Pennan Travel Guide

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  • Small fishing vessels in the harbour area.
      Small fishing vessels in the harbour...
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  • Pennan viewed from above Cullykhan Bay.
      Pennan viewed from above Cullykhan Bay.
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  • View from footpath to neighbouring New Aberdour.
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The Harbour

The Harbour, Pennan

 stevezero Says:  The harbour still sevices a few fishing boats, but now caters more for the growing leisure craft market.It was first built in the early 1700's and has been replaced and added to frequently over the years since. 

Pennan Inn

Pennan Inn, Pennan

 stevezero Says:  The Inn dates back over 200 years and is still very much in use as a modern day pub with all the facilities.A few years ago the colour was transformed from flaky white to a vivid blue 

Famous Phone Box

Famous Phone Box, Pennan

 stevezero Says:  The red Phone Box seen in Local Hero was a movie prop put up because the actual phone box was not in a good position for the cinematography. It's location was in someone's drying area near the harbour. However, many people make the journey to Pennan to have their photographs... 

The telephone booth

The telephone booth, Pennan

 shrimp56 Says:  A telephone booth figures prominently in the film -- there actually wasn't one in this location in Pennan -- but there is now! 

The Pennan Inn

The Pennan Inn, Pennan

 shrimp56 Says:  Be sure to stick your head into the bar in the Pennan Inn -- this [and the telephone booth] figured prominently in the film "Local Hero", which was filmed here..You can't miss the Inn -- it's bright blue! The locals aren't happy about this new color at all - it was always... 

Hotels  

Crab's Toes B & B: THE place to stay in Pennan

Crab's Toes B & B: THE place to stay in Pennan, Pennan

 shrimp56 Says:  Run by Sheila Milne, who is, perhaps, Pennan's best booster. She is trying hard to help create an economy in a beautiful, desolate coastal town..The picture is of the row of houses that face the sea. 

Transportation  

Limited Access

Limited Access, Pennan

 shrimp56 Says:  The narrow, winding street down the cliff to Pennan means that the big tour buses can't get there -- so either a minivan or car is the way to get here. .Pennan's location has saved it from complete tourist innundation, but also limited the economy. 

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 A telephone booth figures prominently in the film -- there actually wasn't one in this location in Pennan -- but there is now! 

 

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Pennan - Who Needs A Hero?

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 Pennan may seem familiar to you beacuse the 1983 film Local Hero was shot here. Not the beach scenes though which were filmed elsewhere in Scotland. 

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Pennan -- A Local Hero?

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 Pennan is a small town that clings to the edge of the cliffs at Moray Bay. It's claim to fame is as the "location" of the 1983 film "A Local Hero":... 

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PENNAN.

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 The tiny Scottish coastal village of Pennan is located in the north east of Scotland, midway between the towns of Fraserburgh and Macduff on the Moray Firth. The village sits at the bottom of a cliff... 

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