Out and about Local attractions • Bell’s Blair Athol Distillery Welcome to Experience a distillery tour at one of • Braemar Castle Scotland’s oldest distilleries and absorb a Built in 1628, the castle is now owned few secrets of the distillers’ art. by the Farquharson family. There is a 01796 482003 central tower with furnished rooms www.discovering-distilleries.com Braemar and many valuable paintings, furniture and interesting curios. Open weekends • Cairngorms National Park Cairngorms National Park has the largest between Easter and the end of October. area of arctic mountain landscape in 01339 741219 the UK. It is home to 25% of Britain’s www.braemarcastle.co.uk The Invercauld threatened birds, animals and plants. • Balmoral 01479 873535 The Scottish holiday home of the Royal www.cairngorms.co.uk Family. Wander through the grounds Caravan Club Site and gardens and visit the exhibitions, gift shops and self-service cafeteria, Activities which are open on a daily basis from 1st April until 31st July but closed to the • Walking Public during August, September and There are many varied walking routes with early October as the Royal Family are in different degrees of difficulty. Please ask at residence. However winter guided tours Reception for leaflets. will be available during late October, November and early December. 01339 742534 Local events www.balmoralcastle.com • Braemar Gala Festival • Royal Lochnagar Distillery – Held in July with activities for all ages. No visit to Scotland is complete without a visit to a working Scotch Malt Whisky • Braemar Gathering Get to know your site Distillery. Once you have toured the Highland Games distillery to see how the whisky is made, – Attended by the Royal Family on the first This site is on the fringe of the village of members of the Royal Family and held on the you will be given a dram of the fine Saturday in September. Braemar, 1100 feet above sea level and at first Saturday in September. Royal Lochnagar Single Malt to round it the eastern gateway to the Cairngorms. off nicely! The site opens in December for the Winter It’s an ideal centre for walkers and 01339 742700 Sports season, is purpose-built for family mountain bikers (mountain bikes can be www.discovering-distilleries.com skiers, and is close to Glenshee (9 miles) with hired locally). • Castle Fraser its snow cannons. Herds of red deer roam freely and you The most elaborate Z-plan castle in For some spectacular scenery, take the Scotland, and one of the grandest may also glimpse capercaillie, red squirrels high road to Tomintoul for a view of the Castles of Mar. Castle Fraser was built and badgers, golden eagles and herons. countryside towards the rugged coastline between 1575 and 1636. Braemar is the scene of the annual and sea beyond. 01330 833463 www.nts.org.uk Highland Gathering, usually attended by 2013 Braemar The Invercauld.indd 1-2 05/12/2012 16:07 General site information Reception Services TV reception Play areas Visitors As part of the Digital Switchover, this region There is a playground with play equipment Please ask your visitors to make themselves has now had its analogue television signal on site. Please ensure that children are known at Reception when arriving at the Reception switched off. In order to watch television supervised by an adult at all times. site. If you are expecting visitors after hours, Reception is open at the following times: on site you will need an Integrated Digital please meet them at Reception. 9.00am - 5.00pm (Dec - Mar). TV(IDTV) or a digital receiver, and you may Electricity cables 9.00am - 6.00pm (Apr - Oct). also need an aerial or satellite dish. Safety on Site Please be aware that overhead electricity Mail and messages For more information visit www.digitaluk. cables run through the dog walk. Mail and messages are put on the board at co.uk. Pets Reception. Please keep your dog on a short lead at all Wi-Fi times on the pitching areas and roads within Wi-Fi internet access is available on this site. Close by Site shop the site, and clean up after them. There is a Please ask the Warden for details. Open at the same times as Reception. dog walk and exercise area on site with dog The shop sells Gas, Gaz, Aqua Kem and Electric Hook-up bins provided. Supermarkets Aqua Rinse. The cost of electricity is included in your The closest is the Co-op in Braemar pitch fee, but please help us to minimise Fire point Village, about half a mile from the site. Information Room (to activate alarm/warning) Located and Open at the same times as Reception. our effect on the environment by Tourist Information Centre clearly signed at the service points. Leaflets are available about the many considering your electricity use while on In Braemar Village. attractions and places of interest that you site. In 2009 The Club’s expenditure on Public Transport electricity was £4 million and any saving Vehicles and cycles can visit during your stay. Parents are reminded that children There is a bus service 5 minutes walk can help to reduce pitch fees or invest in remain their responsibility and therefore away. This goes to Aberdeen on the A93, Mobile & public telephones new sites or redevelopments. Vodafone and O2 can be used on this site. they should be supervised at all times, passing through Crathie (Balmoral), Ballater, Other networks can be intermittent. Public and to ensure that all members of their Aboyne and Banchory. telephone – there is a public telephone party follow the principles of road safety. Places of worship located next to Reception. Please note that Site Facilities Motor vehicles and bicycles on site should, Breamar Parish Church, St Andrew’s Catholic this phone does not accept incoming calls. Please see the Site map for locations of at all times, be used with due regard to Church (no Sunday service, Saturday vigil amenity blocks. the safety and convenience of others and only at 5.30pm) and Crathie Church (this their speed should not exceed walking pace is the Queen’s local church when she is at Toilets and showers (5mph). No cycling is permitted on site Pitches The toilet blocks are closed for cleaning at Balmoral). between the hours of dusk and dawn, as approximately the following times: Pitch care determined by the Wardens. Any one-way New block: 11am to 12 noon. system signs should be observed by all Awning ground sheets must be lifted daily if Old block: 10am to 11am. on grass. vehicles and cycles. Foot pedalled cycles, The disabled toilet and shower facilities are scooters and skateboards can be used, but Motorhomes located in the Old block. are not allowed on the paved area around If your pitch is left unoccupied, please leave Laundry toilet blocks and communal areas and must Tell us what you think… your motorhome sign on display. Prices for the use of the laundry facilities are: not be ridden on footpaths. Please note Vacating your pitch Washing machine £3.00, Tumble drier 70p/ that motorised mobility scooters are allowed If you have any comments or suggestions If you wish to stay after 12 noon on your cycle, Spin drier 60p/cycle. Washing sinks on site, but children’s motorised scooters or that could help us to improve this Site, please put them in our Visitors’ Comments day of departure, it is normally not a and ironing boards are also available. We skateboards are not. Book. And if you discover a local pub or problem unless the site is fully booked. also have a wet outdoor clothing and boot Security Barrier restaurant or an interesting place to go, Please check with Reception. drying room. Please do not hang washing There is a security barrier on site for which tell us about that too! Barbecues lines between trees or on the fences. a card is required. These are available from Site address: Glenshee Road, Braemar, These are allowed on site but open fires Recycling facilities Reception. Ballater AB35 5YQ are not. All barbecues must be kept raised There are recycling bins at every service Telephone: 01339 741373 above the grass. point. 2013 Braemar The Invercauld.indd 3-4 05/12/2012 16:07.