Posts for November, 2024

Christmas Craft Fair with large selection of arts and craft all produced in the Cairngorms

Christmas Craft Fair with a large selection of original arts and crafts.
Pop up cafe with delicious food

Come along and enjoy some music and fun at our Hogmanay Street Party Fundraising Concert. Maggie Adamson and her Friends will be providing some classic fiddle music to get your feet tapping. There will also be a raffle.

Explore Observations of an Incomer, a captivating solo exhibition by Clare-Louise Battersby, at OpenSpace Gallery, Grantown-on-Spey.

Running from December 6, 2024, to February 28, 2025, this exhibition dives into themes of cultural identity, Scottish pride, and belonging through powerful mixed media and encaustic art.

🎨 FREE ENTRY

✨ Meet the Artist Opportunities: Join Clare-Louise to hear the stories behind the works and her experiences as an “incomer” in Scotland.

https://clarelouisebattersby.com/…/observations-of-an…/

Don’t miss your chance to experience this unique exhibition!

Variety of local artists, crafters and makers . Christmas gifts. At the village hall in the charming village of Nethy Bridge , 11 miles from Aviemore or 5 from Grantown.

Please join us for our annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair featuring select gifts from local artists and artisans.

We are open for 3 weekends (Friday – Sunday) from 10am – 4pm.

Join us for festive family stargazing on Thursday, December 19th, 2024. We’ll have tea, hot chocolate and festive treats in the Discovery Centre before going outside to look for stars, planets, and constellations. Santa hats, bells, and reindeer noses and antlers welcome!

Toilets are available in the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre.

If the weather isn’t suitable on the day, we’ll endeavour to run an alternative session on the 20th.

As we will be outside in December, please dress extra warmly for cold and changeable weather. Please also wear appropriate shoes for wet, and wintry conditions.

Join Cairngorms Astronomy Group and Tomintoul & Glenlivet Development Trust in The Square, Tomintoul for an all ages telescope moon viewing session on Saturday, December 7th, 2024. The first quarter Moon is a great time to view and learn about the moon. Jupiter is also at opposition, which means that Jupiter is directly opposite the sun in the solar system from Earth’s perspective. This alignment makes Jupiter appear larger and brighter than usual, and is the best time to observe it. Saturn will also be in the sky and makes a superb telescope target. We’ll meet at Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre at 43 The Square, Tomintoul at 6:30pm.

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!

Toilets are available in the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre.

If the weather isn’t suitable on the day, we’ll endeavour to run an alternative session in the days following.

As we will be outside in December in the highest village in the Scottish Highlands, please dress warmly for cold and changeable weather. Please also wear appropriate shoes for wet, and wintry conditions.

Would you like to learn more about the night sky and constellations? Join us at the Glenlivet Hall on Thursday, December 5th. We’ll have tea, biscuits, and a brief presentation in the hall before going outside for a short stroll in a group to 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.

Dearest Brave Soul,

The mysterious Marilyn asked to spend an evening in the castle, but little did the castle team know that her intention was to hold a séance! Hold it she did and when the team returned to the castle the next day they found things were….different. Doors opened by themselves, mist seemed to hover in the halls, the walls seemed to be talking. What has she done?! So many spirits now seem to walk the rooms, the grounds, and the very fabric of the castle. Just how many spirits are there? The castle has been around for 400 years!

We need you to come to the castle so that we can encourage the spirits to rest once more…if you dare.

Best wishes
The Castle Team

The “tour” will take between 30 – 40 minutes. (Tours at 1830, 1900 & 1930)

There will be a free cleansing brew at the end of the event to ward off any spirits that may have attached themselves to you.

The castle gets very cold and will be quite dark so you must wear sensible shoes and warm layers.

The castle is not designed for people with mobility issues, which there is nothing we can do about. Sorry.

Small print: All tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by the organiser. This is not an event for those of a nervous disposition. The castle is not wheelchair accessible. There will be smoke, lights and loud noises in the castle so only buy a ticket if these will not be problematic for you. There will be a mock-séance, so if this is something that makes you uncomfortable then this event is not for you. No under 16s unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, no under 14s under any circumstances.