Posts for September, 2023

Live Entertainment in the Lounge Bar with Singer Guitarist Chris Grant

Quiz Night in the Lounge Bar (£1 entry cash only). Maximum teams of 6 people. Cairngorm Stovies at half time

Live entertainment in the Lounge Bar with Graeme Mackay Accordion Player

The Spey Bank Studio in Grantown-on-Spey is celebrating it’s first anniversary with an exhibition of abstract art and photography.

This small group of artists will challenge our perceptions and show us different ways of seeing the world.#

Among the names taking part are Joanna Wilson, Jess Greaves, Katie Ward, Aileen Neillie and Malcolm Tyson.

This will be an exhibition full of colour and energy!

We will be welcoming members of the public to come and view the club house, look back at the history of the courts and clubhouse which turned 100 years old in 2020.  Guests will be invited to play tennis with rackets & balls available and our coach will be there to give some top tips.  We hope to be able to provide a Pickleball demo which is the fastest growing sport in the word. Cakes & Refreshments will be available to purchase including a raffle stall.

Adventure awaits with Bluey and Bingo at Landmark Forest Adventure Park! 🐾

Join us on September 16th and 17th as we dive into a world of imagination and fun. Meet the pups who know how to turn every moment into an exciting game. Bring your family and friends for an unforgettable experience that’s bound to leave you with smiles that last a lifetime. 🎉🐶

So, as well as a visit to the park and accessing all the usual attractions you can also get to meet two favourite characters.

Remember and bring your camera!

On the last Sunday of every month the tennis club holds an American Tournament & BBQ. This event is open to both members and non-members, come along and join in the fun!

Join Glenlivet & Inveravon Heritage Ranger Lydia for an introduction to Pictish art and symbol stones. We will be looking at four Pictish Stones discovered in the churchyard of Inveraven, which has been a site of spiritual practice and pilgrimage for centuries. This tour will provide an overview to Pictish art and culture and will show how the Picts contributed to the shaping of modern Scotland.

Access to Inveraven Church is off the A95 about half a mile north of the entrance to Ballindalloch Castle, and can be found by following the brown tourist sign directing visitors down the single track road to the Inveraven Pictish Stones.

Parking is available at the bottom of the drive before you arrive at the church or in front of the church building.

As we will be outside, please dress appropriately for changeable weather.

Children are very welcome to attend. Please note that toilet facilities are not available on site.

Well behaved dogs may attend but must be leashed.

Funded by Foundation Scotland from the Dorenell Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.

Join us for a walk around Moray’s earliest surviving tower house reputed to have been built for Scotland’s vilest man- Alexander Stewart, the Wolf of Badenoch.

Drumin Castle is an impressive medieval fortification standing on a commanding bluff overlooking the confluence of the River Livet and the River Avon.

Once we get to the castle, you’ll learn a bit about the architecture, history, and the notorious Wolf, whose evil deeds continue to cast a long shadow in Moray’s history.

This castle has recently reopened after masonry repairs. Access to the first floor is once again possible via a narrow, stone staircase. Sensible footwear is recommended.

Toilets are not available on site.

Children are very welcome to attend.

Well behaved dogs are welcome.

Funded by Foundation Scotland from the Dorenell Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.

“Glenlivet it has castles three, Drumin, Blairfindy and Deskie”. This Heritage Ranger led castle walk will take us to the 16th century tower house of Blairfindy and begins outside the iconic Glenlivet Distillery. On the walk in we’ll enjoy fantastic views over the glen. You’ll learn a bit about Glenlivet’s rich history and some whisky history too.

Blairfindy Castle was completed in 1564 by John Gordon. In 1586 Blairfindy passed to the Earls of Huntly, another branch of the family, who used it as a hunting seat. A panel above the arched doorway bears the Gordon arms and this date. In its heyday Blairfindy was a fine example of a three storey L-plan tower house and even today shows a remarkable degree of preservation.

Research has shown that the castle was probably burned by troops after the Battle of Culloden in 1746, and it was never repaired or occupied after this time. A project to stabilise Blairfindy Castle took place in 2019, funded through the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Landscape Partnership, a programme supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The castle is now open to visitors for the first time in decades and has been specially adapted to encourage nesting birds and pollinators.

Please park at the The Glenlivet Distillery car park. The walk will start from outside the stillhouse under the green signpost marked ‘Blairfindy Castle 1/2 mile’ (see last photo).

Access is by foot along a dedicated track. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for changeable weather.

Toilets are available inside The Glenlivet Distillery Visitor Centre.

Children are very welcome to attend.

Well behaved dogs are welcome.

Funded by Foundation Scotland from the Dorenell Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.