14/06/2026
More from my big birthday holiday. This is a brilliant little spot - Tarlair Cafe just on the outskirts of MacDuff. If I remember correctly it was built in the 1930s and was widely used for it's 3 outdoor swimming pools and they are currently undergoing renovations to open it up again! The architecture is wonderful and it is run by volunteers who are so friendly and knowledgeable. Food was lovely & home cooked. The rock formation is Needles Eye which is between the cafe and the car park so worth a wonder down.
After this we travelled a little further along the coast to Banff, where there's a nice beach just over the bridge that joins Banff and MacDuff. We popped into The Spotty Bag Shop for a bogle & got food in the cafe upstairs, which looks out over the beach! After the downpour that we got caught in, we headed along to Banff Marina for a walk & to see if I could spot any seals, unfortunately I didn't.