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Town in Highland, Scotland
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Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Spey Valley in the central Scottish Highlands, 20 miles southeast of Inverness. To the west is the "strath" or broad valley of the River Spey, which here narrows to descend east through the Cairngorms towards the coast in Moray. Dulnain Bridge, Nethy Bridge and Cromdale are nearby small villages also described on this page.
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Tells the history of Grantown-on-Spey from 1765, including the visit of Queen Victoria.
18-hole course, white tees 5710 yards, par 70.
formerly Craggan Outdoors
Outdoor activity centre with bunkhouse and café, various activities such as gorge-walking, archery and canoeing.
formerly No 7 Bistro
Thai cuisine, try the seafood specials and the house curry.
Small Bangladeshi restaurant.
Good trad fare, small friendly place.
Serves pizza, kebabs, burgers and the like.
A fun and friendly bar serving good pies and pints.
Comfy trad hotel. The restaurant serves non-residents.
50-room hotel in the centre of town. Queen Victoria slept here in 1860. Has bar and restaurant.
A great welcome at this smart Victorian villa with five en-suite bedrooms. No children under 18, assistance dogs only.
Victorian granite pile in its own grounds with restaurant, bar and putting green. Rooms and fittings are creaky and showing their age. It's no longer part of Crerar Hotels.
Good reviews for this small family-owned house hotel open Mar-Jan. Assistance dogs only.
Charming country house hotel in 1902 building, owned by a series of grocery tycoons. Dogs welcome.
The accommodation is okay for mid-range, it's the food that most impresses. The hotel is often group-booked by Heatherlea Birdwatching trips.
It does stock dairy produce but is mainly a greengrocer, with local fresh fruit and veg.
Wee gem of a bookstore with a wide selection.
Paint your own piece of ceramics, they fire it in the kiln, then you collect in a couple of days or they can mail it.
Gift shop in a three-house knock-through, will deliver.
Offering kilts, scarves, pins, shoes and sporrans. You can hire a kilt, or have one made to measure with your family tartan.
The nearest mainline railway stations are Aviemore and Carrbridge, which have trains every hour or two from Edinburgh and Glasgow via Perth, heading for Inverness.
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