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Make Angus your favourite retreat in 2008 Classic Car on the approach to Glamis Castle

Angus offers a choice of golf, fishing, walking, great local events and fascinating heritage - all within a couple of hours drive of Scotland's main cities and airports.

Be here in no time, and feel the tension of the week slip away...

Jazz, folk music, wildlife watching, museums, and an auction house in Montrose; chamber music and crafts at Dun; Arbroath smokies, blues and boating in Arbroath; great golf, good food and friendly shops everywhere.

The A90 gives access to the heart of the county and up to the hills, and the fine coastal touring route the A92 links the beauty spots on the coast, while the East Coast main rail line has connections to all points North and South. More here on travel.

Pretty villages, imposing castles, spectacular beaches and glens, good food, couthy folk and a warm welcome in the county which is Scotland's birthplace.

Make Angus your own - find your favourite places - get to know us.

 

Falls Of Holm - BedroomFind a welcome waiting...

Of course, you want great accommodation at the right price, good eateries and restaurants, different visitor experiences, and a welcome everywhere you go.

Search our listings (see below) for the first three - the last requirement comes as standard!

 

Get around and really enjoy Angus!

Check out our suggestions and tell us about yours - email visit@angusahead.com with your favourite routes around the county.

 

Down to the Sea in Ships!

Arbroath HarbourTravel to Arbroath (A92) - The rich maritime history of the Angus coast is the stuff of legends. Trade between the Angus coast and the Baltic ports can be traced back five centuries and the port records of Dundee are some of the oldest in Europe. Montrose is still a busy port, with links across the North Sea and around the world. read more...

 

 

Fairway to Heaven

Carnoustie Championship Course & HotelPlay golf in the historic heartland of the game. The Carnoustie Country 
courses in Angus and round about offer links, heathland and parkland courses and provide many different challenges to the visiting golfer. Choose from no fewer than 22 superb tests of golf, including 6 Open Qualifiers and the peerless Carnoustie Championship Links itself. Here is a selection of some of the courses you could be playing, around Angus. read more...

 

Upstairs Downstairs

Glamis CastleTravel to Glamis (off the A94 near the A90 at Forfar) and visit the childhood home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and birthplace of Princess Margaret. A Royal residence since 1372, the Castle is the family seat of the Earl of Strathmore, and was the setting for Shakespeare's famous 'Scottish Play'.
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AngusAhead.com is the official guide for the region of Angus, with information and listings for Angus vacations, Angus business and living in Angus. Angus is famous for the historic Declaration of Arbroath in 1320, Peter Pan great Angus golf, walking in Angus, Kirriemuir the home of Peter Pan, the stunning Glamis Castle and of course Arbroath Smokies. Angus, Scotland's Birthplace. Towns of Angus include Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Monifieth and Montrose.

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