Cruden Bay Hotel was a

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, Scotland. Following the success of the Palace Hotel in

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, it was built between 1897 and 1899 by the same owners. It closed in 1932 and was demolished between 1947 and 1952. The hotel had 55 rooms,

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courts,

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lawns and lawn-bowling greens. 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''."Exhibition looks at heyday of Cruden Bay Hotel", ''

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'', 15 March 2019 The

Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway The Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway operated an electric tramway service between the Cruden Bay Hotel and Cruden Bay railway station between 1899 and 1940. History The Cruden Bay Hotel tramway was built to connect Cruden Bay railway station with th ...

operated an electric tramway service between the hotel and Cruden Bay railway station between 1899 and 1940. Notable patrons of the hotel include

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and

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, who met there for afternoon tea, while

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played on the golf course.

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worked in the hotel laundry building, which survived until the late 20th century. After the hotel's closure, the building was used as

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during the

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. 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.Cruden Bay Hotel and Tramway
– GNSRA.org.uk

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