Seaside holiday cottage in Scotland

We've been inspired by the beautiful spring weather to get busy with the paint and brushes to give The Lucken its annual spruce up. When we bought the cottage one of the first jobs we tackled was the faded cream and burgundy exterior. Blue and white was an obvious choice for the seaside location. We think it looks great, even if we do say so ourselves! We have a busy holiday season in prospect and it's great to see that we have more repeat bookings this year than ever before

What very artistic guests The Lucken attracts. These beautiful pictures were taken by the Malcolm family who spent a week at the cottage. Judging by these stunning images, much of their time was spent beach combing! Auchmithie is a great place to explore rock pools and caves. There's an abundance of jasper on the shore (dark red rock with green/yellow patterns). These eye catching stones were favourite gems in ancient times and were often carved to make seals for important