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Inverness is a city on Scotland’s northeast coast where the river Ness meets the Moray Firth. Inverness is the largest city and the cultural capital in the Scottish Highlands. Inverness was the happiest place to stay in 2014 and 2015. Inverness is only 29 miles from Aviemore. Visit The Victorian Market and take in it’s…
The two main rivers near Aviemore are the River Spey and the River Findhorn. Both are prolific Salmon rivers and are world renowned for their salmon catches and consistency over the years. The River Spey is widely considered to be the finest river in Scotland and is one of the most important and productive salmon…
One of my favourite places to visit is Ballindalloch Castle and its amazing Gardens. This is the closest castle to visit from Aviemore that is not a ruin, just 15 miles from Grantown-on-Spey on the River Avon. Open from Easter, the daffodil display is worth seeing along with the walled gardens and rockery. There is…
Short Term Let Licensing is new legislation brought in by the Scottish Government.
We use UpFront Reviews for all our properties, UpFront Review provide verified reviews of all our holiday rental accommodation. How it works: When anybody books a Great North Lodge through our website and booking system they receive an email asking them to submit a review of their stay. Their review is then linked through to the…
Skiing in Scotland You’d be forgiven for thinking a ski holiday meant hanging around for hours in airports, waiting for transfers and having to navigate your way around a foreign language. Have you tried skiing in Scotland? They say if you can ski in Scotland you can ski anywhere, quite the claim! There are 5…
A Munro is the Scottish name for a mountain over 914 metres and there are 282 in Scotland, 55 of which are in the Cairngorms National Park, 4 of which are the highest mountains in the UK. A Corbett is a Scottish hill that is between 762 and 914 metres high and with a drop…
The Cairngorms National Park is in the Highlands of Scotland and is the largest national park in the UK, it is home to many rare species of birds, animals, and plants. The Cairngorms National Park has a hugely diverse landscape from heather moorlands and peatlands, ancient Caledonian pine forests, wetlands and rivers, and a vast…
Scotland is the spiritual home of golf and has a wealth of courses to choose from, when you think of golfing in Scotland you will inevitably think of St Andrews or Turnberry and the list goes on but we do have some amazing courses on Speyside. Spey Valley in Aviemore is listed in the top…
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