Peterhead Harbour is not a prettified marina; it is a working port, and that is why it matters. Fishing boats, supply vessels, quays and breakwaters explain the town more directly than almost any monument, tying Peterhead to the North Sea's hard economies of fish, oil, energy and weather.
Visitors should treat it with common sense and respect for working areas, but the waterfront is worth a look. It gives Peterhead an edge and scale that small coastal towns often lose when their harbours become purely decorative.