Edinburgh Airport 1 hr 32
Monikie Country Park (30 min)
A number of birdwatching hides are hidden away in this country park with an adventure center. Brechin Castle Centre (11 min) Arbroath Abbey (25 min)
Medieval monastery ruins with a surviving church facade and precinct walls, plus the abbot's house. Glamis Castle (25 min)
14th-century castle and late Queen Mother's childhood home with guided tours of lavish interiors. Caledonian Railway (12 min)
Heritage locomotives run on 4 miles of rural track, with a restored Victorian station at Brechin. Montrose Basin (19 min)
This tidal basin along the River Esk is home to a nature sanctuary with birds & a visitor centre. Aberlemno Pictish Stones (3 min) Brechin Cathedral (11 min)
Cathedral and history Edzell Castle and Garden (23 min)
Castle, garden, and ruins Frosty's Soft Play Centre (11 min) House of Dun & Montrose Basin Nature Reserve (18 min)
Tours of a grand 18th-century home with striking architecture, gardens & woodlands with wildlife. Lunan Bay (28 min)
Beach overlooked by sand dunes & medieval castle remains, popular with surfers & horseback riders. J M Barrie's Birthplace (22 min) Pitmuies Gardens (13 min) Restenneth Priory (10 min) | 
