Long shot, but wtf do I do in Cullen for a week?

Theophany

Theophany

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Hello GD :)

I'm going to some part of the UK that speaks foreign at the end of the month which might not Brexit (idk) and I am left wondering what to do to entertain myself for a week that doesn't include posting in GD.

The place is called 'Cullen' (?) and they have something called 'Skink' (?). Besides sampling this delight and probably freezing my todger off, does anybody have any idea what there is to be done there?

SO and I aren't averse to exercise, fresh air, misery, long awkward silences or pretending to be sophisticated by calling it a 'tasting session' on a weekday afternoon.

Help me Obi GD-Kenobi, you're my only hope. xx
 
Go get absolutely hammered and wander around the place muttering about Brexit. Also speak to random strangers and ask them if they want some.

It's the British way.
 
The Moray Coastal Path would be a nice walk (weather permitting). Goes from Inverness to Aberdeen so you could walk either direction from Cullen. It crosses a nice old disused railway bridge at Spey Bay which isn't too far away.
There's lots of distilleries around that area too. I don't know if tours are running at the moment but I'm sure you'd be able to get some samples somewhere.
I like to stop at the Baxters factory/cafe in Fochabers when I'm around there for a massive pancake - it's nice but I suspect my nostalgia of going there when I was young makes it a better experience for me than you might have.
 
Ryan-3 said:
Geet yer tartan troosers ohn laddy. Ye Ken play-a wee bi o'golf.
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I've got a stop off in Edinburgh to stay at the Callie for a night and fully intend to have my troosers pulled down over the family tartan. SO is yet to have her first golf lesson though and as much as I do love her, I'm not ruining this relationship by teaching her how to play.

touch said:
The Moray Coastal Path would be a nice walk (weather permitting). Goes from Inverness to Aberdeen so you could walk either direction from Cullen. It crosses a nice old disused railway bridge at Spey Bay which isn't too far away.
There's lots of distilleries around that area too. I don't know if tours are running at the moment but I'm sure you'd be able to get some samples somewhere.
I like to stop at the Baxters factory/cafe in Fochabers when I'm around there for a massive pancake - it's nice but I suspect my nostalgia of going there when I was young makes it a better experience for me than you might have.
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I'm assuming the weather will be absolutely horrible :p I'll look into it, we both like hiking. Cheers!

ttaskmaster said:
Learn to surf at one of the sea schools. Hit up the distilleries, or the dolphin centre, or the spa. Buy some antiques.

Google is your friend.
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I'd rather die than learn to surf and probably would. Google is good and all but I was looking for actual experience rather than whatever Google is advertising, hence the 'long shot' part of the thread title. :)
 
Came in here to say eat Cullen Skink.

And maybe a walk along the harbour front, if it's not blowing a hooley (it will be).

Enjoy!
 
Jokester said:
Came in here to say eat Cullen Skink.

And maybe a walk along the harbour front, if it's not blowing a hooley (it will be).

Enjoy!
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Cullen Skink, is that some kind of deep fried rat dipped in chocolate?
 
chroniclard said:
What have you done to warrant this kind of punishment?
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Some guy ate a bat (or had sex with a pangolin?) and now I can't go abroad, is the short form.

Any chance, remote as it may be, of seeing lights of a northern variety? I saw them a couple of years back in Iceland but they were saying that the magnetic activity has been dying down a bit progressively, making them more and more feint.
 
Lossiemouth ,some good beaches there and some woodland to walk around ,can even do some plane spotting on the beach with the RAF buzzing around most of the time.

Culloden battlefield is interesting,nice museum.

Didn't like inverness particularly.

Chanonary point see if you can see some dolphins.

Cairngorms national park has plenty of nice walks etc around the place,go try and spot a golden eagle?
 
alchal said:
Lossiemouth ,some good beaches there and some woodland to walk around ,can even do some plane spotting on the beach with the RAF buzzing around most of the time.

Culloden battlefield is interesting,nice museum.

Didn't like inverness particularly.

Chanonary point see if you can see some dolphins.

Cairngorms national park has plenty of nice walks etc around the place,go try and spot a golden eagle?
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Fab, these are great suggestions, thanks! :)
 
alchal said:
Lossiemouth ,some good beaches there and some woodland to walk around ,can even do some plane spotting on the beach with the RAF buzzing around most of the time.
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This is a good shout if that's your sort of thing.
It's been closed for runway resurfacing for a while with the Typhoons relocated to Leuchars but the runway reopened last Monday and they're back now. Also some of the brand new Poseidon planes have arrived. 3 there at the moment, I'm not sure on the timescale for the others arriving. They post a lot of updates on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RAFLossiemouth
 
Findhorn Foundation, but not sure if you can walk round at the moment.

Also Findhorn bay is nice. Kimberly Inn used to do some nice food. Damn I miss it up there.
 
Spotty Bag Shop in Banff.

You know that the pubs in Scotland, you can only drink outside? Drinking outside in Cullen, in October, for a week, would be very grim.

Could you take a tent? You can wildcamp pretty much everywhere (no trespass law up here), if it's nice weather a hike and camp would be lovely. But it won't be nice weather.
 
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