We are surprisingly easy to find.  Just 35 miles north west of Aberdeen, along the A96, the turn right, cross the cross roads and we're a couple of miles down that road.  You can try to put our postcode (AB54 6AN) in to multimap or equivalent, but be warned, it'll show our neighbours not us.  You can try it, but remember to keep going to Little Beggshill and not stop at Stoneyfield. FROM ABERDEEN. Head up the A96 Inverness road from Aberdeen, past Kintore and Inverurie.  Keep heading on past the turning for Insch, at some point soon you'll see Morgan McVeighs on the left.  You are getting closer.  As you go round the corner you'll see loads of big windmills on the hill.  Keep going, you'll come to a hill with a crawler lane as you go up and then another as you go down the other side.  You are nearly at our turning.  You should see a right turn signposted Thomastown.  Turn here, down the hill and up the other side to a small cross roads.  Go straight across the cross roads.  Its not far now.  Down the hill past the first farm, then another house with horses called Stoneyfield and then round their barn and we're about a half mile from there, up on the left there is a driveway signposted Beggshill bothy and Little Beggshill.  You are here. FROM HUNTLY Head towards Aberdeen from Huntly, we're the third left turn, signposted Thomastown.  Turn here, down the hill and up the other side to a small cross roads.  Go straight across the cross roads.  Its not far now.  Down the hill past the first farm, then another house with horses called Stoneyfield and then round their barn and we're about a half mile from there, up on the left there is a driveway signposted Beggshill bothy and Little Beggshill.  You are here.

A WORD OF WARNING

This is Scotland.  The roads that you will use after turning off the A96 are small.  You will struggle to get two cars past each other without having to use the grass verge.  Be careful not to go to far on to the verge, they weeds often hide a drainage ditch.  There is also a lot of wildlife in our area.  Please drive sensibly.  The pheasants are stupid.  They seem to think they can bully the cars off the road.  There is a hare who lives in the fields and likes to race in front of cars.  Please don't run it over.  Once you are past our neighbours, the likelyhood that you'll meet deer increases.  We often have several grazing in the clearing opposite the bothy.  These deer like to run for the forest if they hear a car so they often rush across the road with no warning.  Again, please keep your speed down.

If you are coming to visit us in the winter months, you must also take a note of  the weather conditions.  Global warming may be affecting the climate, but in the winter we still have some snow and we're not likely to get the snowplough through very often.  We know a very friendly farmer who has pulled me out of a snowdrift or two.  Any worries, stop at the top of the road, just off the A96 and call us, we'll either talk you in or come and find you to show its safe to drive.

The picture below is from March 2005.  We had a lot of snow that year and the haze in the distance is the next blizzard coming through.  Underneath that snow is our drive.  Our 4x4 struggled and we were snowed in for 2 weeks.  It was extreme, but we often get snowed in during the winter.  If you are coming to stay and the weather looks bad, call us.  We'll get you here, but it might be a good idea to go shopping first.  And bring a book.