Nostalgic memories of St Combs's local history

Share your own memories of St Combs and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I always remember our Mum and Dad taking my brother Jimmy and myself to St Combs, staying with Mrs Buchan and No 3. High Street. She was the nicest lady in the world, but deaf unfortunately. We would go for walks along the beach, then to the swing park. We would go to the wee cafe and play the juke box ('I Believe' by the Bachelors). Then at night off to the Fish and Chip shop for the most amazing buttery ice ...see more
My memories of St Combs: When I was a wee boy going out to visit my granny and granddad in Fishie, my granda Paddy used to take me out for a ice cream to the wee fish 'n chip shop in the middle of St Combs (OMG I can still taste the ice cream). Paddy my grandad took large trays of strawberries that we picked from his garden out to some of the shops in Peterhead and Fraserburgh and then St ...see more