Posts for May, 2023

In partnership with the teams at the GORE-TEX brand, Grangers and Scottish Mountain Gear. We’ll have qualified experts on hand to assess and advise on repairs for your GORE-TEX clothing. We’re charging £5 per item for a repair / clean that would normally be £30+

We are celebrating all things dinosaur, with FIVE full days of festivities from the 15th to 19th of May. Come join in the fun and explore our 20 attractions, including NetworX; Scotland’s first aerial challenge-suitable for children as young as 3!

We have a roar-some line up of extra activities which are included in the ticket price. Starting with a Triceratops scavenger hunt, Glitter Face Painting, Dino Hatchery, Dino Dress-Up & Photo area, Dinosaur colouring activities, cool competitions and pterrific prize giveaways!!!

You can also meet Rexi, our resident Dino-pup, whilst out on his daily walk. Don’t hesitate to say hello, Rexi is very friendly and likes to be pet.

If you fancy dressing up- why not join us as your favourite dinosaur. We are giving away an ‘Annual Pass for 4’ to the ‘Best Dressed Dino’! Simply send us a dino-selfie of your visit or tag us in your social posts and use #landmarktoddlerfest to enter the photo competition.

Look no further if you have an energetic little one you would like to tire out, our ‘Toddlerfest’ event will not disappoint. One Child or Toddler ticket comes free with every Adult or Senior ticket, we recommend you book in advance as tickets are limited. Sending you all ‘BDE’- Big Dinosaur Energy in advance!

Artists, crafters and musicians welcome to take part in this inaugural fayre at the stunning Castle Roy in Nethy Bridge. It should be a fun family day out with plenty of quality art for sale. Food and drink.

Celebrate National Meadows Day with us on a walk to enjoy the beauty of summer wildflowers!

We will walk the Invertromie Trail and see lots of different flowers, from the common, such as bird’s-foot trefoil, bedstraws and stitchworts, to the uncommon, such as rockrose and petty whin. The highlight of the walk will be gorgeous Tromie orchid meadow where we will hope to see five species of orchid, including heath fragrant orchid and small white orchid.

Some areas may be rough underfoot. This 5k/3mile route is unfortunately not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies, and we recommend sturdy footwear.

Feel free to bring a packed lunch with you as we will be having a lunch stop. There are no facilities to buy food on site – the nearest shops and cafes are in Kingussie.

Under 12s free.

Join us in Abernethy Forest for a behind the scenes masterclass with Cairngorms Connect Venison.


Together we will experience the whole journey, from forest to fork:

*Cairngorms Connect deer stalkers will talk about the methods, equipment, ethics and sustainability of deer stalking for conservation management and will demonstrate lardering the deer.

*A local butcher will then teach us about butchering, all the different cuts of meat and what they are best used for, and you can even have a go yourself.

*We will then settle down in the tepee at the Dell of Abernethy for a live cooking demo by a local professional chef, discovering unusual venison dishes and different ways to incorporate venison easily into our diet; before finally tasting all the dishes.


Please note the exact location of the event will be provided upon booking.


It is important that all people have equal access to Cairngorms Connect events.

We don’t want finance to be a barrier to people attending and so have made some tickets available for free – please take advantage of this if you need to.

We are happy to provide for your requirements, wherever possible eg. BSL interpreters, off-road wheelchairs, adapted bikes etc. If have any accessibility requirements, please get in touch.

There will be someone at Castle Roy for two days during the Highland Archaeological Festival to show you around.

Both races start and finish at Badaguish, taking you on spectacular new routes using off-road trails through the beautiful forest, loch and mountain scenery of the Glenmore Forest Park. This event is run by Badaguish on behalf of the Speyside Trust.

Saturday 7th The Half Marathon
Sunday 8th The 10k For All

Discover Curlew secrets throughout the breeding season with the Curlew LIFE team! Get a great view of the birds with our binoculars and scopes and put your questions to us about these curious birds.

No need to book – just drop in any time from 9am to 11am.

For more info, email us at insh@rspb.org.uk.

Cairngorms Activities are on hand to show you around their amazing facilities and are also giving you the chance to try your skills at 5 separate competitions that they have laid on for you. Prizes for all winners!

● Golf Closest to the pin
● Frisbee Golf long putt
● Football Golf long putt
● Welly Wanging
● Toss the Caber

Cairngorms Activities are also offering give-it-a-go sessions for Archery and Laser Clay-pigeon shooting.

Planning your own event large or small?

Come and meet the team from Speyside Kitchen a home grown catering company based in the Cairngorms National Park who will be on hand to talk with you about their comprehensive catering packages. Our local produce being at the heart of all.

A First Thursday of the month ride when possible. Location to be decided each month. Type of ride to be clarified each time. Also for potential new members.