Located on the north-east coast of Scotland, Aberdeenshire is the area around Aberdeen city. It stretches from the Banffshire coast in the north all the way around to St Cyrus National Nature Reserve in the east, featuring beautiful coastlines, pretty seaside towns, rugged cliffs and sandy bays. It also has some incredible mountains and farmland as it runs towards the Cairngorms National Park.
Aberdeenshire covers approximately 1.3 million acres (518,000 ha) of agricultural land, a third of which is rough grazing mainly on the eastern edge of the Grampians, leaving around 777,000 acres of arable split fairly equally between crops and grass (Source: Agriculture in Aberdeenshire looking to the future, P & L Cook and Partners).
If you're seeking an agritourism experience around Aberdeenshire, there are plenty to choose from pick your own sumptuous soft fruit, choose a kooky farm stay, buy wool or meat direct from a farmer, stunning farm shops, cool cafes, tempting tea rooms and pumpkin picking.