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Newest Review: ... price, Ford, Vauxhall and Citroen all have large forecourts with new cars for sale. Mostly you will see people carriers and 4X cars driving around...to transport the fishermen or farmers...most with personal number plates ***BCK. Buckie is surrounded by clean, totally unpolluted, countryside. No mountains just hills, green and lush. The coastline is just wonderful with some of the nicest and quietest beaches around. On a very clear day or if it is going to rain you can see over the other side of the water to Wick and Thurso...now there are some mountains! If you travel up one of the country lanes on a dark night you can see the... more

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Villages & Resorts in Grampian in general: Sun (?) Sea Peace and Quiet - Buckie (616 words)
by - written on 08/11/00 (Very useful, 28 readings)
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Larger than a village, called a town but not really, Buckie lies on the Moray Firth coast almost 70 miles north west of Aberdeen and just over 60 miles east of Inverness. The town of Banff is 20 miles eastwards and Elgin 20 miles west. Buckie is a fishing town with its own busy harbour where boats come in on a Thursday and head off to sea on a Sunday..there is even a boat building yard. Apart from Safeway and Co-op there are no big shops but those that are there serve most people's needs. Parking is free and there is plenty of it. There are two new health centres and a local hospital. However, if you are pregnant and live in Buckie, ... Read the complete review