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A few ideas for your holiday. The images on this page
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British Legion Pipe Band
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Annual Bikeathon
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 Skiing: Kingussie's
location makes a day trip to several different skiing areas possible. Closest
is the famous Cairngorm
area and further east is the popular Lecht resort. To the west the Aonach
Mor area, which boasts Scotland's only gondola lift. Both Cairngorm
and Aonach Mor run lifts during the summer months, so you can climb the
hills without the aches and pains the next morning! |
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| Walking
and climbing: The area is criss-crossed by a vast network of footpaths
traversing a range of terrains from glen to mountain to forest, and the
climbing areas of the Cairngorm and Monadhliath mountains are a short distance
away. Some excellent local guide books are available to help you plan your
routes. |
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| Fishing:
Kingussie is situated right by the Spey, a river world famous for its beauty
and its salmon fishing. |
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| Bird Watching:
A short drive from Kingussie you will find the RSPB Insh Marshes Reserve
and the Loch Garten Osprey Reserve where many osprey chicks have been reared
in recent years. |
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| Golf:
There are 18 hole golf courses at Kingussie, Newtonmore, Boat of Garten
and Grantown-on-Spey - all a stones-throw away. |
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| Other activities:
If that's not enough to keep you busy, the list goes on.... Pony trekking
and mountain biking can be arranged locally and offer an alternative way
to see our beautiful countryside. For the whisky enthusiast the Speyside
Malt Whisky Trail is the ideal way to spend the day, and for those wishing
to learn something of the areas eventful history or trace their ancestry,
there are many heritage centres and museums in the area. |
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Built in the early 18th century by the Hanoverian government as a garrison for soldiers to quell the rebellious Jacobites, the impressive Ruthven Barracks are the best preserved of the four garrisons built at this time and serve as a reminder of the Highlands troubled past. The site is a short distance to the south of Kingussie. |
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