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The
long List of
Things to See and Do
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| Birds,
Animals |
From the well known Osprey to the Red
Squirrel. There are ranger
& guide services.
See also Pets Page |
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| Castles, Monuments |
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in the Castle Trail or many local pre-historic
sites & sights. |
Auchendean to the southwest
backed by Curr Wood |
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| Coastal
Trail |
From Inve rness
around the Moray Firth to Stonehaven. Wildlife; Sands;
Towns; Fish Markets, Aquarium, Ports and the 'Local Hero' telephone
box at Pennan.
Coastal Trail: www.castlesandwhisky.com
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| Cruises |
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A very special 300
acre wood backing onto Auchendean with rare fauna & flora. |
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On your
own, using quiet Roads, Forest Track or Mountain Biking, or on
local Estates. |
| Farms,
Forests and Estates |
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Coarse
Fish the Spey, Findhorn, Avon or Dulnain, or try various Lochs
for trout or pike. For beginners there are several stocked fishing
Ponds. |
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With Eric, the
(ex) chef and mycologist. Eat the spoils of your day! - but
don't forget that cleaning them takes quite a while....... and
is half the fun.......really? |
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Many interesting Gardens and Nurseries;
the rare wild Twin
Flower
and Creeping Ladies Tresses nearby. Alpines, shrubs and
bushes, and greenhouse plants can all be purchased locally.
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Auchendean
backed by Curr Wood |
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| Gliding |
Cairngorm Gliding Club at Glen Feshie
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| Golf |
Choose from 10 easily accessed and varied courses - or
try Auchendean's Pitch & Putt! |
| Malt Whisky Tour |
Take a tour of a whisky distillery - and taste a dram.
The nearest distilleries to Auchendean are only 20 minutes drive away,
along the beautiful route of the B9102 on the north side of the River
Spey. Cardhu, Tamdhu, Glenlivet, Macallan etc. The Speyside Cooperage
where oak casks are repaired is also interesting.
See details of our own cellars |
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The BBC television drama was filmed in this area, with
two locations visible from Auchendean - Glenbogle Station (actually Broomhill
Station the Strathspey Railway's northern terminus
which is just below Auchendean), and Abernethy Auld Kirk, next to Scotland's
oldest Castle - Castle Roy.
See map of filming locations
around the area.
See www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/tv/monarch
or Monarch
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| Museums |
There are several small interesting museums well worth a visit in the
area:
Grantown Museum and Heritage Trust. More details
at www.grantownmuseum.com
Kingussie & Newtonmore - Highland Folk Museum.
See www.highlandfolk.com |
| Pony Trekking |
At Alvie, Carr Bridge or Croila trekking centres and stables. |
| Quad Bike Treks |
Highland Venture, based at Alvie & Dalraddy Estates 01479 810330
or Rothiemurchus Estate 01479 812345. highlandventure@aol.com |
| Skiing etc |
3 Downhill areas - Cairngorm with the new Funicular
Railway; the nearby Lecht & Nevis Range on the west coast.
Also Cross-Country skiing and Snow Boarding. |
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| Sports |
Skating, Bonspeil, Tennis,
Swimming, 4 x 4 Off-Road, Clay Pigeon shooting, Cycling. |
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| Theatre and Music |
Eden Court Theatre in Inverness and many
music festivals dotted around the villages. Their pages give more
details: www.eden-court.co.uk
Strathspey in May - Traditional
Music Festival in Grantown-on-Spey. See the details on the web
site at www.strathspeyinmay.com
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| Tours |
Loch Ness, Royal Deeside, Moray Firth or the Black Isle,
the West Coast, Orkney, Isle of Skye, Local Towns etc All possible
from Auchendean as a day tour! |
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| Walking etc |
Munro Bashing, Ice & Rock Climbing,
Hillwalking, Moors & Forests. The
Speyside Way passes on the other side of the River Spey from
Auchendean. Its a long distance path from Buckie on the Moray
Firth, to Aviemore, with a spur to Tomintoul.
A web site has been lauched to help plan walks in the Highlands,
including a "3D" over-view of all described walks. -
www.walkhighlands.co.uk
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