Posts for October, 2024

Sunday 1 December 2024

Dark Sky walk – The New Moon phase is the best time to explore the night sky. Find planets, stars, and constellation. There are two New Moons in December 2024. The first one falls on the first day of the month.

This is an outdoor event, following a short presentation participants should expect to be outdoors for 2 – 2.5 hours and come dressed for a winters evening walk.

Unleash the full potential of your smartphone camera with our highly interactive practical Phone Photography Workshop.

What you’ll learn:

The kit: your camera phone, the best settings, how and when to use them
The light: how light will make or break your images
The lines: How to use composition to improve your photos
The edit: Which apps to download and how to use them
The details: files sizes and formats

An experience for the whole family! Imagine walking into a winter wonderland with snow-covered mountains, festive treats and indulgent hot chocolate to hand, and Santa’s grotto in the heart of serene woodland.

Soak up the festive atmosphere of Aviemore where you can find the UK’s only free-range reindeer herd, an extensive live family entertainment programme including our famous festive panto, and a range of special dining experiences.

There’s also everything on the resort to enjoy – from the heated indoor pool with flume & wave machine, Christmas shopping at our designer department store to our cinema with your favourite festive blockbusters.

2024 Braemar Whisky Festival

Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October

Tickets available for full line up via website now:

https://braemarwhiskyfestival.com

Come and join us!

An experience for the whole family! Imagine walking into a winter wonderland with snow-covered mountains, festive treats and indulgent hot chocolate to hand, and Santa’s grotto in the heart of serene woodland.

Soak up the festive atmosphere of Aviemore where you can find the UK’s only free-range reindeer herd, an extensive live family entertainment programme including our famous festive panto, and a range of special dining experiences.

There’s also everything on the resort to enjoy – from the heated indoor pool with flume & wave machine, Christmas shopping at our designer department store to our cinema with your favourite festive blockbusters.

Digging in the archive of the mostly absurd – choosing songs and other items by Joyce Grenfell, Flanders and Swann, and some others. We’re delighted to have the hugely talented Robin Versteeg joining us.

The weekend will offer a full fashion immersion against the backdrop of the majestic mountains of the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish Highlands have long been steeped in style inspiration. This deep-rooted connection can be found within Dior’s long-standing love affair with Scotland to Elsa Schiaparelli, (the iconic designer for whom we named our cocktail bar), being a frequent guest of Frances Farquharson former editor of Harper’s Bazaar who lived at Braemar Castle.

Join us for an exciting and immersive weekend transporting you to the heart of the global fashion community. This year’s lineup includes talks from Dame Anya Hindmarch, Charles Jeffrey, Justine Picardie, Kazu Huggler, Giles Deacon, Lisa Armstrong OBE, Samantha McCoach, Georgina Ripley and many more.

Book your tickets today to join a celebration of international fashion and, of course, Scotland’s enduring contribution to this fascinating world.

‘Invitation To The Dance’ – Boisterous reels, sultry tangos, swirling waltzes… For Cairngorms Orchestra’s winter concert, we focus on the rhythms and atmosphere of dance styles from all over the world. Featuring excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and a complete performance of the rambunctious Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold, our concert will culminate in the much-loved Skater’s Waltz by Waldteufel, as we look towards the cold, crisp weather of the Advent season.

Across mainland Europe, nature is making a dramatic recovery – could Scotland be next?
Join us for a screening of Why Not Scotland?, the compelling story of Flo, a young Scot, as she discovers #rewilding across Europe, prompting her to ponder the potential for a similar revival in Scotland. Open to all.

Join Cairngorms Astronomy Club and members of the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Dark Sky Park Group at the Field of Hope, Tomintoul for a comet spotting session. Please meet at the Field of Hope from 6:00pm.*

The comet will be closest to Earth on October 12th with good visibility in the northern hemisphere. Assuming clear skies we hope to be able to see it in the telescope at the Field of Hope. As comets are notoriously unpredictable, there’s no way to know at this time exactly how bright this comet will become. The comet is named after the observatories that discovered it. In this instance it was discovered by the Tsuchinshan or “Purple Mountain” Observatory in Nanjing, China on January 9th, 2023 and also by the ATLAS telescope in South Africa on February 22nd, 2023.

We’ll have the Celestron telescope on hand for comet spotting.

(*If the weather conditions are unfavourable on the 12th, the event will run again on Sunday, October 13th.)

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.

Public toilets are available in Tomintoul at Tomnabat Lane, opposite the public carpark. As we will be outside in October please dress appropriately for cool autumn conditions and changeable weather.

Limited parking is available at the Field of Hope, but you can also park in the village and walk down to the bird hide.

Tickets are free for this event. Donations are also always appreciated and can be made on the night if you wish.

Thanks for supporting our Dark Sky Park!