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As well as exploring the wonderful countryside around the cottage you may like to try some other activities such as fishing, walking, golf and many others available in the Dufftown, Speyside area., We have listed a few below:
Call into the Tourist Information Centre housed in the clock tower and pick up a brochure giving details of a number of walks in and around Dufftown. These walks take you past many of the sites of interest in the Dufftown area, (the church, distilleries, the giant’s chair to name only a few).
Take a trip on the Dufftown/Keith railway - click the link for more information on times etc www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk
There are many distilleries in the area these include The Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Glen Grant, Strathisla, Glen Moray, Cardhu and you must include a visit to the Speyside Cooperage at Craigellachie. For more information click on the link www.maltwhiskytrail.com
Dufftown Highland Games are held on the last Saturday of July every year.
Dufftown has an 18 hole golf course that welcomes visitors ‘A hidden gem’ as it has been referred to- full details of this beautiful course can be found on their website www.dufftowngolfclub.com
Speyside is also the home of two whisky festivals. In spring The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival takes place between the 1st May - 10th May inclusive and in Autumn there is the Autumn Speyside Whisky Festival that starts on the 26th September and ends on the 29th September. More details can be found at www.spiritofspeyside.com
Keeping with the whisky theme you can also attend a Whiskly nosing/tasting evening. These take place every Tuesday from June 17th - September. To find our more email enquiries@whiskyshopdufftown.co.uk
Away from the whisky theme the map below shows details of other trails in the area - The Castle Trail, The Victorain Heritage Trail and The Coastal Trail.
On Monday evenings you are welcome at the Dufftown Royal British Legion for a Stramash or on a Thursday evening there is a Ceildh held alternate weeks in The Commercial Hotel and the Royal British Legion
For more information on the history of Dufftown go to www.thisismoray.com/dufftown
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