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Delnalyne
Holiday Cottage
Tomintoul. Scotland
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Skiing & Snowboarding
The Lecht 2090 Ski Centre is only six miles south of Tomintoul and is set 2090 feet above sea level in the Eastern Cairngorms. In the winter months there is skiing and snowboarding. In the summer you can try Deval Karts, Tubing, Quad Bikes and Chairlift Rides.
www.lecht.co.uk
Nordic Skiing - Waymarked Trails at Glenmulliach Forest (Lecht Road)
Karting - Lecht Ski Centre |
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Horse Riding & Fishing
Horse Riding - Tel: 01807 580210
Fishing permits for the River Avon are available from the Post Office at Tomintoul. Salmon, Trout and Sea Trout from April onwards.
www.dellglenlivet.btinternet.co.uk
www.speycaster.net
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Sightseeing and Local Heritage
Malt Whisky Trail - Visit the whisky distilleries and see whisky being made in the age old manner.
Scotlands Castle Trail - Ballindalloch, Drumin and Corgarff castles are nearby.
Also nearby you will find: Battle sites, museums, gardens, ruins, standing stones, earth houses and churches. We are situated on the Highland Tourist Route from Aberdeen through Upper Donside on to the Lecht and Tomintoul.
www.visittomintoul.co.uk
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Natural Sights
The Tomintoul area is a beautiful, peaceful place to stay with unspoilt rolling countryside, pine forests, lochs, rivers, spectacular mountains, unique flora and fauna. You may spot a Deer, Highland Cattle grazing in the fields, Red Squirrel or even a Capercaille. The stars are spectacular on a clear night and if you stay in December you may even witness the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).
www.glenlivet-wildlife.co.uk
www.cairngorms.co.uk
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Walking & Cycling
Tomintoul lies to the South of the Glenlivet Estate, which has over 90 square miles of landscape with a network of over 100 miles of waymarked paths, cycle trails, local walks and long distance paths. If you want to be more ambitious there are the Cairngorm Mountains, Cromdale Hills, Ladder Hills and the Speyside Long Distance Path which is 84 miles long and leads into Tomintoul.
Cycle Hire - Whisky Castle: 01807 580213
www.glenlivetestate.co.uk
www.speysideway.org
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Arts and Crafts
If you fancy a go at being creative you can try tuition in stained glass design and construction at A'anside Studios in Tomintoul. There is also ceramic tile painting, batik making and water colour painting at Tomintoul Art Gallery.
www.tomintoulgallery.co.uk
www.aanside.co.uk
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Tomintoul Highland Games - The games are always held on the third Saturday in July
Adventure Playground - Located at the South end of village near Glenlivet Estate Office
Canoeing - The River A'an is suitable during moderate to high water Mostly Grade1/2 Grade 3/4 in places
Clay Pigeon Shooting - Dell Farm 01807 590227 |
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Golf Courses Nearby
Ballindalloch - http://www.ballindallochcastle.co.uk
Dufftown Golf Course - Tomintoul Road, Dufftown, AB55 4BS
Golf Courses in surrounding area
Buckpool, Elgin, Forres, Garmouth & Kingston, Grantown-on-Spey, Hopeman, Lossiemouth, Spey Bay, Kinloss.
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