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Lossiemouth tourist information

Lossiemouth is a well-known holiday destination with two high quality beaches, a thriving marina, a top golf course and a relatively busy nightlife including a thriving folk-music club. The sea is ideal for swimming and is popular with surfers, kitesurfers and other watersport enthusiasts.  Population 6803.

East Beach Lossiemouth

The East Beach is accessed by the old wooden bridge, which crosses the River Lossie. With a long stretch of golden sand and dunes to protect from the weather, it is one of the most popular beaches in Moray and the waves are ideal for surfing and kitesurfing all year round.

Seatown

Seatown is a collection of small cottages huddled together beside the River Lossie. It sits beside the Spynie Canal, which was built in the early 1800s to a design by Thomas Telford.  Nearby is the old market cross.

West Beach

The steep road to the beach is tucked behind Moray Golf Club and leads onto a long esplanade for parking. An excellent sandy beach leads to Covesea Lighthouse. There are interesting rock pools to explore on the near side.  Overhead, you are likely to see jet planes on their approach to the RAF Lossiemouth runway.

Stotfield Disaster Memorial

On the morning of Christmas Day 1806, 21 men from Stotfield Village set to sea in three fishing boats taking advantage of calm weather. The weather turned and the sea took all 21.  A beautifully made granite boat commemorates the lives of these men and the others who have been lost at sea. Set on the west beach esplanade, it overlooks the natural harbour and on a fine day you can see Northerly tip of Scotland.

Lossiemouth Harbour & Marina

With the fishing fleet largely gone, the harbour is now an attractive yachting marina with 78 berths. The refurbished harbour buildings hosts the Fisheries Museum, café and craft shops. There is also a children’s play area nearby.

Lossiemouth Fisheries & Community Museum

Fishing is integral to Lossiemouth’s past and this interesting museum gives a good overview of fishing in Moray and its importance to the community. The museum is also something of a pilgrimage for people interested in politics as there is a reconstruction of Ramsay Macdonald’s study. He was Britain’s first Labour Prime Minister in 1924 and again Prime Minister from 1929-1935.

Walking around Lossiemouth

Lossiemouth is a pleasant town to walk around and the information boards provide a detailed map noting points of interest.  Prospect Terrace offers great views over Lossiemouth, Seatown and the East Beach.  On Prospect Terrace, there is a memorial to Lossiemouth born Ramsay Macdonald, which acts as a viewing platform.

The Forest by the Firth Trail

This is a walk that takes you along East Beach and into the forest. There is a map set into a stone, beside the wooden bridge at Seatown.

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