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4 St Margarets B&B £ 4 Cairngorm Hotel Hotel ££
(%01339-741697; soky37@hotmail.com; 13 (%01479-810233; www.cairngorm.com;
School Rd; s/tw £34/56; W) Grab this place if Grampian Rd; s/d from £72/104; pW) Better
you can, but there’s only one room: a twin with a known as ‘the Cairn’, this long-established hotel
serious sunflower theme. The genuine warmth is set in the fine old granite building with the
in the welcome is delightful. It’s tucked behind pointy turret opposite the train station. It’s a
the church on the south side of the A93 road. welcoming place with comfortable rooms and a
determinedly Scottish atmosphere, with tartan
4 Craiglea B&B ££ carpets and stags’ antlers. There’s live music
(%01339-741641; www.craigleabraemar.com; on weekends, so it can get a bit noisy – not for
Hillside Dr; d/f from £76/105; pW) Craiglea is early-to-bedders.
a homely B&B set in a pretty stone cottage with
three en suite bedrooms. Vegetarian breakfasts
are available and the owners can rent you a bike Blair Atholl 9 GREAT BRITAIN 19 ROYAL HIGHLANDS & CAIRNGORMS
and give advice on local walks.
4 Atholl Arms Hotel Hotel ££
(%01796-481205; www.athollarms.co.uk; r from
Ballater 3 £90; pW#) This hotel, near Blair Atholl train
station, is convenient for the castle, with rooms
4 Auld Kirk Hotel ££ of a high standard; book ahead on weekends.
(%01339-755762; www.theauldkirk.com; The Bothy Bar here is the sibling pub of the
Braemar Rd; s/d from £80/115; pW#) Here’s Moulin Hotel in Pitlochry, snug with booth
something a little out of the ordinary – a seven- seating, an enormous fireplace and bucket-
bedroom hotel housed in a converted 19th- loads of character; there’s no better place to be
century church. The interior blends original when the rain is lashing down outside.
features with sleek modern decor – the pulpit
now serves as the reception desk, while the
breakfast room is bathed in light from leaded Aberfeldy a
Gothic windows.
4 Tigh’n Eilean Guest House B&B ££
(%01887-820109; www.tighneilean.com;
Tomintoul 4 Taybridge Dr; s/d from £48/78; pW#)
Everything about this property screams
4 Argyle Guest House B&B ££ comfort. It’s a gorgeous place overlooking the
(%01807-580766; www.argyletomintoul.co.uk; Tay, with individually designed rooms – one
7 Main St; d/f from £65/115; W#) Comfortable has a Jacuzzi, while another is set on its own in
accommodation for walkers, and the best a cheery yellow summer house in the garden,
porridge in the Cairngorms! giving you a bit of privacy. The garden itself is
fabulous, with hammocks for lazing in, and the
5 Clockhouse Restaurant Scottish ££ riverbank setting is delightful.
(The Square; mains £10-14; hnoon-2pm & 6-8pm)
Serves light lunches and bistro dinners made with
fresh Highland lamb, venison and salmon.

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