What to do when you get here

Walking distance from Thistle Dhu:

• Eat, drink and shop in Newtonmore:  Main Street is 100 metres away with a range of establishments for you to try.
• See the Highland Folk Museum: free admission, outdoor, family friendly, award winning, living history, scenery with swings and ice cream. Excellent website at www.highlandfolk.com

• • Play at Newtonmore Golf Club:  on the doorstep of Thistle Dhu : golf, family friendly bar, check for availability of food. Tel 01540 673878. www.newtonmoregolf.com

• Walk with Wildcats:  There is an orbital foot path taking you down beautiful Glen Banchor.  Around the village there are over 100 individually decorated wild cats to spot. Call in at the Wild Cat centre next to Newtonmore village hall. www.cometonewtonmore.com
• Fish the River Spey: one of Scotland’s finest rivers. In Scotland you have the right to roam, provided you behave responsibly. You can reach the river by a number of paths. Details in the Wildcat Centre. For fishing contact Badenoch Angling Society www.kingussie.co.uk
• Visit the Clan Macpherson Museum: developed by the Clan Association over 60 years. History, relics, tales of famous Clansmen and women.www.clan-macpherson.org/museum
• Public transport:
  • Newtonmore Railway station is 400 metres.
  • Bus stop for North and South in Main Street.
  • Ember has recently launched an all-electric bus service in Scotland. This service links Newtonmore with Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness etc. The fares are very competitive. You can find out more https://www.ember.to.

  Within 10 miles of Thistle Dhu:

• Alvie Stables:  www.visitkincraig.com/stables.html
• Ardverikie: The stately home featured in the TV series Monarch of the Glen:  www.ardverikie.com
• Centre of Scotland : Marker Stone, River Truim. www.newtonmore.com
• Glenfeshie: renowned scenic area. The estate is managed by a local couple to the highest conservation standards. website at www.glenfeshie-estate.com/
• Highland Wildlife Park Kincraig: www.highlandwildlifepark.org

• Loch Insh Watersports, Kincraig:  www.lochinsh.com
• Neil Ross Sheepdogs: Leault farm, Kincraig: www.leaultworkingsheepdogs.co.uk
• Ruthven Barracks: Kingussie. Built by General Wade after the 1745 uprising to subdue the revolting highlanders. They burnt it down 9 years later. Best website is Highland Council’s Gaelic/English site: www.ambaile.org.uk. a good site to enthuse you about Gaidhealtachd, the Highlands.

• Walks around Kingussie: orbital path includes site of last burning of a witch in Scotland: www.kingussie.co.uk
• Wolf Tracks:  Mountain Bike trail, Strathmashie Forest, Laggan: www.forestry.gov.uk/WolfTrax

 Within 20 miles of Thistle Dhu:

•  Cairngorm Mountain and  Funicular:  www.cairngormmountain.co.uk
• Husky Sled Dogs : www.sled-dogs.co.uk
• Landmark  Carr Bridge:  www.landmarkpark.co.uk
• Loch Morlich, boating and scenery and sandy beach:  www.lochmorlich.com
• Ospreys,  Capercaillie:  RSPB Boat of Garten, Abernethy: www.rspb.org.uk
• Reindeer Herd  to visit and feed:   www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk 
• Rothiemurchus Estate: activities for all generations:    www.info@rothie.net
• Strathspey Steam Railway  Aviemore:   www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk

 Golf courses:

•  Newtonmore:  Tel  01540 673878 www.newtonmoregolf.com
• Kingussie:   Tel 01540 661600 www.kingussie-golf.co.uk
• Aviemore Spey Valley: Championship Course  Tel  0844 879 9152 www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/golf/
• Boat of Garten :  Tel 01479 831282  www.boatgolf.com
• Carrbridge:  Tel  01479 841623 www.carrbridgegolf.com
• Grantown on Spey:   Tel  01479 872079  www.grantownonspeygolfclub.co.uk
• For Inverness and Nairn, six courses, see website www.golfhighland.com

National Nature Reserves within 5 – 20 miles of Thistle Dhu:

Website at www.nnr-scotland.org.uk

• Abernethy Forest (RSPB)
• Craigellachie
• Craig Meagaidh
• Glenmore Forest
• Insh Marshes (RSPB)
• Invereshie and Inshriach

Cairngorms National Park is all around us: www.cairngorms.co.uk

Right to Roam:  You can walk where you wish provided that you behave responsibly and do not invade people’s privacy.