Stonehaven

Stonehaven is a very attractive coastal town in the North East of Scotland, about 15 miles south of Aberdeen. The picturesque town, birthplace of RW Thomson (inventor of the pneumatic tyre in 1845), offers many tourist attractions such as Dunnottar Castle and the Lewis Grassic Gibbon Centre at Arbuthnott.

Easily accessible from north and south by road and rail, Stonehaven is on the main rail route to Aberdeen. It is reached from the south by the A90 and the A94 and from the north by the A90. Travel to Stonehaven Folk Festival.

Stonehaven's Art Deco (heated) Open Air Swimming Pool is the last of its kind in Scotland. Built over 60 years ago and the training ground for many famous international swimmers, it attracted as many as 65,000 people in the early 70's. Updating and refurbishment has been carried out over the past few years, ensuring the future of the 50 metre pool which means so much to locals and visitors alike and the North-East as a whole. The unique Aqua Ceilidh is held in the Pool on the Sunday morning of the Festival.

There are many hotels and B&Bs in the town, as well as a wide range of shops, pubs and leisure facilities.There is a caravan park and there will be a basic temporary Festival campsite during the weekend.