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After Omicron! 18th January 2022 Update
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT COVID-19 UPDATE First Minister Nicola Sturgeon gave an update on the status of the COVID-19 virus in Scotland and the extent of OMICRON variant infections. The First Minister indicated that whilst there is still cause for concern, infection rates...
17th May – Mainland Scotland will move to Level 2, except perhaps Moray!
Summary of 11th May update: The latest update causes uncertainty for near future bookings at the cottages in Lossiemouth! Most of mainland Scotland moves to Level 2, with eased restrictions on hospitality, entertainment, education and sport. The number of people and...
26th April Confirmed as Reopening Day!
In her daily press briefing, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed that the planned easing of restrictions from 26 April will go ahead. Scotland will enter level 3 on Monday with the plan to go to level 2 on 17th May if cases continue to fall before entering level...
26th April – Reopening day!
Scotland's First Minister’s announcement yesterday (16th March) gave a real chink of light for the tourism industry and the green light for holidays to resume! Details published by the Scottish Government plan to lift all travel restrictions within Scotland on 26th...
19th December Update – Cottages only open to essential customers as Mainland Scotland tier 4 from Boxing Day
Scotland will significantly tighten protections against Coronavirus (COVID-19) to prevent the spread of the new, highly contagious strain of the virus. Other than for specific exemptions, travel between Scotland and the rest of the UK will not be legal. Both...
15th December update
Aberdeenshire will move to Scottish Protection Level 3 at 6pm on Friday 18th December. Unfortunately that means that Sandend Cottage and Driftwood Cottage can only take bookings from people resident in our local authority area, ie Aberdeenshire, unless you have one of...
4th December – Updates to Scottish Government Christmas Covid-19 Restrictions
The key points of the update are summarised below, but for full details please read the relevant Scot Gov website page for yourself! KEY POINTS Out with the festive period (23-27 December inclusive), it is illegal to travel for non-essential purposes from the rest of...
20th November Covid-19 Travel Restrictions Update
To suppress the spread of COVID-19 it is essential that, with limited exceptions, there is no travel to or from areas where higher numbers of people may be carrying the virus. Moray (Lossiemouth) is currently Level 1 and Aberdeenshire (Portsoy and Sandend) Level 2....
More awards for Lossie brewery?
After their starring role in the ITV show, James Martin's Great British Adventure, our favourite Lossie brewery are hoping to raise their profile ever higher. Windswept have been announced as finalists in the 2019 North East Scotland Food and Drink Awards....
Sandend Bay on Video
Can you imagine anything better than having a beach and coastline as stunning as this, right outside your front door? Take a look at a couple of our favourite Sandend beach videos. Perfect for dog lovers, sandcastle builders, walkers and ramblers, beachcombers, book...
Tide Times
When you're on holiday by the sea, it's great to know when the tide is in or out! We've found these great little features, and hope they're useful:
Favourite coffee shops round Sandend
There is something about being on holiday that makes sitting in a coffee shop very appealing… Maybe it’s easier to banish the feeling of guilt when you look at that huge slice of chocolate fudge cake with an ‘oh well, I AM on holiday… or maybe it’s just the feeling of...
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