Fraserburgh Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
About Fraserburgh
Atlantic herringClupea harengusare about 30 cm long and lie mid-way in the food chain. They stay deep in daylight hours but at night come shallow to feed on tiny copepods and krill, attacking in large shoals so that as these agile sea-fleas jump out of the way, they land in the next herring's mouth. Sea-birds and large mammals are drawn to the shoals, and dolphins may herd them into "bait-balls". They can live over 20 years but their apex predator, human fisherfolk, makes sure they don't. Herring are found worldwide but off the British Isles they traditionally followed a circuit, off the north coast of Scotland in summer and in the North Sea off Grimsby and Lowestoft through winter. The fishing fleets followed the shoals and Fraserburgh, with the best harbour on this coast and a large flee
Top Attractions in Fraserburgh
Explore the best things to see and do in Fraserburgh:
- ★Fraserburgh Heritage Centre
- ★Museum of Scottish Lighthouses
Where to Eat in Fraserburgh
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Captain's Table
- 🍴Last Bus Works Canteen
Where to Stay in Fraserburgh
- 🏨Fraserburgh Campsite
- 🏨Saltoun Inn Hotel
Fraserburgh Travel Guide Sections
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