Balmedie Country Park
Enjoy some simply stunning coastal scenery in this country park on the East coast of Scotland. There are boardwalks taking you over the sand and through the extensive dune system. The beach has won seaside awards in 2006 and 2007.
Facilities include a good sized car park and picnic benches.
Balmedie is about 6 miles north of Aberdeen so you could continue your walk along the beach to the city if you have time.
To continue your walking in the area head west to the nearby Kirkhill Forest. There's miles of good waymarked trails with hill climbs and great viewpoints here.
Postcode
AB23 8XG - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsBalmedie Country Park Ordnance Survey Map 
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Photos
The beach at Balmedie with early holiday makers
Balmedie Beach
A close up of the dunes on Balmedie Beach near to Eigie Links.
Access to Balmedie Beach. This access route makes it possible to get a wheelchair to the beach. There is tarmac to this point, then a boardwalk, which looks as if it is made of recycled material, all the way to the top of the beach, where there is a board platform with a picnic table.
The mouth of the Eigie Burn
Brick World War 2 pillbox. One of a small group of pillboxes in the dunes overlooking Balmedie Beach. Part of the defences along the beach running for some 12 miles North of Aberdeen. Built in anticipation of an invasion by the German Nazis.
Access to Balmedie Beach. This access route makes it possible to get a wheelchair to the beach. There is tarmac to this point, then a boardwalk, which looks as if it is made of recycled material, all the way to the top of the beach, where there is a board platform with a picnic table.
A field of grass by the road at Balmedie. In the background, in the next square, is Hill of Keir; on the left is the former schoolhouse, now boarded up, and on the left some of the new housing which has sprung up in recent years.