Balmoral Estate

The Balmoral Estate is the Scottish home to the British Royal Family. The estate is open to the public from April to the end of July each year. Visitors can enjoy an audio tour, included in the admission charge which guides them around the gardens, grounds and exhibitions of this unique Highland estate. The coffee shop on site seats 100 and serves light snacks and meals with a Highland flavour along with the gift shop which has both gifts with a Scottish and Royal theme. Visitors who would like to stay longer on the estate can book one of our 6 holiday cottages with the unique privilege of being able to play on the Balmoral 9 hole golf course. Salmon fishing is available on the river Dee which flows through the estate. The Queens Highland and Fell ponies are available for pony trekking throughout the open season and we offer a series of 2hr, day, evening and even two day trail rides. Wildlife safaris are also on offer with the Ranger Service; a fantastic way to explore the scenery and wildlife of this special place.

The Estates Office, Balmoral, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5TB

Tel: 013397 42534

Email: Garry.Marsden@balmoralcastle.com

www.balmoralcastle.com/

Fishdee Ltd

FishDee is the multi functional website for the River Dee angling fishing tourism sector. The River Dee is internationally famous for its salmon fishing, and especially so for its multi-sea winter spring salmon, with anglers coming from all over the world to fish it. Over 40 of the River Dee's salmon beats are included on the site which is over 90% of the fishing beats. You can see its current fishing availability and book vitually all your fishing online 24/7 or by telephone. The website provides an automated daily river levels page with local weather report - river levels are updated twice daily during the salmon season and most beats report salmon & sea trout catches nightly on the site. The website provides a detailed weekly catches report and a prospects information for the following week, throughout the whole fishing season from February to October. FishDee attracts 2 million page views annually and provides an excellent vehicle for service providers to be discovered by visitors planning a visit to Deeside. FishDee provides support for the service sector to ensure they offer the facilities that are important to visiting anglers. For any information or advice please contact Ken Reid at ken@riverdee.org or 07979 878971 who will be happy to assist you.

River Office Mill of Dinnet Dinnet, By Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, AB34 5LL

Tel: 01339 880411

Email: ken@riverdee.org

www.fishdee.co.uk

Invercauld Estate

Outstanding salmon and sea trout fishing on the River Dee in the heart of Royal Deeside. Walking in the heart of the Cairngorm Mountains as well as holiday lodges and cottages to let.

4 The Keiloch Invercauld, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5TW

Tel: 013397 41224

Email: office@invercauld.org

www.invercauld.org

Owned by the National Trust for Scotland, the Estate occupies nearly 8% of
the Cairngorms National Park, covering in total 29,340 hectares of some
of the most remote and scenic wild land in Scotland, including four of the five highest mountains in the UK.Within it's boundaries are fine examples of classic features of a Highland landscape: remnants of the ancient Caledonian pine forest, heather moorland, juniper scrub and a part of the high Cairngorm plateau.The Estate is recognised as one of the most important nature conservation landscapes in the British Isles. Luxury Self Catering cottages to let.

National Trust Scotland Mar Lodge, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB35 5YJ

Tel: 013397 41433/0844 4932172

Email: klilley@nts.org.uk

www.marlodgeestate.org.uk