Hotels in Arbroath

Arbroath is a working fishing town on Scotland's east coast, best known for the Arbroath smokie, the smoked haddock that carries EU protected-status and is still cured in small smokehouses down by the harbour. The main sight is Arbroath Abbey, the red-sandstone ruin where the Declaration of Arbroath was sealed in 1320, asserting Scottish independence, and it's worth building a stop around.

Beyond that and the harbour itself, there isn't much to detain visitors for more than a day or two: the town centre is modest and the seafront can feel exposed and blustery outside summer. This is a stop for smokies and abbey ruins, not a resort destination, and it works best as a base for exploring the Angus coast rather than a holiday in itself.