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Grampian Transport 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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Insch is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Rothienorman, 50km from Balmoral Castle.
Insch is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 2,320, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Insch 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 Insch to your route.
Insch (Scottish Gaelic: An Innis or Innis Mo Bheathain) is a village in the Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located approximately 28 miles (45 km) from the city of Aberdeen.
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Insch is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 57.3427 latitude, -2.6132 longitude.
Insch has a population of approximately 2,320 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
historic highway
Notorious high crossing of the eastern Cairngorms on the 18th-century military road between Cockbridge and Tomintoul, climbing to 637m with roller-coaster gradients: often the first UK road closed by snow.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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.
43 km · about 50 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
castle
A large estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, serving as one of the residences of the British royal family since 1852.
50 km · about 60 min drive
castle
A ruined medieval fortress on a dramatic rocky headland on the northeastern coast of Scotland.
51 km · about 60 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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