The Treehouse

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See the Boat of Garten Website for details of local events.

Boat of Garten is a charming scenic village with wonderful views over the countryside to the Cairngorm Mountains. It is an ideal setting for a relaxing break, or as a base for all Spey Valley activities – skiing, golfing, walking, climbing, birdwatching, fishing, riding, tennis, and watersports on Loch Insh and Loch Morlich.

Activities for Children

The Landmark Forest Heritage Park at Carrbridge (5 miles away) is great for all ages- see www.landmark-centre.co.uk

Highland Wildlife Park, Kincraig - see Scotland's wildlife up close - http://highlandwildlifepark.org/.

The Fun House, Coylumbridge, Aviemore - soft play and much more.
The swimming pool at Coylumbridge is also open to non residents.

The Aviemore Highland Resort has a new leisure arena pool which non-residents can use - see http://www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/aviemore/healthandbeauty/swimming.htm

Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore - www.highlandfolk.com/

Loch Insh Watersports - Watersports, 3 adventure play areas and a 60m dry ski slope - www.lochinsh.com

Skiing
The lodge is ideally situated for both the Cairgorm and Lecht ski areas:

Cairngorm Mountain - www.cairngormmountain.co.uk/
Lecht Ski area: - www.lecht.co.uk

Golfing
The lodge overlooks Boat of Garten golf course, a superb 18 hole course in stunning scenery, a true hidden gem of Scottish Golf Courses.

It is an ideal base for any highland golfing holiday with many other clubs within easy reach:
 

 
Walking
There are many walks locally for all ages and abilities.  For further information see the Boat of Garten Walking website.

For more general information on walks visit www.bestwalks.com - The most comprehensive resource on the web for books on walking in The Highlands of Scotland and throughout Britain.

Birdwatching
Boat of Garten is renowned for the Ospreys that return each year to nesting sites in the area. They can be seen nesting at the RSPB centre at Loch Garten and hunting over the local lochs and along the River Spey. From the woodland setting of the Treehouse, a wide variety of birds can be seen, including Tree Creeper, Greenfinch, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Crested Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Redstart, Buzzard.

Fishing
The world renowned River Spey, which runs along the edge of the village, offers unrivalled fishing for Salmon, Sea Trout and Brown Trout.

Tennis
The Boat of Garten Golf and Tennis club is just minutes away.

Steam Railway

 Cycling
There are numerous cycle routes and tracks to suit all abilities in and around Boat of Garten, with many well sign posted routes through the surrounding woodlands.  For further information see the Boat of Garten website here.

Watersports

Loch Insh Watersports - Watersports, 3 adventure play areas and a 60m dry ski slope - www.lochinsh.com

Other Places of Interest

Places of interest in the area include Cairngorm Funicular Railway (www.cairngormmountain.com) and distilleries on the Whisky Trail.

Travel
Aviemore is 5 miles away, Inverness 30 miles.

Edinburgh and Glasgow are approximately 2 ½ hours drive away

Anderson's Restaurant - for every occasion from celebrations to relaxing after a hard days hill walking. Excellent food on your doorstep!

The Boat of Garten Website

The RSPB at Abernethy Forest - Loch Garten

Aviemore and the Cairngorms

Park i - What's What guide to the local area

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