Cullen Old Kirk

The kirkyard sits quiet on a rise above Cullen, the old church itself a sturdy grey-stone affair that's seen centuries pass without much fussing. It's the sort of place you stumble upon while driving through Aberdeenshire rather than plan a special trip for, though if you're staying at one of the nearby parks - Sandend Holidays is barely three miles away - it's worth twenty minutes of your time.

What you get is straightforward: a modest kirk with genuine historical bones, and a graveyard that tells stories if you're into that sort of thing. The views across the coast towards Banff are decent enough, particularly on a clear afternoon. Most visitors are either locals cutting through or people tracing family history, which tells you something about its appeal.

There's no fanfare here, no visitor centre or gift shop. It's free to wander around, no set hours that I could find - just turn up. Allow perhaps thirty minutes unless you're doing serious genealogy research. Families with small children might find it a bit slow unless they're already interested in old churches. It works perfectly as a quick leg-stretch if you're touring the Moray coast or based at Portsoy Links or Greencraig Pods and fancy a gentle morning walk.

Honestly, it's more of an add-on than a destination. Worth seeing if you're in the area, forgettable if you're not.