Posts for May, 2024

The small village of Dalwhinnie nestles in the lower regions of the Cairngorm National Park. We are however the first or last stopping place after or before Drumochter Pass. Our name means ‘Meeting Place’ in Gaelic and we would like you to come and meet with us at our hall for Homemade Cakes, Teas and Coffees, fresh flowers, books and other local craft items.

Add some adventure to the summer holidays and come to Glenmore Lodge for a week of fun outdoor activities. With excellent onsite facilities including a climbing wall, paddling pond, and extensive grounds, and a stunning local area, Glenmore Lodge is the perfect place to spend time exploring, having fun, and trying something new with our experienced and friendly Instructors.

Activities will include:

Stand Up Paddleboarding
Climbing
Canoeing
Orienteering
Team challenges

Why not make this an adventure for the whole family, and book to stay at Glenmore Lodge? While your kids have fun with our activities, you can explore the Cairngorms in your own time, book one of our skills training courses, or even make use of our quiet spaces to work remotely with inspiring views and access to tea & coffee facilities.

🌟 Calling all PAW Patrol fans!

Join us at Landmark Forest Adventure Park on June 22nd and 23rd for a special meet-and-greet with Skye and Chase. Bring the whole family for photo ops, hugs, and high-fives with your favourite superhero pups!
Start planning your epic adventure with the PAW Patrol crew today by booking a visit to the park.

Secure your tickets by visiting www.landmarkpark.co.uk!

Remember and bring your cameras!

The Mountains are Calling is our new summer exhibition, taking inspiration from the rugged landscape of the Highlands and beyond.

Our specially selected artists will show their beautiful works of art, including photography, painting and printmaking, and reveal how they are inspired by those imposing peaks.

Artists include Kitty Watt, Shona Cammack, Campbell Bryson, Esther Tyson, Rona Kant, Myrddin Irwin, Georgia Murray and many more.

Come and join us in the food court for all of the big matches:

2nd May
Chelsea v Tottenham – 19:30

5th May
Rangers’ vs Kilmarnock – 13:00
Liverpool vs Tottenham – 16:30

11th May
Celtic vs Rangers -12:30

12th May
Man Utd v Arsenal – 16:30

13th May
Aston Villa v Liverpool – 20:00

14th May
Rangers v Dundee – 19:30
Tottenham Vs Man city – 20:00

15th May
Kilmarnock v Celtic – 19:30
Man United v Newcastle – 20:00

The Ghillie’s Larder is Braemar’s Farmers’ Market and will be held in June, August and December in 2024.

Passionate about the amazing local produce available here in Highland Aberdeenshire, Federica Bertolini and Jasmine Sherry connect the best food and drink makers with buyers — creating a thoughtfully curated, unique market experience for locals, day-trippers and tourists exploring this magical part of Scotland.

There’s always something new to try at the Ghillie’s Larder, with regular guest stallholders complementing monthly favourites that keep visitors returning again and again to the village.

The beautiful surrounds of St Margaret’s Braemar provide indoor market space for you to peruse the stalls on a rainy day, with plenty of outdoor space to relax and enjoy a picnic when the sun shines.

The Ghillie’s Larder regularly features live music from local artists, there to serenade you while you shop and you can combine your visit with a walk or cycle around the hills, glens and forests of Upper Deeside — the perfect family day out!

Details of upcoming markets can be found on social media at facebook.com/theghillieslarder

Encounter the amazing history and wildlife of the beautiful area around Tomintoul on a short to moderate guided walk (2 – 4km) 1.5 – 2 hours. Led by a local expert who will share their local knowledge and expertise to ensure you get the most from your visit to Tomintoul and Glenlivet!

Meet at Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre, The Square, Tomintoul AB37 9ET every Saturday 10am.

Please dress according to the weather, good footwear recommended.

Free but donations to Tomintoul and Glenlivet Development Trust very welcome

Blair Castle in the heart of rural Perthshire is the stunning background to our annual Christmas Fair. Join us inside the Banvie Hall, the beautifully atmospheric ballroom and outside will be our tented Christmas village on the forecourt in front of the castle.

Beautiful art and crafts will tempt and delight with individuality and flair, wood work, metal work, antler art, textiles, art illustrations, pet snacks, decadent cushions, throws, ceramics, silk scarves. Locally designed jewellery featuring silver, beads, gemstones, resin and glass. Differing styles of art, exquisite wood turning, children’s clothes and exquisitely beautiful knitwear. Organic and vegan soaps & skincare, candles, reed diffusers and wax melts and a host of bee products – all lovingly created in Scotland.

A glorious selection of tempting foods awaits you at the Blair Christmas Fair. Fabulous confectionary from Kilted Fudge and delightful home bakes from Rabbit Hole Cakes. Delicious preserves from Spice Harmony and charming pickles from Zingy Tingy Beetroot and together with fresh game in the form of steaks, pies or sausages, appetising salmon and seafood and a wonderful selection of cheeses we have enough we hope to entice all foodies.

Our alcohol producers include a spectacular range of gins, rums, vodkas, craft beer and liqueurs.

Nae Bad with their delightful horse box will be in attendance with hot and cold refreshments, pancakes, paninis and cakes, Seasonal Flavour will be bringing their tasty range of artisan street food suitable for all ages, Henderson’s fine food has their spit roasted pulled pork and Auld Smokey with their range of wood fired pizza.

A full list of exhibitors will be available on social media prior to the event.

Credit Paul Booth

Below the castle, a tented village will surround the side of the Castle, the mews, café, Balmoral gift shop and stable buildings with exhibitors from near and far vying for your attention with a wide range of beguiling Scottish crafts, food and drink.

A wonderful range of refreshments will be available from Balmoral’s newly refurbished cafes, alongside several street food vendors will be artisan tarts and cakes from the Highland Pâtissier and superb range of homemaking from Rabbit Hole Cakes.

There will be a fine selection of locally produced craft beer, wickedly tempting rum, gin, liqueurs, cider and vodka and the beautiful botanical spirits of Highland Boundary.

For the food enthusiasts amongst us there will be a fine range of home baking, delightful patisseries, exquisite macaroons, a sublime range of salmon, seafood and accoutrements, fresh game in the shape of sausages, steaks, loin cuts and pies. Surprisingly different home made meals, divine Deeside honeys, fabulous cheeses, any amount of mouth watering fudges, bespoke chocolates together with old fashioned confectionary and not forgetting truly delightful pickles.

With the Christmas season just around the corner, this would be such a delightful way to start exploring all the gift options our exhibitors have to offer.

This will be one of our largest events to date with a tantalising collection of artisan art and craft. The ranges will include aromatic candles, antler art, skincare and soaps, captivating ceramics and artworks, a fine array of beguiling jewellery, luxurious textiles, awe inspiring photography, charming stationery, recycled homeware, enticing stained glass, the loveliest of children’s clothes and the cutest of wooden gifts and toys to name just a few.

A full list of those taking part will be available on social media in the weeks leading up to the event.

Rachel Sermanni is a Scottish based singer/songwriter that makes the mundane moments mystical: shock-positive pregnancy tests in train-station toilets, coffee machine breakages, cold river swims, the regret of not saying ‘I love You’, the moon & how it pulls, bare feet on wood floors, the soft glow of a house plant, ‘what even is consciousness?’, strange dreams lingering in quiet mornings…

She brims with dreamy indie-folk pop that speaks of the struggle and desire to Flow, to love, to live, to feel. Sometimes, her songs speak of the rare moments of quiet-still, found in the midst of this struggle & desire.