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Pennan
A single row of white cottages squeezed between red sandstone cliffs and the sea, reached by a steep hairpin lane off the B9031. Star of the 1983 film Local Hero. Its red phone box is now listed.
16 km · about 20 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Banff is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Portsoy, 16km from Pennan.
Banff is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 4,000, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Banff sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Banff to your route.
Banff Academy is a S1–S6 secondary school in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It serves the towns of Banff, Macduff, Whitehills, Portsoy, Aberchirder, Gardenstown, Ordiquhill, Fordyce and surrounding communities.
All Aberdeenshire schools are co-educational, providing education for both boys and girls.
In NovemberRead more
2013, an inspection by Education Scotland branded the school as "weak". However, the school received commendation from Education Scotland the following month, stating that they had made "positive progress" since the school adopted an 80-point improvement plan.
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Banff is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 57.6648 latitude, -2.5296 longitude.
Banff has a population of approximately 4,000 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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photogenic
A single row of white cottages squeezed between red sandstone cliffs and the sea, reached by a steep hairpin lane off the B9031. Star of the 1983 film Local Hero. Its red phone box is now listed.
16 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
Sea arch shaped like the tip of a fiddle bow, a short walk from the village of Portknockie on the Moray coast. At dawn the quartzite arch glows pink and doubles in the still water; dolphins pass close inshore.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Acclaimed motoring museum in Alford, Aberdeenshire, with everything from steam locomotives to supercars, plus its own outdoor test track used for summer motoring events.
49 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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