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New Slains Castle
Cruden Bay, Scotland
Cliff-edge ruin above the North Sea said to have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
- Cost
- Free
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A roofless baronial ruin on the cliffs north of Cruden Bay. Bram Stoker stayed in the area and is thought to have drawn on the castle for Dracula. A path leads from Cruden Bay, and the cliff edges are unfenced.
Good to know
- Take care near the cliffs
- Walk from Cruden Bay beach
- Best time
- Moody evening, dry weather
- Getting there
- Park at Cruden Bay and walk along the cliff path
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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