The Treehouse

Activities:

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.

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Family Activities

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/leisure/index.htm

The Dalfaber Golf & Country Club has a golf course and swimming pool, sauna and jacuzzi, etc. They offer a family membership from £ 30 for a four day pass, £50 for a seven day pass. For further details contact the leisure club on 01479 811244.

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

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

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, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

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.

Fishing

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

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.

Boat of Garten Golf & Tennis Club

+44 (0) 1479 831282

www.boatgolf.com

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

Red Squirrels

There are regular sightings of red squirrels at the Treehouse, and they can often be seen jumping from tree to tree. They have also been spotted up on the deck, where they sharpen their teeth on the antlers!

Restaurants

Anderson's Restaurant – ‘Whether you've something to celebrate, are at the end of a hard day's walking in the hills, or simply fancy a break from cooking at home, it is our wish at Anderson's that you all feel welcome. Forget pretence, the atmosphere here is relaxed and informal, so sit back, switch off, and savour the pleasure of great food and drink.’

Excellent food on your doorstep!

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

Steam Railway

The Strathspey Steam Railway runs from Broomhill to Aviemore via Boat of Garten. The railway line runs along the perimeter of the grounds of the Treehouse , which provide an ideal viewing point of the steam trains as they pass. The Timetable varies from a very infrequent service in the winter to approximately 4 return journeys a day in high summer. For full details see the Strathspey Steam Railway website.

View from the Deck!

Tennis

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

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.

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

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Useful Links:

The Boat of Garten Website

The RSPB at Abernethy Forest - Loch Garten

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

- Pet friendly accommodation in the British Isles

SelfCateringSearcher.co.uk - Online accommodation directory

Holiday Home Rental If you are looking for a holiday home rental somewhere in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, The Channel Islands or The Isle of Man, try www.HolidayHomeRental.co.uk, a partner provider of self-catering holiday homes throughout the United Kingdom. The site contains over 10,000 self-catering vacation properties which are available direct from the owners and managers.

CairngormsHolidayCottages.com - self catering holiday accommodation in Cairngorms National Park Scotland - Laggan, Newtonmore, Kingussie, Kincraig, Aviemore, Boat of Garten, Carrbridge, Grantown-on-Spey, Tomintoul, Ballater and Braemar.

IHA.com : Holiday rentals, bed and breakfast and self catering accommodation book direct with owner

Birdpics UK - created by Dave Simmons to promote wildlife photography, especially birds. He has some excellent snow scene photographs taken at the Treehouse.