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The Victorian village of Ballater sits in the heart of Royal Deeside, Scotland in the Cairngorms National Park.
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Craigendarroch Lodges
Located within the idyllic setting of Hilton Grand Vacations Resort on Royal Deeside. The spacious one, two and three bedroom lodges (sleeping 2-8 persons) are extremely well equipped and offer the perfect retreat for a relaxing break.
Alba Game Fishing
Alba Game Fishing is the oldest established fly fishing guiding company in Royal Deeside and the rest of Scotland - established 2004
Rothesay Rooms
Rothesay Rooms-serving coffees and cakes, brunch, lunch and afternoon tea Wednesday to Sunday.
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Muir of Dinnet
Walkable from Ballater, the Muir of Dinnet is one of 8 National Nature Reserves in the Cairngorms National Park. It includes Loch Kinord and Loch Davan as well as the famous Burn o’ Vat (or to some MacGregor’s Cave) – a very large barrel measuring 18 metres across and 13 metres high formed by melting ice 14,000 years ago! The Visitor Centre at the Burn o’ Vat is open daily and as a guide there is a network of 4 paths to explore the Reserve.
Crathes Castle
Crathes sits on land given as a gift to the Burnetts of Ley family by King Robert the Bruce in 1323. Crathes castle
Braemar Castle
Since 2006 the castle has been leased to the local community. It is run on behalf of the community by local charity, Braemar Community Ltd and staffed by local volunteers, and an ambitious restoration program has been started. It reopened to the public in 2008.