Arbroath is a traditional Scottish coastal town on the North Sea in Angus, about 14–16 miles northeast of Dundee. The town centres on a working harbour, sandy and rocky seafront and open promenades, giving it a strong maritime feel that still combines tourism, fishing and light industry.
Arbroath is best known for the ruined Arbroath Abbey, home of the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, and for its culinary speciality, the Arbroath smokie; the fishing and smoked-fish trades have long shaped the town's economy and identity. Visitors also find maritime displays such as the Signal Tower Museum, traditional festivals and a friendly local community with a proud seafaring and industrial history.
Postcode districts covering Arbroath
Most populated places nearby
- Dundee 15.1 miles
- Forfar 12.6 miles
- Montrose 11.8 miles
- Carnoustie 6.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Arbroath East and Lunan Ward 3.3 miles
- Friockheim Place 5.9 miles
- Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim Ward 6.3 miles
- Carnoustie Place 6.5 miles
- Carnoustie and District Ward 6.5 miles
- Letham Place 8 miles
Example postcodes in Arbroath
DD11 2JE, DD11 1TY, DD11 4HP, DD11 2LL, DD11 5FG, DD11 2LR, DD11 3EF, DD11 2EA, DD11 2AP … See all
Transport links
- Aberdeen Airport 46.6 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 51.9 miles
- Arbroath Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Carnoustie Railway Station 6.2 miles
Hotels in Arbroath Ad
Schools in Arbroath
- Arbroath Academy Secondary
- Arbroath High School Secondary
- Hayshead Primary School Primary
- Inverbrothock Primary School Primary
- Ladyloan Primary School Primary
- Muirfield Primary School Primary
- St Thomas' RC Primary School Primary
- Timmergreens Primary School Primary
- Warddykes Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Gayfield Park Stadium 0.8 miles
- Letham Grange Estate 2.5 miles
- Ethie Castle Estate 5.1 miles
- Anniston Estate 5.3 miles
- Big Wood Forest 8 miles
- Strip Wood Forest 8.5 miles
- Kinnaird Castle Estate 9.4 miles
- Culrush Wood Forest 9.7 miles
- Aldbar Castle Estate 10.3 miles
- Montrose Harbour Harbour 10.6 miles
- Links Park Stadium 11.6 miles
- Kellas Wood Forest 11.7 miles