Old Ship

Old Ship: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Old Ship

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Old Ship — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 57.43607, -1.81640. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Ship

• Bullers of Buchan · attraction · Aberdeenshire · ~1 km · Must-see
• New Slains Castle · fort · Aberdeenshire · ~3 km · Must-see
• Boddam Evangelical Church · fort · Aberdeenshire · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cruden Parish Church · church · Aberdeenshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Buchan Ness lighthouse · beach · Aberdeenshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Peterhead Prison Museum · museum · Aberdeenshire · ~8 km · Must-see
• Keith Inch Castle · fort · Aberdeenshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Church · church · Aberdeenshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Muckle Kirk · church · Aberdeenshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Reform Monument · fort · Aberdeenshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Inverugie Castle · fort · Aberdeenshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Formartine and Buchan Way · trek · Aberdeenshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Forvie National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Aberdeenshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Aden Country Park · park · Aberdeenshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Knockhall Castle · fort · Aberdeenshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Arnage Castle · fort · Aberdeenshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Foveran Parish Church · church · Aberdeenshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Crimond Church · church · Aberdeenshire · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Ship

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Old Ship

• Ythan Estuary · river spot · Aberdeenshire · ~22 km
• Craigmaroinn · river spot · Scotland · ~58 km
• Craiglethy · river spot · Scotland · ~77 km
• Temptin' · river spot · Aberdeenshire · ~0 km
• Mussel Craig · river spot · Scotland · ~0 km
• Cairn-na-hilt · river spot · Aberdeenshire · ~1 km
• Dunbuy · river spot · Scotland · ~2 km
• The Meaths · river spot · Scotland · ~2 km
• Hare Craig · river spot · Scotland · ~3 km
• Little Dumeath · river spot · Scotland · ~3 km

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