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Buckie Drifter Maritime Heritage Centre, Freuchny Road, Buckie
AB56 1TT. Tel: 01542 834646. The Buckie Drifter is a purpose
built museum that covers the maritime heritage of Buckie and
the Moray Firth, including the herring fishing industry and steam
drifters, with displays that recreate life on the quayside in
the 1920s. The former Anstruther Oakley class lifeboat The Doctors
can be seen on display outside. Harbour tours can also be arranged.
Location: On the outskirts of Buckie.
Tugnet Ice House, Tugnet,
Spey Bay, Fochabers IV32 7DU. Tel: 01309 673 701. Tugnet Ice
House is part of The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Wildlife
Centre in Spey Bay. It is the largest remaining ice house in
the country. Inside, the high, domed ceilings, cobbled floors,
chilly temperatures and echoes give the feeling of being inside
a cave. Once the focus of a thriving coastal salmon fishery,
the building is now preserved as a reminder of this past prosperity.
At the height of the salmon fishery, it was used to store river
ice throughout the year, which was packed with the salmon to
preserve them on their long journey to market. About 5 miles
west of Buckie.
Baxters Highland Village, Fochabers. Tel: 01343 820666. Baxters
Highland Village welcomes over 220,000 visitors a year. Set on
the banks of the River Spey, near the small village of Fochabers,
we have something for every member of the family. www.baxters.com.
About 6 miles southwest of Buckie.
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