Page 249 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Great Britain

DRIVE 25: On the Highlands Whisky Trail 247

PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Start/Finish: Inverness to Aberdeen.
Number of days: Around 3–4 days,
with half a day in Aberdeen.
Distances: Approx. 291 km (181 miles).
Road conditions: Good roads, liable
to become snowbound in winter.
When to go: This drive is lovely in the
autumn, when the trees are changing
Spey Spey colour. In summer, the roads will be
Lossiemouth
Lossiemouth
Bay Bay
Burghead
Burghead WILDLIFE CENTRE busier – but the weather can be fine
WDCS
WDCS
M o r a y F i r t h h BayBay Crook of ELGIN Garmouth Spey Bay Buckie Buckie Above Peaceful boating pond in the park Opening times: Museums and
M o r a y F i r t
WILDLIFE CENTRE
and the days will be long.
Burghead
Burghead
Spey Bay
Findhorn
Findhorn
Crook of
close to the centre of Elgin, see p249
ELGIN
Garmouth
Alves Alves
attractions are generally open
Kinloss
Lhanbryde
Miltonduff
Whiteness
Whiteness Dyke Dyke Forres Forres Kinloss Miltonduff Lhanbryde 10am–5pm, but close earlier (or are
Fochabers
Fortrose
Fortrose Head Head Nairn Nairn Fochabers closed altogether) Nov–Easter. Shops
PLUSCARDEN KEY are often open longer. Churches are
PLUSCARDEN
Inchberry
Rafford
ABBEY
Auldearn
Campbellt
Campbelltownown Auldearn Rafford ABBEY Inchberry
Munlochy
Munlochy usually open until dusk.
Daroch
Boat o’
Inverness
Inverness Boat o’ Daroch Drive route
Whitemire
of Grange
Whitemire BrigBrig of Grange
Fisherton Dallas Dallas Main market days: Inverness:
Fisherton
Milltown of
CroyCroy Spey Spey Keith Keith Milltown of
Rothiemay
Rothes
MORA
Balloch Belivat Belivat MORA Y Y Rothes Auchlunkart Rothiemay Farmers’ Market, 1st Sat of month;
Auchlunkart
Balloch
CAWDOR
CAWDOR Aberdeen: Farmers’ Market, 1st and
INVERNESS
INVERNESS CULLODEN CASTLE Fernessness Craigellachie Keith and Dufftowntown Ruthven Inverkeithny last Sat of month.
CASTLE
Inverkeithny
Ruthven
Keith and Duff
CULLODEN
Craigellachie
Fer
Railway
Westhill
Westhill Larig Hill SPEYSIDE COOPERAGE Railway Deveron Deveron
SPEYSIDE COOPERAGE
Larig Hill
Nairn Nairn Dulsie Dulsie 543m 543m Huntly Drumblade Balgaveny Shopping: Scottish whisky is famed
Balgaveny
Huntly
Drumblade
Findhorn
Essich Essich Findhorn DUFFTOWN the world over, so take the chance to
DUFFTOWN
HIGHLAND Lochindorb Ben Rinnes ABERDEENSHIRE buy a good-quality single malt here.
HIGHLAND
ABERDEENSHIRE
Ben Rinnes
Lochindorb
Adne Adne 840m 840m Look out for excellent jams, tablet (the
Kirkton of Culsalmond
Kirkton of Culsalmond Scottish version of fudge) and buttery
Hills of Cromdale Corryhabbie Hill
Hills of Cromdale
LEITH HALL
Craggan
LEITH HALL
Craggan
Carn Carn Old Old shortbread, too.
Cromdale
Tomatin
Tomatin Glas-choire Grantown Cromdale Rayne Rayne
Glas-choire
Grantown
Corryhabbie Hill
Oldmeldrum
Bridge of
659m 659m on Spey Spey Spey Avon Avon Bridge of 781m 781m Rhymie Kirkhill of Insch Insch Pitcaple Oldmeldrum Main festivals: Inverness: Highland
Rhymie
on Spey
Kirkhill of
Achbrech
Achbrech
Kennethmont
Pitcaple
Kennethmont
The Buck
Whisky Festival, May; Dunnottar Castle:
Auchleven
Whiterashes
Hill of Three Stones The Buck Auchleven Chapel of Whiterashes Games, Jul; Dufftown: Spirit of Speyside
Hill of Three Stones
721m 721m
Chapel of
Lumsden
629m 629m Lumsden Gariochioch Inverurie Stonehaven Folk Festival, Jul;
Gar
Inverurie
Ladder Hills
Ladder Hills GRAMPIAN TRANSPORT Hatton of Stonehaven Fireballs Ceremony, Dec;
Correen Hills
Correen Hills
GRAMPIAN TRANSPORT
Hatton of
Aberdeen: Highland Games, Jun.
Kirkton of
MUSEUM
Kirkton of
Fintray
Kildrummy
Glenbuchat Kildrummy Alford Alford MUSEUM Kemnay Kintore Fintray
Glenbuchat
Kemnay
Kintore
Whitehouse
Whitehouse Monymusk Dyce Dyce
Monymusk
Towie Towie Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Bridge of
Sauchen
Tillyfourie Sauchen Bridge of
Tillyfourie
Dunecht
Dunecht DonDon DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Bucksburn
Pressendye
Pressendye Bucksburn
619m 619m Tillybirlochloch Westhill ABERDEEN History lovers will enjoy the cathedral
Westhill
Tillybir
ABERDEEN
EchtEcht Cults Cults and museum at Inverness, before
Torphins
Tar
Tarlandland Kincardinedine Torphins Peterculter walking on Culloden battlefield and
Kincar
Peterculter
Cove Bay
O ’Neil O ’Neil Cove Bay exploring the dungeons at Cawdor
Drumoak
Maryculter
Bridge Bridge Crathes Drumoak Maryculter
Crathes
Dee Dee Castle. Finish the day at Nairn on its
of Canny
Aboyne of Canny Castle Castle Findon Ness
Aboyne
Findon Ness
BANCHORY
Portlethen
Kirkton of Durris
BANCHORY Kirkton of Durris Portlethen sandy beach. Whisky buffs should stay
Newtonhill
Crossroads
Crossroads Newtonhill at Craigellachie, watch dolphins in Spey
Bay and see coopers at work at Speyside
Strachan
Strachan
Cooperage. End the day with a visit to
Mowtiewtie Garron Pointoint Dufftown to taste whisky and ride on a
Mo
Garron P
Bridge Bridge Stonehavenven heritage train. Staying at Aberdeen, visit
Stoneha
of Dye of Dye
DUNNOTTAR the transport museum at Alford, the
DUNNOTTAR
CASTLE
Drumlithie CASTLE waterfalls and castle at Banchory, and
Drumlithie
Barras Barras
Glenbervie
Glenbervie the cliffside castle at Dunnottar, then
Catterline
Catterline return for Aberdeen’s beach funfair.
For full details, see p253.
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