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Mountain railway and resort
Cairngorm Mountain
Mountain resort in the northern corries of the Cairngorms, with a mountain railway and a bike park.
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The Cairngorms: Aviemore & Grantown-on-Spey: things to do
Places worth your time in The Cairngorms: Aviemore & Grantown-on-Spey
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Things to do in The Cairngorms: Aviemore & Grantown-on-Spey
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Loch and beach
Loch Morlich
Freshwater loch at the foot of the Cairngorms, a few miles from Aviemore, with a watersports centre.
Reindeer herd
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Britain's only free-ranging reindeer herd, here since 1952, with visits to the paddock and hill trips.
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Forest estate
Rothiemurchus
Estate around Rothiemurchus Forest, a remnant of the Caledonian Forest near Aviemore.
Loch
Loch an Eilein
Small loch in Rothiemurchus Forest about 5 km south of Aviemore, with a popular walk around the shore.
Heritage railway
Strathspey Railway
Preserved railway running from Aviemore to Broomhill.
Nature reserve
Craigellachie National Nature Reserve
Birch-wooded hill reserve of 257 hectares west of Aviemore, declared a national nature reserve in 1961.
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Loch and osprey site
Loch Garten
Loch in the Abernethy Forest RSPB reserve near Boat of Garten, known for its breeding ospreys.
Adventure park
Landmark Forest Adventure Park
Nature-based adventure park in ancient pine woodland at Carrbridge, open since 1970.
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Historic bridge
Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge
Old stone bridge over the River Dulnain at Carrbridge, described as the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands.
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Wildlife park
Highland Wildlife Park
105-hectare safari park and zoo in the Cairngorms National Park, run by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
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Ruined barracks
Ruthven Barracks
Ruined barracks built in 1719 after the 1715 Jacobite rising, on an old castle mound near Kingussie.
Open-air museum
Highland Folk Museum
Open-air museum at Newtonmore showing Highland life from the 1700s to the mid-20th century through reconstructed buildings.
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Museum
Grantown Museum
Local heritage museum in Grantown-on-Spey, with displays on Highland and Clan Grant history.
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- The Cairngorms: Aviemore & Grantown-on-Spey (area photo): dave conner, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cairngorm Mountain: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Loch Morlich: Stijndg, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cairngorm Reindeer Centre: Ralph Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rothiemurchus: User ML5, Public domain, source
- Loch an Eilein: chris lovelock, CC BY 2.0, source
- Strathspey Railway: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Craigellachie National Nature Reserve: Peter S, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Loch Garten: Twosugars47040, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Landmark Forest Adventure Park: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Highland Wildlife Park: Peter Bond, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ruthven Barracks: Vclaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Highland Folk Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Grantown Museum: valenta, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry: Mike Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Black Isle & Easter Ross: Vcarceler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Inverness & Loch Ness: dave conner from Inverness, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fort William, Glencoe & Ben Nevis: Viewfinder at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan: Lauwz The Kiwistralian, CC0, source
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