Posts for May, 2023

Join one of our experienced rangers on a guided walk at Cairngorm Mountain. This incredible half day experience will take you on a breath-taking walk exploring the Northern Corries. You guide will walk at your own pace and stop to allow you to take photographs and learn about the local environment. These walks run every Thursday from June – October.

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.

Scalan was originally the site of a secret Roman Catholic seminary where priests, known as ‘heather priests’ were trained in the 1700s when Catholicism was prohibited. Following the departure of the priests in 1799, Scalan reverted to a farm. Two steading buildings were built housing corn threshing mills which served the Glenlivet farming community. The threshing machines and water wheels are still in place along with a wealth of historical graffiti telling the story of farming life in the 19th and 20th centuries. A major project to conserve the mill buildings took place in 2019, restoring the waterwheel and lade in North Mill and improving visitor access to the site. This was funded through the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Landscape Partnership with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Join members of the Scalan Association and Glenlivet & Inveravon Heritage Ranger Lydia on a guided tour of the site and the mill buildings. In addition to being a special area of historical interest, this area of the Glenlivet Estate abounds with oystercatchers, curlews, and lapwings in the spring and summer months – be sure to bring your binoculars if you have them.

We will be meeting in the Carrachs car park before proceeding by foot along a farm track, 1km from the car park at the end of the public road. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for changeable weather.

Donations to the Scalan Association on the day are most appreciated and help them to care for this special place.

Children are very welcome to attend.
Toilets are available on site in the summer months.

Well behaved dogs are welcome in the mill buildings, but are not permitted in the seminary. Please note that sheep and other livestock live on site. Please be aware that there may be cattle present on the walk in.

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

In partnership with the teams at the GORE-TEX brand, Grangers and Scottish Mountain Gear. We’ll have qualified experts on hand to assess and advise on repairs for your GORE-TEX clothing. We’re charging £5 per item for a repair / clean that would normally be £30+

Duncan Chisholm and Hamish Napier are making a welcome return to their roots, playing at a number of much-loved Community Halls across the Highlands and Islands in June 2023, and TOMS is delighted to welcome them to Boat of Garten, providing a rare opportunity for you to hear two of Scotland’s finest traditional musicians at the Community Hall.

The duo have co-written a large body of new music over the last five years, inspired by Highland landscapes and heritage, and the concert they will perform for TOMS will feature much of the new music they have co-written for Duncan’s celebrated ‘Sandwood’ album, as well as that of the ‘Black Curillin’ album, together with traditional tunes performed on fiddle, piano and flute.

We are celebrating all things dinosaur, with FIVE full days of festivities from the 15th to 19th of May. Come join in the fun and explore our 20 attractions, including NetworX; Scotland’s first aerial challenge-suitable for children as young as 3!

We have a roar-some line up of extra activities which are included in the ticket price. Starting with a Triceratops scavenger hunt, Glitter Face Painting, Dino Hatchery, Dino Dress-Up & Photo area, Dinosaur colouring activities, cool competitions and pterrific prize giveaways!!!

You can also meet Rexi, our resident Dino-pup, whilst out on his daily walk. Don’t hesitate to say hello, Rexi is very friendly and likes to be pet.

If you fancy dressing up- why not join us as your favourite dinosaur. We are giving away an ‘Annual Pass for 4’ to the ‘Best Dressed Dino’! Simply send us a dino-selfie of your visit or tag us in your social posts and use #landmarktoddlerfest to enter the photo competition.

Look no further if you have an energetic little one you would like to tire out, our ‘Toddlerfest’ event will not disappoint. One Child or Toddler ticket comes free with every Adult or Senior ticket, we recommend you book in advance as tickets are limited. Sending you all ‘BDE’- Big Dinosaur Energy in advance!

Artists, crafters and musicians welcome to take part in this inaugural fayre at the stunning Castle Roy in Nethy Bridge. It should be a fun family day out with plenty of quality art for sale. Food and drink.

Come and join us for some live music from Willie Campbell.
No need to book, just pop down and have some fun with us.

Live music with Alan Frew. No need to book.
Come down, have a few drinks and some fun with us!

Live music with Jono. No need to book, just turn up and have some fun with us.
Head over to Jono’s Instagram page to check out his music @meandmyguitar
See you on the dancefloor!