Great North Lodges Blog

Wolf Lodge new pictures and a new lodge

2008-05-13T15:10:00.005+01:00

The new pictures for Wolf Lodge are now on the web site

http://www.greatnorthlodges.co.uk/wolf.htm

and we have a new Cottage coming on soon called Heather Cottage - watch the web site for all the new details here is a picture of it. It is brand new and in Aviemore and sleeps 6. Please call for more details. 01479 812266.

Wolf Lodge

2008-05-10T11:10:00.001+01:00

The first new picture is loaded onto the Wolf Lodge web site showing the new landscaping, decking and BBQ. More pictures to follow next week.

http://www.greatnorthlodges.co.uk/wolf.htm

Golf

2008-05-09T15:23:00.001+01:00

The best guide to local Golf Course I can find on the web is

http://www.golftoday.co.uk/clubhouse/coursedir/invern1.htm

have a look at the Spey Valley and Boat of Garten courses

The outsider Festival 2009

2008-05-08T15:08:00.003+01:00

It looks like the outsider festival will be retuning to Rothiemurchus (near Aviemore) in June 2009. Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2009. See the web site for details and to register for tickets. I wonder who will be playing this festival??

Aviemore Walking Festival

2008-05-06T16:07:00.002+01:00

The Aviemore & The Cairngorms Walking and Mountain Festival is 10th - 17th May 2008

The Registration Desk is open 8am - 2pm and 4pm - 5:30pm at the Cairngorm Hotel Function Suite. Walks can be booked here. Full details can be found at http://www.aviemorewalking.com/index.htm

We have Silver Birch Cottage and Rats Magic Cottage available 9th - 16th May at a special 10% discounted rate for anybody participating in this festival please ask about this when booking.

Farmers Market

2008-04-26T10:03:00.002+01:00

Aviemore has a farmers market this Sunday the 27th April. For full schedule of dates see their web site

http://www.cairngorms-farmers-market.com/Market%20Dates.html

We can recommend the Steak from Balnafettach farm and the langoustine from Creel!

http://www.balnafettach.com/

Our favourite annual events in and around Aviemore

2008-04-24T14:47:00.004+01:00

The Aviemore Sled Dog Rally on 24th and 25th January 2009
http://www.siberianhuskyclub.com/aviemore

The Torch Light Procession on Christmas Eve every year with Santa and his reindeer

The Charmer 25th October 2008
http://www.thecharmer.org/

World Porridge making championship 12th October 2008
http://www.goldenspurtle.com/

The Aviemore Half Marathon 19th October 2008
http://www.aviemorehalfmarathon.org/

The Big Splash 31st August and 1st September 2008
http://www.bigsplashaviemore.co.uk/

Carve Carrbridge Saturday 30th August 2008
http://www.carvecarrbridge.com/

Thunder in the Glens 22nd August - 25th August 2008
http://www.dunedinhog.com/

Newtonmore Highland Games 5th August and Grantown-on-Spey Highland Games 24th August 2008
http://www.newtonmore.com/highlandgames/games.htm

Mountain Bike World Cup 2008 6 - 8th June 2008
http://www.fortwilliamworldchamps.co.uk/

Whisky Festival 1st - 5th May 2008
http://www.spiritofspeyside.com/

Wolf Lodge Hot Tub Survey

2008-04-23T14:22:00.002+01:00

Following the success of the recently installed Outdoor Hot Tubs at Mountain Bear Lodge and Beaver Creek Lodge. The owner of Wolf Lodge would like to canvas our clients opinion on installing an Outdoor Hot Tub at Wolf Lodge. The maintenance and running costs of the Hot Tub mean that offering a Hot Tub at Wolf Lodge would mean an estimated weekly rental increase of approximately �75.
Do you think this would be a good idea?
Please email us your views to gnl@greatnorthlodges.co.uk

Events on in May

2008-04-22T17:20:00.002+01:00

Aviemore is delighted to be staging the sixth Aviemore Walking Festival which will take place from 10th to 17th May 2008.

http://www.aviemorewalking.com/

Osprey news

2008-04-21T14:10:00.002+01:00

The female Osprey 'EJ' at the Boat of Garten RSPB reserve has layed an egg and everybody is hopeful that this year will be less exciting than last year and the current male Orange VS will stay and raise his chicks with no interference from any other males. The BBC are also about Aviemore setting up for what we think will be Springwatch.

The webcam at the Osprey nest

http://www.rspb.org.uk/webcams/birdsofprey/lochgartenospreynest.asp

The BBC Springwatch site

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/springwatch/

Wolf Lodge updates

2008-04-19T09:23:00.003+01:00

Wolf Lodge is having a full make-over this week.

It is already a lovely Lodge, but the owner is updating the bathroom, adding new lighting throughout the Lodge along with a new flat screen TV and DVD in the lounge, new TV in the bedroom. It is being painted throughout with new carpets. The garden and decking are having a full make over too along with a lovely new Bar-B-Que. Full details will be posted on the Wolf Lodge page soon.

Snow

2008-04-18T16:29:00.001+01:00

The news from the Mountain is good - Snow conditions at present at CairnGorm Mountain continue to be of a very high standard - about as good as possible at this time of year. There is a dusting of powder on a firm pisted base in many areas of the mountain.

We have availability in Silver Birch Cottage if anybody out there wants to participate in any snowsports.

Our First Blog

2008-04-18T14:25:00.000+01:00

Great North Lodges will now be posting blogs regularly on our web site covering updates to the Lodges, weather in Aviemore, Snow on the hills, whats happening in Aviemore and the Caringorm National Park. Anything else you want covered please let us know.