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- LOCATION - map
Aberlour, officially named 'Charlestown on
Aberlour' is in the middle of the Spey Valley
between Inverness and Aberdeen in the North East of Scotland. It is surrounded
by the Cairngorm Mountains on one side and the Moray Firth coastline on the
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- Aberlour is famous for
it's two main industries - Shortbread and Whisky. The Walker
family has been producing shortbread in Aberlour for over a century
and there are over 50 whisky distilleries within a 15 mile radius.
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- Aberlour
Orphanage, which housed up to 500 children, was built in 1882
and closed in 1967. The Clock Tower remains and there is also a memorial
garden.
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- The river Spey runs through Aberlour
and salmon fishing is a popular pastime for residents and tourists.
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- The road network links to all the major towns and
villages. The nearest railway stations are Elgin, Keith and Aviemore. Air
travel is served by Inverness (Dalcross Airport) and Aberdeen (Dyce Airport)
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- ATTRACTIONS
IN ABERLOUR
Aberlour is situated on The River Spey, which is in itself an
attraction for fishermen seeking salmon and tourists requiring
a peaceful and enjoyable holiday. The area is set in spectacular
scenery and has a great history. It is well worth looking
at the Introduction
to Speyside and The
River Spey to find out more about the "spirit"
and why Craigellachie is called so. Charlestown of Aberlour is
quite a small town which lies on the banks of the Spey with several
distilleries and many places of interest. The area surrounding
the former railway station has been attractively landscaped and
is now the Alice Littler Park. Please take a look at the
Aberlour
page which details most of the interesting places and
buildings and gives an accurate description of the town.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation
in Aberlour & Craigellachie A list of guest
houses, bed and breakfasts and hotels all within the Aberlour/Craigellachie
area. Each of the establishments have their own website
from Craigellachie Lodge to the Aberlour Gardens Caravan Park.
Edinvillie
Information
Archiestown
Information
Accommodation for the disabled Holiday maker can be found
at the Cobweb foundation
at nearby Drummuir.
PLACES
OF INTEREST
Touring Aberlour
Within the town's boundaries there is the Pack Horse Bridge, the
Victoria Bridge, Aberlour's Orphanage and the Alice Littler Park
(all of which can be found in the Introduction
to Aberlour. There is also the world famous Walker's
Shortbread Factory, Aberlour House Preparatory School,
C
A Gammack the saddler and ironmonger, quality clothes shops
JAJ Munro and Country Cousins and the Old
Pantry restaurant.
Things
to Do
The pleasant surroundings hosts bowling, a modern children's play
park, fishing, putting, riding, swimming,
tennis and walks on the Speyside
Way. The Speyside Way Visitor Centre and Ranger Service
HQ is at Boat of Fiddich where visitors can take a look at the
Speyside Way route and find out about the local countryside.
Around
the Area
Castle Hunting
- Ballindalloch has a 16th Century
Castle in the seat of the MacPherson-Grant Family and there is
a 17th Century doocot and rock garden on the land.
Fishing - Fishing is available on the River Spey
at the Lower Wester Elchies, Haugh of Elchies and Wester Elchies
which also has 80 acres for fishing and shooting holidays.
Also the River Avon fishing permits can be obtained from the Estate
Office at Ballindalloch Castle on 01807 500205.
The Whisky Trail - There are lots of whisky related activities
on offer so please have a look at The Whisky
Trail to find out about the neighbouring distilleries and
The Moray Council award winning
site gives an excellent overview of the area. Distilleries
surround the area offering people the opportunity to see how whisky
is produced, facts about the whisky industry and a tour of the
distilling rooms. Cardhu at Knockando and Glenfarclas at
Ballindalloch both welcome visitors.
Moray Ways - Moray has a number of paths
and cycle routes that pass through the Speyside area - for full details, see the
MorayWays website.
Highland Walks - A number of walking
routes in the Moray area and the Highlands of Scotland, see the
Walkhighlands website.
The Surrounding Villages section will
describe the neighbouring villages in more detail.
Undiscovered
Scotland Scottish website with information about Aberlour
GETTING AROUND
OUR WEBSITE:
SITES OF INTEREST
Speyside
Way
Edinvillie Community Website
Information
about the Area
