At the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, this valley of the River Spey with its ancient pinewoods, boasts some of Scotland’s finest attractions and a great range of outdoor activities.
Great Attractions Wildlife park, waterslides, preserved steam railway, Britain’s highest funicular railway and lots more – all set against a backdrop of mountains and pinewoods. More...
Get Active Learn to windsurf or dinghy-sail, take a canoe on the Spey, go pony-trekking (the sport was invented here), shoot clays, fish, golf – or go walking. There’s a huge choice in the Cairngorms National Park. More...
Best Wildlife With crested tits and crossbills in the pinewoods, and ospreys now common, this is great country for birdwatchers. Among the mammals, reintroduced reindeer are a local speciality. More...
Fishing This beautiful and bountiful area is a mecca for anglers from all over the world. The River Spey is Scotland’s longest and fastest river and it enjoys a high reputation with fly fishermen everywhere. It is the epitome of a classic salmon river. Trout fishing is plentiful making casting in the Cairngorms a catching experience. More...
Golf This valley of the River Spey has some of the best heathland golf in Britain. Golfers who have discovered the Cairngorms came back time and time again. More...
Sandy Beaches No where else in-land has such great sandy beaches. Loch Morlich, with a wide stretch of fine sand beside the pine trees, is the place to be on a hot sunny day. Loch Laggan in the west has an equally large beach accessed from the A86, at the east end of the loch.
Water Pipes for London Wooden water pipes for London, milled at Rothiemurchus and Abernethy, were once rafted down the River Spey to the sea. Most timber went down river, unmilled, in great floats of round logs. At the river mouth shipbuilding yards flourished. Today at Loch Morlich and Loch an Eilean you can still see the remains of dams that were used in these log floating days.
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