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

[Theophany]

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

 

[Theophany]

Geet yer tartan troosers ohn laddy. Ye Ken play-a wee bi o'golf.

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.

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.

I'm assuming the weather will be absolutely horrible I'll look into it, we both like hiking. Cheers!

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.

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.

 

[Theophany]

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!

I've bought a freezer box for the car to transport an irresponsible quantity of locally made haggis home

 

[Theophany]

What have you done to warrant this kind of punishment?

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.

 

[Theophany]

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?

Fab, these are great suggestions, thanks!

 

[Theophany]

Not much to do here apart from play with the sheep.

I'll bring my wellies in case SO isn't in the mood then...

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.

We've got a lovely looking AirBNB as a base so tenting is definitely not happening unless the sheep thing above becomes a viable alternative.

Would I be able to get one of those curling things made from Elgin marble?

 

[Theophany]

SO?

Significant Other

(human, not sheep)

 

[Theophany]

Eat Cullen Skink
Drink whisky
Play golf in terrible weather

I do like 2/3rds of this on any given day of the week as it is

 

[Theophany]

I'm getting a strong whisky vibe from the thread. I knew I asked the right people.

 

[Theophany]

http://www.discovercullen.com/events-calendar.php

Try some seniorcise at the Cullen Community & Residential Centre.

Sounds good, is it like jazzercise but with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin?

Can I give you an order for collection?

Sure, you'll even be able to say it was delivered in the fastest delivery van in the world!

 

[Theophany]

Get drunk, **** off the locals, further the cause for the SNP.

Naw, I love the Scots. If they leave the union I'll be moving North.

 

[Theophany]

Elgin castle,west of the runway is worth a visit also great if the wind is blowing that way as they come low over the castle when doing touch and goes.

No problemo

SO loves castles, so thank you again, you're going to get me right into the good books at this rate!

 

[Theophany]

Have you tried asking him what he likes?

x

The old ones are the best

 

[Theophany]

Sounds like you'll be...

...Cullen time

Get out!!

 

[Theophany]

Just a quick thank you to all you loveable reprobates who gave me pointers, it's been a fab week.

We're heading back to a locked down England tomorrow (hooray for 9 hour drives?) but have had a week unmarred by wet weather and whilst it's been chilly, it's not been anything unbearable and I can happily report that all the cattle went unmolested. Findhorn bay was stunningly gorgeous, we watched jets play over Lossiemouth golf course and Duffus castle, Brodie Castle was eerily quiet and the Glen Moray distillery was really cosy and I ended up dropping many, many pounds on whisky and crystal glassware.

Oh and I banked mega points stumping up for a castle-facing room at the Callie in Edinburgh for SO's birthday, which is just as well as we couldn't go to The Dome what with the restrictions. I would turbo recommend that to anybody looking to stay in Edinburgh. Also don't follow the sat nav through the Cairngorms, it's driving license baiting fun. I can't remember driving my RS6 like that ever before, so we'll be going back the quieter route tomorrow.

 

[Theophany]

Which road? I do enjoy a jaunt over the Glen Shee road, the south side is particularly lovely these days

It was absolutely beautiful, the route we were on took us through Braemar and up into the hills where there were some skiing places, then onwards to Glenlivet and Dufftown. The route back home on the A96 via Aberdeen and Dundee was a bit less so, but given the thickness of the fog yesterday it was definitely for the best!!

You would have missed this in the dome!

I know! All the more reason to go back.