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Elgin is a city in Moray north-east Scotland, situated on the north coast between Inverness and Aberdeen.

[edit] Understand

Located in Speyside area, Elgin is famous for whisky production. It is also home of a cashmere wool factory.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By Road

Elgin is on the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road, which runs through the middle of the town.

[edit] By bus

Elgin Bus Station is on the A96 in the town centre. The town is fairly well served with the hourly 10 service which connects Aberdeen and Inverness via the A96 corridor. There are also buses serving the various communities such as Lossiemouth, Burghead etc. which all depart from the bus station.

[edit] By train

Elgin's rail station is located just south of the town centre. Trains are available to all stations on the Aberdeen to Inverness line, there is no set frequency of trains though, as a rough guide, trains are between 1 and 2 hours apart in each direction.

[edit] Get around

Ruins of the cathedral

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• Ruins of Elgin cathedral

• Elgin Museum, 1 High Street, IV30 1EQ, 01343 543675 [1]. Open Mon-Sat during April-October. Admission £3. Contains local history, archaeology, fossils and watercolours.

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If you are into woollen products, there is a visitor centre at Johnstons of Elgin [2] together with their shop (and a small museum).

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• Eight Acres Hotel [3] Morriston Road, Elgin, IV30 6UL, ☎ 01343 543077 (eightacres@crerarhotels.com). The hotel offers restaurant and leisure facilities, and is situated about ten minutes walk to the west of the town.

[edit] Get out

Elgin's a good base for exploring the many distilleries of the Speyside whisky region, and the county of Morayshire. It's also midway between the cities of Inverness and Aberdeen, each around an hour's drive away. On the Moray Firth coast there are opportunities for dolphin-watching, and you can visit the strange Findhorn Foundation - a 1960's new age community which has morphed into an ecological living centre, complete with self-built houses, circular meditation room, and wind turbines.