Balmedie Beach Wheelchairs

04/04/2026

A cold first day but it didn’t stop this lovely family from going to the beach!

04/04/2026

OPEN!

Today is the first day of our 2026 season and It’s a stunning morning! Will it last?!?
We open at 12 today, come down and beat the weather!

02/04/2026

Final sorting, cleaning and maintenance at the Balmedie Beach Wheelchair bunker today for the official start of our season this weekend. We are based at The Sand Bothy at the start of the season where you can visit and see a lot of interesting history and info of the area, dunes, shipwrecks, animals and much more, some great activities too for children. The kiosk will be open too serving hot drinks and snacks . Come and say hi to our volunteers 😊

29/03/2026

27/03/2026

Open soon for the new 2026 season!
Families, schools, groups all very welcome to get into Balmedie beach and around the Country Park.

Wheelchairs, rollators and baby buggies available to get you on the sand and it’s ALL FREE of charge!!

Give us a call or text, email to book and arrange times to suit yourselves.
Have a chat with one of our lovely volunteers and let’s see what we can arrange for you.

See you soon!

26/03/2026

Come and join our lovely team of volunteering . Pop in to The Sand Bothy at Balmedie Country Park to say hi we are there this weekend Saturday 28th March and Sunday 29th March 12-4pm you receive a warm friendly welcome 😊

13/03/2026

THANK YOU
To the
Whitehorse Inn and customers
for the donation
raised from the raffle

01/03/2026

🌊🍦 We’re Back!
Sand Bothy Reopens 4th & 5th April 🍦🌊

We are absolutely delighted to be reopening the Sand Bothy for the season on the first weekend of April (Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th) — and we can’t wait to welcome you all back!

It feels so good to be getting ready to open the kiosk hatch again, the coffee machine on, and of course… officially kicking off ice-cream season 🍦 We’ll once again be serving up delicious Mackie’s ice-cream — because what’s a trip to the beach without one?

Over winter, we haven’t been sitting on our bottoms! The Visitor Centre has had a few wee improvements, with refreshed displays and enhanced interactive elements for children. We hope these updates make visits even more enjoyable for families and curious minds alike.

We’re also thrilled to welcome back our brilliant regular volunteers — and we can’t wait to see our community groups return from their winter break, including:

🧶 Tuesday & Wednesday Crochet Groups
🐉 Dungeons & Dragons Group
🌿 A new monthly Nature Journaling Workshop with RSPB North East Scotland
…and much, much more!

Our programme of family and adult activities is growing, and some events are already appearing on our Ticketsource page — with most tickets going live very soon.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/aberdeenshire/the-sand-bothy

As always, our coordinator Joni will be around at the weekends to say hello and welcome you to the Visitor Centre, alongside our amazing volunteers — including Rosie (BCT Secretary & local historian) and our fantastic kiosk crew. 💙
We’ll also be joined again by the Balmedie Beach Wheelchairs team, led by Fiona, Rachel & Alex. They’ll operate the same weekend opening hours as us, with weekday and out-of-hours bookings available with a little notice.

🕒 Kiosk Opening Times:
Saturday 12–3pm
Sunday 12–4pm

We’re incredibly proud of the fun and meaningful workshops and opportunities we’re bringing to our local community this year — so please keep an eye on our posts as things get busier.

💚 Interested in volunteering?
We’re hosting a Volunteer Recruitment Drive on the last weekend of March (12–4pm both Saturday & Sunday). Pop in for a chat and see how you can play a part in your community. We’ll also be sharing information about our wider Trust groups, including Balmedie Community Sensory Garden, Potterton Volunteers, Balmedie Litter Squad, Balmedie Hub and other local projects.

Finally, a wee reminder that the Sand Bothy is the main source of income for BCT. As your local not-for-profit charity, every penny made goes straight back into supporting our groups, activities, services — and helping other local community organisations where we can.

Thank you for your continued support. We can’t wait to see you in April! 🌊💚

Belhelvie Community Trust
Balmedie Country Park

18/12/2025

Balmedie Beach Wheelchairs would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
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We would also like to give our Thanks to our wonderful team of volunteers who give up their time to make this project work.
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We couldn’t do this without you!

01/10/2025

We would like to say a huge Thank You to Ellon Fire Station for the very generous cheque we were presented with tonight. Fiona, Alex and Rachel were delighted to attend along with the other groups to be presented with some of the money that they have collected over the last year doing the Santa runs and their Open Day.
Very well done to all

28/09/2025

That’s a wrap!
The 2025 season is officially over. Many, many Thanks to this amazing team (just some of us in today’s photo).