Posts for July, 2025

The Speyside Hotel & Visit Highland Tours offers an immersive and expertly guided Speyside Whisky Tasting Experience that celebrates the heritage, craftsmanship and flavour profiles of 4 of Speyside’s finest malts.

Guests are invited to enjoy a tutored nosing and tasting of four carefully selected Speyside Malt Whiskies. Led by Thorsten from Visit Highland Tours the session offers more than just a tasting, learn the art of whisky nosing and tasting, including how to identify aromas, appreciate subtle flavour notes and understand the influence of casks, age, and distillery style.

Join us at the Boat Country Inn from 7.30pm with Quiz at 8.30pm (£2 entry per person with proceeds to charity) followed by a disco and karaoke until late

Join us for the Autumn Artisan Markets, run by Exclusively Highlands.

Wander through all the stalls brimming with exquisite food, crafts, and gifts. Enjoy a day of shopping and delight in the creativity of talented artisans.

Entry is free, with a £5 charge for parking. Our gift shop and restaurant will also be open, offering you the perfect way to end your market visit.

🎉 Bingo Night at Ballater Golf Club 🎉
Join us for a fantastic evening of fun and help fundraise for your local community hub! Ballater Community & Heritage Hub😀

We’re thrilled that Ballater Golf Club are hosting this classic bingo night, all in aid of your community hub, your space to explore history, enjoy community services and celebrate village life with local events. From heritage exhibits to eco conscious services, printing and web design, book sales and being the village box office, the hub is here for locals and visitors.

Book early to avoid missing out by calling 013397 55567- It’s going to be a full house!

Let’s support local, laugh together and maybe even win a raffle prize or two! 😀 Your support means a lot! Like, share and tag away!

All welcome, bring your friends, family, your lucky charms and your loudest B-I-N-G-O! 😝

Come and enjoy refreshments, browse the stalls and get some raffle tickets for lovely hampers. In aid of church funds.

A session of traditional Scottish music, every second Wednesday, 7.30pm.

If you can play, bring an instrument and join in! Or feel free to sing…clap….hum…stamp those feet….or just come have a drink.

All welcome. Come down, grab a seat, squeeze up, chat to your neighbour, make nice.

Pizza truck Highland Slice serving from 5pm every Wednesday. Feel free to bring your pizza in and enjoy it with a pint.

Annual free party, celebrating the longest day.

Lots of live music and top drawer DJ talent confirmed. Details to follow soon.

Free party, food trucks, outside bar, kids and dogs welcome.

Harry has been a professional entertainer for over 20 years and plays the guitar, mandolin, and the bagpipes. His main repertoire consists of Scottish and Irish favourites along with numerous ditties and medleys. He can also fit in a few favourites from the 50’s and 60’s as well as the occasional country song too

Chris White & The Organic Jukebox….where YOU choose the songs!! Chris is a full-time musician from Crieff, and brings a great singalong energy to any evening. His song list is extensive, lots of well-known hits you can choose from, a great mixture of mellow and high energy so there’s something for everyone! It’s over to YOU!!

All are invited to journey with us through Holy Week from Palm Sunday where we recount the Passion Narrative, and each day following until we end on Easter Day with the risen Christ.