Fraserburgh lifeboat station was the first RNLI station in Scotland, established in 1858, although records show a private lifeboat operating since the 1830’s. Today the station operates an all-weather lifeboat.
The station can be visited by appointment but does have a shop.
In this 'you may also like' section we attempt to answer what else can I do? Here you have a list by order of being the closest some more beaches, things to see and do, places to eat and upcoming events.
Fraserburgh beach is a 2-mile long sandy beach backed by sand dunes that stretches eastwards away from the fishing harbour. The eastern end is also referred to as Philorth beach after the Philorth Local Nature Reserve. The beach is popular with surfers, windsurfers and divers. The west end of the beach has access to all the facilities in Fraserburgh whilst the eastern end at Philorth Read more…
Rosehearty beach is a sandy beach that stretches away to the east from the harbour breakwater and you also have a small stoney beach to the west of the headland. Facilities at the beach include harbour, grass areas, car parking, toilets, small supermarket and pub. Read more…
St. Combs beach is a sandy beach backed by dunes and is just the top end of a long stretch of unspoilt sand that stretches just under 15km to Peterhead. The beach has a small strip of sand in the village itself but the main stretch then heads southwards. The beach has no facilities with a small amount of parking in Read more…
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse was the very first lighthouse on mainland Scotland and Kinnaird Head now has two lighthouses: The first lighthouse was built in 1787 within the existing 16th-century castle tower. In 1824 a new stone tower was constructed within the castle. The current is a fibreglass automated light that stands beside the original. The original lighthouse is now Read more…
