Crathie Opportunity Holidays

Crathie Opportunity Holidays aims to surprise and delight its guests - not only with the high standard of design and quality of furnishings but also with the sincere and wholehearted commitment of its staff to their guests comfort and care. In the restored Manse Courtyard of historic Crathie Kirk are four unique self-catering holiday cottages. Winner of one of VisitScotland’s prestigious Thistle Awards the cottages offer the opportunity of a holiday in one of Scotland’s most stunning locations on the banks of the River Dee with glorious views of the mountain peaks of Lochnagar. Each cottage has been carefully designed and furnished to create a warm and welcoming home. Equipment and appliances are of the highest standard and the attractive soft furnishings, bedding and linen all add to the sense of arriving somewhere special. In addition the cottages offer a unique range of features so that disabled people, so often excluded from such holidays, can now enjoy the most relaxing of holidays in wonderful surroundings. Surrounded by an extensive, fenced play area and with the protection of a security gate this facility really is ideal for families with children of all abilities.

The Manse Courtyard Crathie, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5UL

Tel: 013397 42100

Email: info@crathieholidays.org.uk

www.crathieholidays.org.uk

Finzean Estate Farm Shop & Tearoom

Quote from the newly launched 10th edition of Peter Irvine's book "Scotland the Best" - FINZEAN FARM SHOP, DEESIDE - "This one's fabulous, a new one for the book. It's not on the main road, but between Banchory and Aboyne, in an estate. Kate and Catriona run it and it's just lovely, looking out on to the mountains. A lot of food sold here is from the estate – meat and game – and loads of stuff they make themselves, carefully sourced and very well presented. It's really special – one of the best in Britain, I'd say. A real foodie destination."

Balnaboth Steading Finzean, By Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 6PA

Tel: 01330 850710/850767

Email: catriona@finzean.com

www.finzean.com

Glen Tanar Holiday Cottages

A fantastic range of 4 star luxury holiday cottages in beautiful Glen Tanar in the heart of Royal Deeside, Scotland, and within the Cairngorm National Park. No matter how you like to unwind and relax our cottages are an ideal place to start. We have a diverse range of accommodation and are sure to find a house to suit your needs. Each house has its own special qualities be it Rowan Cottage, a little stone bothy; West Millfield, a traditional Granite Cottage or Birkelunn, a truly Norwegian log cabin. All are furnished to a high standard.

Brooks House Glen Tanar, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, AB34 5EU Scotla

Tel: 013398 86451

Email: info@glentanar.co.uk

www.glentanar.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