Bin of Cullen Walk

The walk up to the Bin of Cullen rewards you with views that stretch across the Moray Firth and down the Aberdeenshire coast - proper bracing stuff on a clear day. It's a rocky outcrop that juts out from the clifftops near Cullen, a few miles east of Buckie, and the path itself is straightforward enough, though the final scramble up gets a bit steep for what it is.

You're looking at a 45-minute round trip if you take it steady. The real point of coming is the vantage point - you can see for miles, and on a good day the light hits the cliffs in a way that makes the whole effort worthwhile. Walkers absolutely get it; families with older kids will manage fine, though younger ones might find the final push tedious. Bring proper shoes. The ground's uneven and can be boggy in places.

It sits well within a coastal holiday circuit - Greencraig Pods and Caravan & Camping is only 3.4 miles away, and Sandend Holidays sits just 4.3 miles off if you want a base for a few days. Use it as a morning walk while staying at either site, then head down to Cullen itself for lunch. The village has decent chip shops and a beach worth wandering, so it's not just one-note tourism. No facilities at the walk itself, so bring water and don't expect anything fancy. Worth the trip if you're already in the area; don't plan a day around it alone.