Driftwood Cottage - a traditional fisher cottage

Driftwood Cottage has a relaxed, seaside theme and a most amazing garden including a summer house and decking with spectacular views at the top of the hill! The cottage sleeps 2 on the ground floor and 2 in an upstairs twin room. It has off road parking for 2 cars, an EV charger, good WiFi and your four legged friends are very welcome. We hope you will visit Driftwood and discover historic Portsoy in this often overlooked corner of the North East of Scotland for yourselves! The space The cottage is cosy and comfortable, a real home from home. It is well equipped with everything we thought you might need - but we are open to suggestions if you think we've missed something! There is a king size double bedroom, walk in shower room, welcoming lounge and modern and fully equipped kitchen, all on the ground floor, with a twin room and play area (with low ceilings, so most suited to children) upstairs. There is a small enclosed courtyard from the back door, leading up to an amazing garden. At the top, there is a ‘sitooterie’ (a summer house!), where you can sit out, enjoy your G&T (or cup of tea!) and look out over the higgledy piggledy roof tops of the historic conservation area and beyond that, out to sea. Portsoy is a close knit and friendly community, centred round it's two historic harbours, whose picturesque setting has featured both in Peaky Blinders and the remake of Whisky Galore. The coastline is craggy, interspersed with some beautiful beaches and you can walk for miles, past Sandend and Sunnyside beaches, the ruins of Findlater Castle, perched precariously on the cliffs edge, past Cullen beach and on to the Bow Fiddle Rock (tho' you may want to split that into sections!!!). The harbours face north, so if you are lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights from our beautiful dolphin statue or the milky way on a dark night. It's a wonderful spot to explore! Guest access Guests have access to all areas of the cottage and the garden. There is a shed where they can store bikes out of sight. Other things to note Green Things We try to manage our all our cottages in as sustainable a manner as possible. We recycle everything and provide information so our guests can do the same. We are aiming to reduce our use of plastics, by refilling (handsoaps) or sourcing products without plastic packaging (toilet paper, detergents etc). We both drive electric vehicles. I try not to use the tumble dryer, whatever the weather, line drying sheets and towels outside whenever possible. And we have recommendations of local activites, food suppliers and attractions so you can reduce your carbon footprint once you are here. A small start perhaps, but a step in the right direction!