Seaside holiday cottage in Scotland

It's been a jam packed summer at The Lucken. We've welcomed old friends and met new ones from around the world. And what very talented visitors we have. This gorgeous sketch was left in our guest book by a family from Switzerland who stayed at our cottage in September. The dolphins have been busy doing their bit for the Angus tourist industry. One couple spotted a pod of around 40 swimming off Auchmithie, and there have been many other sightings of flipper and his chums th

Happy New Year to guests past and future. With the dawn of a brand new year we find ourselves preparing for our third season welcoming guests at The Lucken. We never dreamed that we would be as busy as we are, or that we would enjoy our new venture as much. We have been amazed at how far our visitors have traveled to stay at our clifftop cottage. Last year saw families from Austria, Switzerland and Germany arrive at The Lucken, as well as those who came from the length and br

There is a keen interest in our village in keeping local traditions and heritage alive. This year's Haar Festival was a great success seeing visitors flocking to our little corner of Angus, all keen to hear more about the origins of the Arbroath smokie and the hard working folk who battled the storms to bring the fish ashore. They say it's a man's world and it seems in Auchmithie it certainly was. The fisher wives would carry their men on their backs through the shallows to