🌿Scottish Farm Stays
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Real farms.
Real people.
Real experiences.

From Highland cow encounters to salmon fishing with a ghillie. Lambing in spring, pumpkins in October, the smell of barley harvest in August. This is Aberdeenshire farming, open to visitors.

20
farms listed
15
with accommodation
10
regions covered
Aberdeenshire

Featured farms

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Down on the Farm
Aberdeen City & Shire Thistle Award 2023
Rosehearty, near Fraserburgh

Down on the Farm

Matthew & Carole Short

"200 acres to the Moray Firth. Real farmers. Real seasons."

Lambing tourSheep shearing demoTrailer farm tour+6 more
🐢 DogsπŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ Families
From Β£65 per night
Cowden Farm Holidays
VisitScotland 4-star
Drumlithie, near Stonehaven

Cowden Farm Holidays

Liz & Clive Phillips

"Peace, pet sheep, and no neighbours. Just the farm."

Feed the pet sheepDark sky stargazingCoastal walks nearby+4 more
🐢 DogsπŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ Families
From Β£825 per stay
Boutique Farm Bothies
Near Fyvie, Aberdeenshire

Boutique Farm Bothies

Jane & James Foad

"Barley for Glenlivet. Sheep in the field. Stars overhead."

Wood-fired hot tubStrawberry pickingWood-fired pizza oven+3 more
🐢 DogsπŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ Families♨️ Hot tub
From Β£129 per night
Cairnton Farm Cottages
VisitScotland 4-star
Lumphanan, Royal Deeside

Cairnton Farm Cottages

Margaret & Ken Howie

"Aberdeen Angus beef, wind-powered cottages, and clay pigeon shooting next door."

Clay pigeon shootingArcheryAxe throwing+5 more
🐢 DogsπŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ Families♨️ Hot tub
Aikenshill House
VisitScotland 5-star
Near Blackdog, north of Aberdeen

Aikenshill House

Aikenshill Farm

"The real Highland coo experience. 5-star. 20 minutes from Aberdeen."

Highland cow groomingHighland cow experienceWorking farm visit+1 more
🐢 DogsπŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ Families
From Β£120 per night
Glen Tanar Estate
Aboyne, Royal Deeside

Glen Tanar Estate

"25,000 acres. Ancient forest. Salmon on the Dee with a ghillie."

Salmon fishing with ghillieHorse ridingDeer stalking+5 more
🐢 DogsπŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§ Families
Why this directory

The farms the big platforms don't show you

Most Aberdeenshire farm stays book directly. They're invisible on Booking.com, Airbnb, and every other platform. We found them β€” 200-acre coastal farms, Highland cattle folds, estates with ghillies, permaculture smallholdings β€” and put them all in one place.

Each listing is researched, not scraped. We know who the farmer is, what the farm produces, and what season brings.

πŸ„Groom a Highland cow 20 minutes from Aberdeen
🎣Salmon fish the Dee with a professional ghillie
πŸ“Pick 13 different crops at Charleton Fruit Farm
🚜Watch lambs being born in spring at Down on the Farm
🌌Dark sky stargazing on a working sheep farm
Plan by season

Every season brings something different

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Spring
Mar–May

Lambing season β€” watch births, bottle-feed newborns

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Summer
Jun–Aug

Soft fruit picking, Highland safaris, grouse season opens

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Autumn
Sep–Oct

Harvest, pumpkins, deer rut, apple picking

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Winter
Nov–Feb

Game season, dark skies, cosy farm stays

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