Introduction
208km (129 miles) N of Edinburgh, 47km (29 miles) SE of Inverness, 137km (85 miles) N of Perth
A bit tacky for our tastes, Aviemore, a year-round resort on the Spey, was opened in 1966 in the heart of the Highlands, at the foot of the historic rock of Craigellachie. The center of Aviemore itself, with ugly concrete structures, has little of the flavor of Scotland. But visitors flock here for its accessibility to some of the most beautiful scenery in the Highlands, especially the Cairngorm Mountains, known for their skiing in winter and hiking in summer.
A vast 3,800-sq.-km (1,467-sq.-mile) area of the Scottish Highlands has been designated as the largest national park in Britain. An area of outstanding natural beauty, containing some of Scotland's highest peaks, Cairngorms National Park [STST] is sparsely populated at 11.7 persons per square mile but contains 52 mountain summits, including four of Scotland's highest peaks. Rivers, lochs, and forests are interspersed with...
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Hilton Coylumbridge Aviemore
This is the resort area's best hotel because of its extensive sports and leisure facilities, which are spread across 26 hectares (65 acres) of...
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Corrour House Hotel
This isolated granite house is an oasis of personality. Built around 1880 on 1.6 hectares (4 acres) of forest and garden, it contains simple but...
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Lynwilg House
The Victorian solidity of this house is particularly noteworthy in Aviemore, considering the relative modernity of the other resort hotels. It...
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