Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The
tourist office
(
01340-820501; 10am-1pm & 2-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 11am-3pm
Sun Easter-Oct)
is in the clock tower in the main square; the adjoining museum contains
some interesting local items.
Sights & Activities
With seven working distilleries nearby, Dufftown has been dubbed Scotland's malt-
whisky capital. Ask at the tourist office for a
Malt Whisky Trail
(
www.maltwhiskytrail.com
)
booklet, a self-guided tour around the seven stills plus the
Speyside Cooperage.
Keith and Dufftown Railway
(
01340-821181;
www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk
;
Dufftown Station; adult/child re-
turn £10/5)
A line running for 11 miles from Dufftown to Keith sees trains hauled by
1950s diesel motor units running on weekends from June to September, plus Fridays in
July and August. There are also two 1930s 'Brighton Belle' Pullman coaches, and a cafe
housed in a 1957 British Railways cafeteria car.
HERITAGE RAILWAY
Whisky Museum
(
01340-821097;
www.dufftown.co.uk
;
12 Conval St; 1-4pm Mon-Fri May-Sep)
As
well as housing a selection of distillery memorabilia (try saying that after a few drams),
the Whisky Museum holds 'nosing and tasting evenings' where you can learn what to
look for in a fine single malt (£10 per person; 8pm Wednesday in July and August).
You can then test your new-found skills at the nearby
Whisky Shop
(
01340-821097;
www.whiskyshopdufftown.co.uk
;
1 Fife St)
, which stocks hundreds of single malts.
MUSEUM
BLAZE YOUR OWN WHISKY TRAIL
Visiting a distillery can be memorable, but only hardcore malthounds will want to go to more than two or three.
Some are great to visit; others are depressingly corporate. The following are some recommendations.
Aberlour
(
01340-881249;
www.aberlour.com
;
tours £12; 10am & 2pm daily Apr-Oct, by appointment
Mon-Fri Nov-Mar)
Has an excellent, detailed tour with a proper tasting session. It's on the main street in Aber-
lour.
Glenfarclas
(
01807-500257;
www.glenfarclas.co.uk
;
admission £5; 10am-4pm Mon-Fri Oct-Mar, to 5pm
Mon-Fri Apr-Sep, plus to 4pm Sat Jul-Sep)
Small, friendly and independent, Glenfarclas is 5 miles south of Aber-
