Posts for March, 2026

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Make this Easter Sunday 5th April 2026 unforgettable with a spectacular dining experience at Cairngorm. Our Head Chef has crafted a special three-course menu featuring the finest seasonal ingredients, perfect for celebrating with family and friends.

Savor Our Easter Sunday Menu Highlights

Indulge in our carefully selected starters, main courses, and desserts.

Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional Easter meal!

Make a weekend of it and book direct for our best available rate.

Soul Embers is a four-night Spring Equinox retreat held at Badeguish within the ancient landscape of the Cairngorms National Park. This intimate immersion offers protected space to slow down, reset, and reconnect with your intuition through nature. Through elemental ceremony, guided and solo nature immersion, sacred glasswalk and firewalk, Equinox threshold work, and deeply held circle, you’ll step away from noise and responsibility to listen more honestly to yourself. With comfortable and warm rooms, nourishing shared meals, and a largely phone-free environment, Soul Embers supports nervous system restoration, grounded courage, and a conscious new beginning aligned with the season you are stepping into.

Our March show celebrates Nan Shepherd’s beloved book The Living Mountain – an intimate, place-rooted exploration of the Cairngorms that continues to inspire artists, walkers and nature-lovers today.

This special gathering will bring together local storytelling, music, poetry, song and visual art inspired by the mountains and our relationship with landscape. Contributions from all ages are warmly welcome – from performers and makers to those who simply come to listen and share in the atmosphere.

We’re thrilled to welcome special guest Jenny Sturgeon – Scottish singer-songwriter, sound artist and creator of the award-winning album and audio-visual project The Living Mountain. Jenny’s deeply atmospheric work weaves field recordings, song and landscape into a meditative exploration of place and our relationship with the natural world; a perfect resonance with Nan Shepherd’s writing and the spirit of this month’s Storylands Sessions. Jenny’s album The Living Mountain was nominated for Scottish Album of the Year and won Best Acoustic at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards.

Come for a Wildlife Wander with someone from our knowledgeable team to see some of the amazing wildlife that Spring brings to Insh Marshes.

On this leisurely walk see the lush green Aspen leaves trembling and a variety of bird species, including Curlew (which we may hear calling), Lapwing and Snipe (which could be displaying) and song birds singing through the trees. During sunny intervals early butterflies like Orange Tip and Small Tortoiseshell will be flying.

We will meet in the RSPB Insh Marshes Car Park – what3words: ///epic.youth.venturing / grid ref: NN775998

Some areas may be rough and/or slippy underfoot. It is unfortunately not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies, and we recommend sturdy footwear.

Please note that there has been low levels of Avian Influenza (bird flu) on the reserve this winter. Do not touch any dead or unwell birds if you see any, make sure to stick to the paths and keep dogs on a short lead.

Come and join the fun led by the young Feis Spe Ceilidh Band
Music, dancing and merriment
Refreshments and Raffle

Tickets available on the door but worth booking to avoid disappointment
Ceilidhs normally sell out

An assembly of the brightest young musical talent in Strathspey & Badenoch, who have starred in Strathfest 2026, playing a wide array of instruments. Also choirs, singers and Gaelic language performances.

For the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, Join us for a complimentary in-store tasting of Angels’ Nectar Scotch Whisky at the Speyside Centre.
Inspired by the Angels’ share, Angels’ Nectar showcase contrasting styles of Scotch Whisky for you to enjoy. The line up will include the Angels’ Nectar PX Sherry Cask Edition, our single malt matured for the duration in former Pedro Ximenéz sherry barriques and bottled at 46%, and the Angels’ Nectar Cairngorms 4th Edition, our Speyside single cask bottled in partnership with the Cairngorms Trust to support environmental and community projects in the Cairngorms.

For the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, join us for a complimentary in-store tasting of Angels’ Nectar Scotch Whisky at the Rothiemurchus farm shop. Inspired by the Angels’ share, Angels’ Nectar showcase contrasting styles of Scotch Whisky for you to enjoy. The line up will include the Angels’ Nectar Oloroso Sherry Cask Edition, our single malt matured for the duration in former sherry casks and bottled at 46%, and the Angels’ Nectar Cairngorms 4th Edition, our Speyside single cask bottled in partnership with the Cairngorms Trust to support environmental and community projects in the Cairngorms.

For the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, join us for an Angels’ Nectar Whisky Dinner at The Wee Puffin in Grantown-on-Spey. Robert Ransom, founder of Angels’ Nectar Scotch Whisky, will introduce the Angels’ Nectar Original Blended Malt 40%, Angels’ Nectar PX Sherry Cask Edition Single Malt 46% and the Angels’ Nectar Cairngorms 4th Edition Single Cask Speyside Single Malt 46%, to accompany a three course dinner to include the Wee Puffin’s homemade Haggis Balls, Venison Casserole (or Vegetarian Casserole), followed by Cranachan. Inspired by the Angels’ share, independent bottler Angels’ Nectar showcase contrasting styles of Scotch Whisky with a series of small batch releases for you to enjoy.

The Wee Puffin is a friendly, family owned restaurant offering wholesome food, with a whisky bar offering seventy-five different whiskies, the majority of which are also available by the bottle. Over 18s only. Please don’t drink and drive. Cash bar and off sales also available.