ABERLOUR. 8 miles
Attractive small town with good shops including butcher, baker, chemist, newsagent, hairdresser, clothes shops, supermarket and ironmonger.
The Spey Larder stocks fine food and wines.
They will make sandwiches for a picnic while you wait. There are seats down by the river.
Walker’s Shortbread factory shop is open to visitors. It is at the edge of the town towards Craigellachie.
Aberlour Hotel has a nice restaurant.
The Mash Tun pub serves real ale and good meals.
The Dowans Hotel above Aberlour provides good meals.
The clock tower is all that is left of the former Aberlour Orphanage. Speyside High School now occupies most of the former site.
ELGIN. 18 miles
Main Shopping Centre.
Half-day closing, Wednesday, although only the older small shops now close.
The Laichmoray Hotel by the second roundabout on the way into the town from Rothes does excellent fish as also does the Sunninghill Hotel.
AVIEMORE. 25 miles.
Winter sports
The ski slopes and funicular railway are about 10 miles from Aviemore.
Strathspey steam railway.
LOSSIEMOUTH. 6 Miles beyond Elgin.
Pleasant seaside town..
FORRES. 16 Miles.
Pleasant town with good shopping.
Brodie Countryfare is 6 miles beyond Forres.
GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY. 16 Miles.
Attractive town with good shopping and amenities.
Half-day closing, Thursday.
Grantown East, the former railway station, is a nice restaurant and shop.
Nairn. 26 Miles
Nice seaside town.
DUFFTOWN. 12 Miles.
Whisky capital of the world !
Glenfiddich Distillery has an excellent visitor centre.
Heritage railway to Keith.