Eating out:

• Fife Arms Hotel
• Gordon's Tearoom
• Hungry Highlander Takeaway
• Moorfield House Hotel and The Old Bakery
• Try The Gathering Place or Braemar Lodge for something special

Don't miss:

• Braemar Castle
• Balmoral Castle (8 miles) open Easter to end July
• Royal Lochnagar Whisky Distillery (9 miles)
• Highland Heritage Centre
• Linn O'Dee and the Punch Bowl.

Nightlife:

• Occasional live music in local hotel bars

Events Listing:

• Braemar Gathering (Annual Highland Games attended by Royal Family): first Saturday in September
• Braemar Telemark Festival (Europe's biggest free-heel ski festival): annually in early March
• Pipe bands: every summer Sunday from 3pm, in the village centre
• Balmoral Road Races: an international field of runners compete annually on Easter Saturday
  Details of these and other local events from Braemar Tourist Information Centre, phone 013397 41600

Click here for map showing the Hostel's location

From Aberdeen, take the A93 towards Braemar. In Braemar turn right onto Invercauld Road, straight ahead onto Mar Road. Bear right onto Linn of Dee Road and proceed to 4 miles to the hostel.

By bus to Braemar:- Service all year from Aberdeen. Summer only from Pitlochry/Blairgowrie. Hostel 4 miles from Braemar