Posts for September, 2021

Enjoy browsing local produce, arts and crafts from our national park

Enjoy browsing local produce, crafts and art in the square of Grantown-on-Spey.

Please come along to our Car Boot and Table Top Sale on Sunday 10th October – who knows what bargains you might find. We will also have a cafe with home baking. In the event of bad weather, we will move inside, into the main hall and lounge.

On the day when the Gathering usually takes place, the Braemar Highland Games Society is offering a few hours of relaxed and informal entertainment for locals and visitors who usually come in numbers to the village on this day.

The event will kick off with a march lead by the pipe band and leaving the Fife Arms Mews at 11.45am. In the park there will be some friendly races, piping, stalls, food and drink.

Plenty of parking is available in the Braemar Highland Games Park so we ask any visitors to use the parking in this area and make sure the village does not get congested.

Join us for Christmas Day Lunch at Macdonald Aviemore Resort. Experience a great atmosphere, five-course festive feast and let us look after you. Non-residents are welcome.

Arrive on Christmas Day where you can book your table between 12:30pm – 4pm.

For the first time, The Spirit of Speyside offers you a November Festival.

From the 3rd to the 8th of November, come and join us to experience the warm hospitality of Speyside. Whether you are dining in our local restaurants, staying at our beautifully decorated hotels, or sampling the delights of our distilleries.

There will be many events, at various locations for you to enjoy involving eating, drinking, or indulging in retail therapy. There is something for everyone in Speyside.

Connecting local farmers, producers and artisan makers with the community and the visitors in Braemar A-listed Church St Margaret’s.
There is so much to see and do in Braemar these days, history and heritage sites next to great places to eat and drink and interesting unique shops. We hope you will come and spend the day in one of the prettiest villages in the Cairngorms National Park

Want to know how a caber is tossed, or what the piobaireachd is? This part of the exhibition is where you’ll find the answers to all your Highland games-based questions! The stunning beamed gallery space, walled with French windows with a view of the games park, features display boards throughout the room.
On the walls, you’ll see photographs of Gatherings past and the athletes that participated in them, while four trophy cabinets display Highland games trophies and tankards from across the years.
The exhibition hall is the heart of the Braemar Highland Games Centre, with its spectacular decorated ceiling and octagonal shape enchanting visitors.
If you can tear your eyes away from the ceiling, in this room you can discover the absorbing story of the Braemar Royal Highland Society and the celebrated Braemar Gathering. Told through objects, costumes, photographs and documents from the BRHS archive, the collection of The Scottish Tartans Authority and other private sources, this is the story of how a village society created an annual event that has become one of the most famous Highland games in the world.
Explore the origins of the Society in 1815, discover how the Gathering’s link with the Royal Family began with Queen Victoria, and marvel at authentic local Highlanders in their full tartan splendour. With over 200 years of history crammed in, there’s sure to be something to capture your imagination!
Baxter Room
This room features key aspects of Braemar Royal Highland Society activity, including the impressive banner displayed in the games park every Gathering day and an honour board listing Society presidents and other office-bearers dating back to the very first president, William Farquharson of Monaltrie.
Two display cases present a regularly updated selection of historical documents from the BRHS archive. Around the room, you’ll also see photographs of winning athletes, dancers and pipers at the most recent Braemar Gathering, bringing the Gathering’s history into the present day.
The Gatehouse Cafe is open at the entrance to the Games Park with delicious coffee and sweet and savoury treats.
Acknowledgments
Blair Castle Archive, Bonhams, Christie Works of Art, The Donald Storrie Family, House of Cheviot, House of Edgar, Kenneth Gibb, Lyon & Turnbull, Margaret Morrison Sporrans, R.L, Robert Mackie of Scotland, The Atholl Highlanders, The Lonach Highland, and Friendly Society, The Scottish Tartans Authority, Thistle Shoes Scotland, Mrs Moira McIntosh.

Badaguish are proud and delighted to announce their inaugural Christmas Fayre and Santa’s Grotto. We will be showcasing many local crafters and producers with stalls full of Christmas gifts to buy for your friends and families.

We will have lots of activities for the children and a special Santa’s Grotto to make for a memorable visit.

This community event will be held to support our charity The Speyside Trust.

On the 26th and 27th of June, we’ll be hosting a Summer Fair at Blair Castle.

The exhibitors are all based in Scotland and reflect the high standard of Scottish craftsmanship and the diversity that is produced within this country.

Exhibitors
There will be a superb range of cheese, gin, game, beer, seafood, preserves, and a wonderfully unique collection of jewellery, art, ceramics, tweed accessories, textiles, candles & woodwork, all lovingly handmade in Scotland.

Street Food from Alba Seafood and Seasonal flavourings will tempt all pallets and tasters from a range of distilleries together with a brewery will add to the experience.

Safety Measures
A one-way system around the market, generous spacing, guides, and sanitising stations throughout will make this a safe and enjoyable experience for all the family.