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Town in the Highlands of Scotland
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Aviemore (Gaelic: An Aghaidh Mhòr) is a town in the Spey Valley of Highland Scotland. It's the main base for skiing and other outdoor activities in Cairngorms National Park. It's the largest of a straggle of villages including Rothiemurcus and Coylumbridge, also described here, and in 2020 had a population of 3230.
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) roam free on the mountain tops, and may approach hikers for hand-outs, their great schnozzles searching like sticky hoover attachments. They especially expect to be fed on the hills around this Centre, which has guided walks two or three times a day. You need your own car to drive from the Centre to wherever the herd happens to be grazing. These walks are over rough boggy terrain: wellies or similar footwear is essential, and children should only join May-Dec when conditions are milder. A few reindeer stand in a paddock if you can't manage the walk or the weather's foul.
Outdoor training centre above Loch Morlich offering residential courses for adults and youngsters.
They run various summer and winter outdoor activities, the main attraction on site is their series of zip wires.
Traditional pub in a former gamekeeper's cottage with open fire in the evenings, live music, bar meals and restaurant. Has outdoor seating area facing the river during the summer. See Sleep for their bunkhouse.
Harkai's
Takeaway serving fish and chips, haggis, burgers (and vegetarian versions of these); good range and quality of food.
Theme bar with grills, burgers and kid's menu. The name's a pun on the Highland dagger sgian-dubh, and the place is decorated with old signs, posters, skis and this 'n that.
Good bar food in this chalet-style pub in village centre.
Drouthy night club.
No tours but they offer tasting sessions.
makes gin in a former milking shed at Lynwilg Farm a mile south of Aviemore.
Friendly well-run hostel open all year, with dorms and a few private rooms.
Clean efficient campsite open all year, dog-friendly.
Great reviews for this small comfy B&B, all rooms are ensuite.
Comfy trad hotel with good restaurant.
Reliable budget chain.
Spacious motel, self-catering lodges and caravan park.
Big boxy mid-range hotel in the centre of the village. Their activity centre is adjacent.
Reasonably comfy resort hotel, but in need of refurbishment.
Clean friendly hostel open Feb-Oct.
By train
Aviemore is on the main railway from Edinburgh and Glasgow, with trains every hour or two.
By bus
Buses run every hour or so from Edinburgh and Glasgow taking 3 hours via Perth, and continue north to Inverness. The main operators are Citylink, Parks of Hamilton (booked via Citylink) and Megabus.
By road
Aviemore is just off the A9, which runs north to Inverness and Thurso, and south to Perth, Stirling and Edinburgh.
Walk: Aviemore village straggles but is walkable. Rothiemurcus and Coylumbridge are within walking range (B970 has a sidewalk) but you need wheels to go further up to Loch Morlich and the Cairngorm.
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