroom with an en-suite bath, large separate shower, toilet and wash basin.

The rooms are warm, light and airy, furnished with either antique or fine furniture and with extensive, uninterrupted views of varied scenery.

Shower room
Dining room Sitting room

Breakfast, optional dinner, lunch:

Breakfast, and optional dinner and packed lunch.

Pam cooks a traditional Scottish cooked Breakfast with a choice ranging from locally produced bacon, sausage, haggis, black pudding, etc., with home produced eggs. Additionally organic muesli, fruit compôte and Ugie smoked Salmon or home-made fish cakes make up an imaginative and extensive breakfast menu. John - once an award winning chef (3 red rosettes) in their previous 3 red star boutique hotel - produces anything from a 2 course supper to a 4 course dinner by prior arrangement.

Above left; The dining room. During cold weather the wood-burning stove and candlelit tables create an intimate setting in which to enjoy dinner.

Above right; The drawing room has a large, south facing, bay window and a superb marble fireplace with an open fire during winter months. An eclectic selection of reading material and music is also available for guests.

Sample summertime supper menu.

Salmon and Dill Quiche with Salad
and/or
Fresh Tomato and Mint Soup
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Fillet of Chicken Breast with a Creme Fraiche, Mustard and Tarragon Sauce served with New Potatoes, Carrots and Broccoli
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Fresh Scottish Raspberries with Meringue and/or Ice Cream
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Tea or Coffee

Tariff:

Lonmay Old Manse with snow

The garden in winter.

Interior and winter photographs
courtesy of John and Pam.

Guests are welcome to stay on a bed and breakfast or dinner, bed and breakfast basis.
£32.00 to £37.50 per person per night for double occupancy.
(£37.50 to £40.00 pppn Superior Double with Super Kind Size Bed or Twin bedded room with bath and separate shower.)
£50.00 to £55.00 per person per night for single occupancy of a double or twin bedded room.

One night bookings in August
Double occupancy £80.00 and single £60.00 - £65.00 of double or twin room.

Prices include breakfast. Dinner (optional extra and must be prebooked) prices vary according to individual requirements - from £25.00 for 2 or 3 courses to £30.00 per person for a 4 course dinner. Vegetarian and special diets happily catered for with advance notice - just ask for sample menus.

Credit card transactions are subject to a fixed handling fee of £3.00
Children welcome, no smoking in the house and no pets please.

To enquire or to book:

View across the walled garden

View of the house across the walled garden
...with Croquet hoops and finishing post!.

Please contact:
John Wood and Pam Hall

Lonmay Old Manse
Lonmay
by Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire AB43 8UJ
Scotland, UK
Tel: 01346 532 227
Fax: 01346 532 227
or from outside the UK:
Tel: 44 1346 532 227
Fax: 44 1346 532 227

Please tell John and Pam you found the Old Manse through About Scotland!

  • Aberdeen - 40 miles, 1 hour
  • Inverness - 110 miles, 3 hours
  • Edinburgh - 145 miles, 3 hours
  • Glasgow - 165 miles, 3.5 hours

There's more information including Golf, Genealogy, Visitor Attractions, etc., on John and Pam's own website www.lonmay.co.uk

Nearby:

Cairness House finest examples of Neoclassical architecture in Britain built 1791 and 1797 to designs by architect James Playfair. Close by Lonmay Old Manse and open to visitors on request.

Loch of Strathbeg (within 3 miles of Lonmay) - the internationally important wetland which supports spectacular populations of wintering wildfowl including whooper swans, barnacle geese, wigeon and teal, golden plovers and lapwings and - watch the skeins taking off and coming to land - a fifth of the world's population of pink-footed geese.

Kinnaird Head Lighthouse - built by Alexander Fraser onto a castle in 1592 when he founded the town of Fraserburgh is now a museum dedicated to Scotland's lighthouses.

Cairness woodland - just 100 yds from door step. A woodland walk before breakfast?

Map of the area:

Map of the area

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