Posts for June, 2023

Pop up restaurant evening in Pipers Hall at exquisite Balmoral

A spectacular outdoor performance by The Three Inch Fools of “Robin Hood”, which will be held in the grounds of Balmoral.

Gates will open at 5.15 p.m. so you can get seated before the performance starts at 6.00 p.m. Bring a picnic if you wish or visit our coffee shop for something to eat. Our BBQ will also be available (cash payments only).

OPEN AIR THEATRE TICKETS ARE NON REFUNDABLE

Children under 5 are admitted free of charge.

Annie Ives from Skills for Bees will be facilitating this workshop. She will explain the need for pollinator habitats, how you can create them in your own and a community spaces and get a chance to plant up a planter with wildflowers for your community to enjoy. Nancy Chambers, Manager of the Cairngorms Trust will be on hand to answer any questions about the new Cairngorms Trust Nature Resilience Fund which includes funding for community pollinator and wildflower projects.

Join us for a complimentary in-store tasting of Angels’ Nectar Scotch Whisky at Spey Valley Shopping in Aviemore.
Inspired by the Angels’ share, the traditional name given to the whisky lost to evaporation during maturation, Angels’ Nectar showcases contrasting styles of Scotch Whisky, for you to enjoy.
On taste will be our:
– Angels’ Nectar Original, our Blended Malt Scotch Whisky created from a selection of Speyside and Highland malts. The Original is also available in 200ml.
– Angels’ Nectar Oloroso Sherry Cask Edition, our single cask release matured for 6 years in a former Oloroso Sherry cask and bottled at cask strength of 57.9%.
– Angels’ Nectar Cairngorms 3rd Edition, our single cask Speyside single malt, bottled in partnership with the Cairngorms Trust, to support environmental and community projects in the Cairngorms National Park. Perfect for those who love the Cairngorms and a dram.
Do join us!

Hayley Wiswell, conservation officer from the Cairngorms National Park Authority will be facilitating this workshop. She will explain the need for pollinator habitats, how you can create them in your own and a community spaces and get a chance to plant up a planter with wildflowers for your community to enjoy. Nancy Chambers, Manager of the Cairngorms Trust will be on hand to answer any questions about the new Cairngorms Trust Nature Resilience Fund which includes funding for community pollinator and wildflower projects.

Annie Ives from Skills for Bees will be facilitating this workshop.

She will explain the need for pollinator habitats, how you can create them in your own and a community spaces and get a chance to plant up a planter with wildflowers for your community to enjoy.

Nancy Chambers, Manager of the Cairngorms Trust will be on hand to answer any questions about the new Cairngorms Trust Nature Resilience Fund which includes funding for community pollinator and wildflower projects.

In this mixed exhibition we are showcasing some of the fantastic local talent from fine artists including Miriam Smith, Bob Kinnaird, Thelma Macbeth, and John Walters.

Chapel House Arts is also a working studio for fine artist Kirsty Ritchie and glass artist Anne Bridgen.

We show a wide range of locally produced crafts including jewellery, tweed, wood and ceramic pieces.

Seafood and Uile-bheist Beer Festival Weekend
Scotland is renowned for its beer and seafood and over the weekend of the 14th to 16th July we want to share a flavour of this with you.
With our guest brewery Uile-bheist is Scotland’s first and only ‘brewstillery’, merging the best of both worlds, but with a singular purpose: to create the finest artisan whisky and beer. based on the banks of the River Ness in the heart of Inverness come and task their IPA and Lager with a visit from brewstillery manager Donnie on Saturday 15th July.
Friday 14th July 2023
12 pm – 9 pm Seafood Sharing Platters & Special Seafood Menu, Uile-bheist lager & IPA with beer garden open
1 pm – 3 pm – Face painting and treasure hunt
4.30 pm – 7.30pm – Live Music with Harry McFaddyen
8pm – 11pm – Fiobha Celidh Band – tickets to be purchased in advance, dinner times to be booked in advance

Saturday 15th July 2023
12 pm – 9 pm Seafood Sharing Platters & Special Seafood Menu, Uile-bheist lager & IPA with beer garden open
1 pm – 3 pm – Face painting and treasure hunt (Map)
2 pm – 3 pm – Meet Uile-bheist manager Donnie and find out more about their exciting distillery
4.30 pm – 7.30pm Live Music with Colin Davidson
8pm – 11pm – Live music with Charlie Dingwall

Sunday 16th July 2023
12 pm – 9 pm Seafood Sharing Platters & Special Seafood Menu, Uile-bheist lager & IPA with beer garden open
1 pm – 3 pm – Face painting and treasure hunt (Map)
4.30pm – 7.30pm – Live Music with Adam Fortune
7.30pm – 9pm – Whisky Tasting & Whisky Themed Quiz

The Boat Country Inn is located in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park and is only a short drive to our coastline.

Book a table to enjoy the festivities over the weekend

Celebrating the rich culture and connections of our Highland community, this multi-generational event brings together the best of traditional music, dance and storytelling with an upbeat, contemporary twist.

With music from Hamish Napier, Charlie McKerron and the Feis Spe Junior Ceilidh Band, classic dances from the Gay Gordons to the Virginia Reel and tales from local storytellers including author Merryn Glover , this is set to be a very special night.

“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.