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Working Sheepdogs
Leault Farm, Kincraig • May-Oct Mon-Fri & Sun 4pm • £5 •
T
01540 651402,
W
leaultworkingsheepdogs.co.uk
Nearby, the engrossing
Working Sheepdogs
demonstrations at Leault Farm afford
the rare opportunity to see a champion shepherd herd a flock of sheep with up to
eight dogs, using whistles and other commands. The fascinating 45-minute-long
display also includes a chance to see traditional hand-shearing, duck-herding and
collie-pup training.
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ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
Loch Insh Watersports Centre
T
01540 651272,
W
lochinsh.com.
This popular activity centre (see p.168)
has basic but practical B&B rooms, some with en-suite
bathrooms, as well as an all-day restaurant ser
ving bur
gers
and the like for around £8.
Daily 10am-8pm.
£36.25
Grantown-on-Spey
Around fifteen miles northeast of Aviemore, the pretty town of
GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY
makes a good alternative base for exploring the Strathspey area. Local life is
concentrated around the central square, with its attractive Georgian architecture, but
there are plenty of opportunities for hiking and biking in the immediate area.
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
GRANTOWN
ON
SPEY
By bus
Buses from Aviemore (roughly hourly; 35min) and
Inverness (at least 2 per day Mon-Sat; 1hr 10min) stop on
Grantown-on-Spey's High St.
Tourist o
ce
54 High St (April-June, Sept & Oct Mon-Sat
9.30am-5pm, Sun 10am-3pm; July & Aug Mon-Sat 9am-
5.30pm, Sun 10am-4pm;
T
01479 872242,
W
grantown
onspey.com). Grantown's seasonal tourist o
ce has leaflets
on local attractions, as well as maps of the area.
Bike rental
Good bikes and decent coffee at BaseCamp
Bikes (Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-5pm; £25/
day;
T
01479 870050,
W
basecampmtb.com), next door to
the Co-op convenience store on the town's main square.
ACCOMMODATION
Dunallan House
Woodside Ave
T
01479 872140,
W
dunallan.com.
Large house with big double rooms, all
en-suite or with private facilities, and comfy, welcoming
lounges to relax in. The room on the top floor, with a free-
standi
ng b
athtub across the landing, is the pick of the
bunch.
£86
Garth Hotel
Castle Rd, north end of the town square
T
01479 872 836,
W
garthhotel.com.
If you're after
some reasonably swish accommodation head for the large
seventeenth-century
Garth Hotel,
where the rest
aura
nt
serves respectable, traditional meat-based dinners.
£95
Lazy Duck Hostel
A few miles south of town, at Nethy
Bridge
T
01479 821642,
W
lazyduck.co.uk.
Tiny, eight-
bed hostel with its own sauna. Makes a peaceful and
comfortable retreat with woodland camping and
grea
t
moorlan
d wa
lking on its doorstep.
May-Oct.
Dorm
s
£15
;
camping
£15
/pitch
EATING
Craig Bar
Woodside Ave
T
01479 872669.
Snug pub full
of military aviation memorabilia, from pictures of fighter
planes to dangling model aircraft. Warm yourself by the fire
with a pint of real ale, and choose some food. The choice is
made easy: the jovial landlord only sells pies (£7.50).
Mon-Fri 5pm-midnight, Sat & Sun 11am-midnight.
Revack Highland Estate
2 miles south of town on the
B970
T
01479 872234.
At this café-cum-gift-shop on
the 350-acre Revack estate you can watch red squirrels at
play as you tuck into a fresh herring salad with mustard
and dill (£7.95).
Daily 10am-5pm.
Kingussie
Twelve miles southwest of Aviemore at the head of the Strathspey Valley,
KINGUSSIE
(pronounced “king-yoos-ee”) is a pleasant village best known for the free-to-access
ruins of Ruthven Barracks, which stand east across the river on a hillock. The best-
preserved garrison built to pacify the Highlands after the 1715 rebellion, it makes for
great exploring by day and is impressively floodlit at night.
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