Westhill's growing shopping facilities include; Tesco, Marks
& Spencer Food Store, Aldi and many local shops with a diverse range of shopping opportunities.
There are a variety of local restaurants only a short distance from Pond Cottage, including YAN Oriental Restaurant,
The Broadstraik Inn, Luigi's Italian Restaurant, The Shepherd's Rest, Garlogie Inn and Jaff's (at Dunecht).
The cottage is also idealy situated for access to Royal Deeside, the
Castle Trail, a wide variety of golf courses, walking, fishing, shopping and theatre breaks.
Castle Country
Pond Cottage resides
within the heart of Castle Country. Take the Castle Trail and find some of Scotland's architectural gems for yourself. Two
of the most beautiful examples are virtually on your doorstep, Castle Fraser and Drum Castle are less than ten miles away!
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| Castle Fraser near Sauchen and Drum Castle near Drumoak. |
Community Facilities
Schools
Pond Cottage is in the catchment area for Elrick Primary School. There
are two other primary schools in Westhill.
Secondary education is available at
Westhill Academy.
There are several playgroups and a
kindergym in the area.
Westhill Public Lending Library is situated less than 1km away just off
Hays Way, tucked behind Westhill Academy.
Click here for more information on schools at the Aberdeenshire Council website.
Public Transport
Westhill is fortunate to have an excellent
bus service to Aberdeen with busses running every 15 minutes throughout the
day. Pond Cottage is only 140 meters from the nearest bus stop.
