Visitor Attractions

There’s a huge selection of visitor attractions in the Cairngorms National Park, some of them award winning. The best thing to do is decide what kind of attraction you want to visit – whether it’s a castle, distillery or museum, for instance – then browse through our comprehensive lists of options.

Yes – there are plenty of attractions in the Cairngorms National Park that cater for the whole family.

For instance, Landmark Forest Adventure Park is unique in the way it genuinely has something of interest for all ages. For example, there are slides and swings for the teeny tots, more adventurous rides for the teenagers and more relaxing activities, such as the butterfly farm and nature walks, for the adults!

Similarly, the Highland Folk Museum is designed with the entire family in mind with a fantastic outdoor play area and café, as well as all the captivating recreations of an historic highland village.

Many ‘normal’ booking procedures have been changed due to Covid-19, with most attractions, even those that are free-entry, requesting that you do book in advance. Of course, other attractions do not have any kind of ticketing facility, for example nature reserves, so the best thing to do is turn up and use your common sense. If a venue looks very busy, then it’s a good idea at the moment to have a Plan B up your sleeve, just in case!

We are lucky in the Cairngorms National Park to have a huge amount of space and there is plenty of provision at attractions for parking, so this should not be a problem. Of course there are some periods, such as the school holidays, where car parks are busy and overflows, at attractions like Landmark Adventure Park, are necessary. Please note that some car parks – such as Loch an Eilein car park – charge a small fee which is put towards maintaining the environment.