Methlick (Gaelic: Maothulach) is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, situated on the River Ythan 20 miles (33 km) north of Aberdeen. Its main attraction is Haddo House.
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The village is at the junction of B9005 from Ellon to Fyvie and B9170 from Inverurie to New Deer.
Stagecoach North Scotland Bus 290 / 291 runs from Aberdeen Union Square via Udny to Methlick, M-Sat every couple of hours, four buses Sunday, 75 mins. A few of these continue, as Bus 292 to Ellon or as Bus 293 to Fyvie.
You need a car or bike.
- 1 Haddo House (Two miles south-east of Methlick.). Mid-Apr Mid-Oct Fri-Mon, Jul & Aug daily. a stately home and arts venue with theatre and concert hall. £10.50.
- 1 Gight Castle (lies 4.3 km (2.7 mi) to the west.). Ancestral home of Lord Byron.
- 1 Tolquhon Castle, Tarves, AB41 7LP, ☎+44 1651 851 286. Apr – Sep: daily 9.30am to 5.30pm. Ruins of a castle built between 1584 and 1589. £4.50.
(updated Jan 2017)
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