Cruden Bay Hotel | |
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![]() The hotel in the early years of the 20th century, looking northwest. A tram stands at the entrance | |
General information | |
Type | Hotel |
Address | Cruden Bay |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°24′50″N1°51′53″W / 57.413970°N 1.86468419°W Coordinates: 57°24′50″N1°51′53″W / 57.413970°N 1.86468419°W |
Construction started | 1897 |
Completed | March 1899 |
Closed | 1932 |
Demolished | c. 1952 |
Technical details | |
Material | Pink Peterhead granite |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 55 |
Cruden Bay Hotel was a hotel in Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Following the success of the Palace Hotel in Aberdeen, it was built between 1897 and 1899 by the same owners. [1] [2] It closed in 1932 and was demolished between 1947 and 1952.
The hotel had 55 rooms, tennis courts, croquet lawns and lawn-bowling greens. [3] It was part of a grand scheme to transform Cruden Bay into an upmarket luxury resort, one that was described as the Brighton of Aberdeenshire. [4]
The Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway operated an electric tramway service between the hotel and Cruden Bay railway station between 1899 and 1940. [5]
Notable patrons of the hotel include British prime ministers H. H. Asquith and David Lloyd George, who met there for afternoon tea, while Winston Churchill played on the golf course. [4] Christian Watt worked in the hotel laundry building, which survived until the late 20th century. [6]
After the hotel's closure, the building was used as barracks during the Second World War. [3]
The former location of the hotel is now occupied by Links View and Links Place, streets immediately to the north of Cruden Bay Golf Club. [7]
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