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We have a very special guest visiting us this year, he seems to have misplaced his reindeer so is here to see if our alpacas fit his sleigh pulling requirements.
Our Donkeys have visited Bethlehem and our goats are up to mischief!
•Meet and Greet with our animals.
•Photo opportunities in each scene.
•Santas Grotto
•Games Area
•Hot Drinks stand
🎄Lots of Seasonal fun🎄
•Please note this is an outdoor event, suitable clothing and footwear required, wrap up warm if necessary.
•We are a working farm so wellies or boots are advised.
•Hot drinks and baking available to purchase/ in aid of Newtonmore Baby and Toddler Group.
•No dogs allowed.
•Toilet available on site.
•Limited car parking
£4 per adult, £15 per child over 3, children under 3 £8,including santas grotto,
£33 family ticket (2 adults, 2 kids)
Join us at the Field of Hope Dark Sky Discovery site in the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Cairngorms Dark Sky Park for an all ages stargazing session. We’ll look at stars, planets, and constellations and share resources for improving your celestial knowledge.
The Glenlivet and Tomintoul area is one of the best places in the Cairngorms National Park to discover the wonders of the night sky. It is Scotland’s second International Dark Sky Park and the most northerly in the world. Car parking and interpretation panels can be found at Tomintoul Field of Hope. Whether you are an amateur astronomer, experienced telescope user or casual stargazer, you will get some amazing views of the northern night sky during the darker months of the year.
Toilets and amenities are available in Tomintoul. As we will be outside in January, please dress appropriately for cold and changeable weather. Lots of layers, along with gloves and hat will make your stargazing experience more enjoyable. Please also wear appropriate footwear for wet and wintry conditions. If conditions are unsuitable on the day of the event the organiser will email attendees.
Suggested donation £5 on the night helps to support the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Cairngorms Dark Sky Park.
Join Cairngorms Astronomy Group and Tomintoul & Glenlivet Development Trust at Glenlivet’s Blairfindy Moor Dark Sky Discovery site in the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Cairngorms Dark Sky Park for a small group (up to 6) stargazing session. We’ll look at stars, planets, and constellations and share resources for improving your celestial knowledge.
The Glenlivet and Tomintoul area is one of the best places in the Cairngorms National Park to discover the wonders of the night sky. It is Scotland’s second International Dark Sky Park and the most northerly in the world. Blairfindy Moor is a superb destination for stargazers and aurora hunters and is located just above The Glenlivet Distillery.
Please note that there are no toilets or facilities on site and parking is limited. As we will be outside in January, please dress appropriately for cold and changeable weather. Lots of layers, along with gloves and hat will make your stargazing experience more enjoyable. Please also wear appropriate footwear for wet and wintry conditions. Participants will be emailed by the organiser on the afternoon of the event if conditions are unsuitable.
Suggested donation £10 on the night helps to support the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Cairngorms Dark Sky Park.
Supported by the Dorenell Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.
Join Cairngorms Astronomy Club and TGDT in The Square, Tomintoul for an all ages telescope moon viewing session. The first quarter moon is a great time to view and learn about the moon. On the 19th it will be in the vicinity of Uranus and the terminator will be close to the large craters Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus & Arzachel.
The Glenlivet and Tomintoul area is one of the best places in the Cairngorms National Park to discover the wonders of the night sky. Not only does this remote area have stunning dark skies but it also has easy access allowing everyone to enjoy a night sky brimming with stars.
We’ll have the Celestron telescope and a smartphone bracket on the night that will allow you to take the moon home in your pocket!
If the weather isn’t suitable on the day, we’ll endeavour to run an alternative session on the 20th of January.
As we will be outside in January, please dress appropriately for cold and changeable weather. Please also wear appropriate shoes for wet, and wintry conditions.
Suggested donation £5 on the night helps to support the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Cairngorms Dark Sky Park.
The Dirt Dash season (there are three awesome Dirt Dash events around the UK – check them out here!) starts with the Lezyne Cateran Dirt Dash on 4 and 5 May.
Riders will be taken around the dramatic scenery of the Scottish Highlands and through the Cairngorms National Park.
At around 55 miles (89 km) the Cateran Dirt Dash has a shorter route than the other events, making this the perfect introduction to bikepacking.
The event, on the first bank holiday weekend in May and before the midge season, is a co-operation with the Cateran Ecomuseum in Scotland – its an iconic location for an iconic event.
Find out a bit more here – we would love to see you!
Repair Cafe Cairngorms has been running since 2021 and our wonderful volunteers turn up one Sunday a month to tackle repairs on a wide range of items from textiles and clothing to lamps, ornaments, small electrical appliances and devices as well as jewellery, spectacles, wood and metal work and garden tools. While all the repairing is going on, there’s also a fabulous cafe with home-baking, hot drinks and plenty of social chatter. It all adds up to a lively and fun afternoon.
It’s a surprisingly satisfying project that helps bring loved items back into full or new use, builds our skills in sourcing and fitting new parts, and, perhaps most of all, reduces the waste that our community sends to landfill. In two years between 2021 and 2023, we have estimated that our repairs improved our community carbon output by the equivalent of 37,000 fewer car miles or of planting 55 trees.
In Boat of Garten Community Hall, doors open at 2pm and close at 5pm. Last repairs accepted at 4.30pm.
Bring us something you’d love to get repaired or just pop in to see what we’re up to.
Live Entertainment in the Lounge Bar with Tone Pirates
Night Trail Race Events on the stunning Glen Tanar Estate in Aboyne
The Illuminator is back – Saturday 26 October 2024 – entries open 2nd December 2023.
This is a spectacular night trail race is a bucket list event – check out the website www.illuminatorrun.co.uk to feel inspired.
The loch has been chosen for its superb water quality and spectacular surroundings.
Coupled with fantastic MTB trails (forest road, easy track as well as sections of singletrack) in the forest, this is one of the very best locations in the UK for off-road racing.
“The Short Fast Durty” is an accessible triathlon for anyone looking to take up the sport off road, this sprint distance event is suitable for riders of blue mountain bike trails.
More information to follow – keep an eye on our website and socials…www.durtyevents.com/triathlon-events/
We aim to provide swimmers with exhilarating, challenging, enjoyable, safe and professionally organised events, whatever their age or ability.
We want as many people as possible to come and enjoy the incredible experience of open water swimming, from newbies to racing snakes.
So, whether it’s your first time, or you’re looking for your next adventure, get out of the pool and take the plunge with Go Swim – Loch Morlich is an iconic place to do it!
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