WHAT’S ON JUNE 2022 : EVENTS & INFORMATION : FREE
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WELCOME JUNE 2022 Welcome to the Cairngorms National Park and your special June 2022 edition of What’s On, the free events guide. on e Bikeath
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With June 2022 being the historic month that the Queen celebrates a whopping 70 years on the throne, the Park is positively brimming with excitement and party vibes. After all, the Cairngorms is one of her favourite places in the world. Whether you want to celebrate by picnic-ing like a royal, or attending a beacon lighting ceremony or breaking out into collective song, you can! One of the jewels in the events crown this month (pun intended) is bound to be Ballater - the village is really pulling out all the stops to be jubilant this June (See feature pages 10-11). But don’t worry if royalty doesn’t float your boat, there are plenty of diverse things to do throughout the entire month. If you’re a runner, for instance, why not get yourself to Blair Castle for its trail weekend on 4-5 June? Or if you’re a history enthusiast, then Grantown is the place for you on 11-12 for its ‘viking re-enactment’ event. Or if you are a dancer at heart you will love Newtonmore’s step dance weekend on 17-19.
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Map
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What’s the Story... Picnic like a Queen
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Eat, Drink & Activities
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This guide is available online visit visitcairngorms.com
This is just scratching the surface - for the full low down see the events section on pages 4-7. You’ll find details of book clubs, farmers markets, quiz nights, live music, guided walks, shinty matches... And more!
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WHAT’s ON You are in an all year round destination with lots going on. Check out what’s happening each day, for further information and details of new events added please visit: www.visitcairngorms.com/whats-on
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JUNE 2022
Monday 30th May
Events May - September Gerard Murphy Photography 2022 Summer Exhibition - Corgarff Community Hall, Strathdon. 10am-5pm. T: 07501 086882. www.gerardmurphy. co.uk
May-12th June Art Sale in aid of Ukraine - Iona Gallery, Kingussie. 10.30am-4pm. T: 01540 673422.
1st-9th June Top Gun: Maverick - Spey Valley Cinema, Aviemore. 2pm & 7pm Showings. www.macdonaldspeyvalleycinema.co.uk
3rd-5th June Jubilee Celebrations: Pipe Bands, Birds of Prey, Corgis & Afternoon Tea - Balmoral Castle, Crathie. Booking Essential www.balmoralcastle.com
4th-5th June Blair Castle Trail Weekender Running Event - Blair Castle, Blair Atholl. www.entrycentral.com/festival/2922
11th-12th June Viking Re-enactment Weekend Grantown East, Grantown on Spey. 11am-3pm. T: 01479 816262. www.grantowneast.com
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Dannsa Step Dance Weekend - Newtonmore Village Hall. T: 07780 925663.
10th-21st June Jurassic World Dominion - Spey Valley Cinema, Aviemore. 2pm & 7pm Showings. www.macdonaldspeyvalleycinema.co.uk Spring Exhibition - Chapel House Arts, Kingussie. 10am-1pm. T: 01540 662438. www.facebook.com/ KingussieHighStreet
Tuesday 31st May Legends of Loch Morlich Guided Walk - Loch Morlich Car Park, Glenmore. 10am-2pm. www.secretstrathspey.com Recitals for Wrigglers - St Margaret’s, Braemar. 1.30-2.15pm. www.stmargaretsbraemar.org.uk
Wednesday 1st June Chris Grant Guitarist Singer - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Thursday 2nd June Book Group - Grantown Library. 10.15-11.15am. T: 01349 781630. Ballater Platinum Jubilee 2022 Lighting of the Beacon Ceremony hosted by Fiona Kennedy The Green, Ballater. 8-10pm. www.visitballater.com Live Music with Scott Ramsay - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233. Live Music with Tweed - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368.
Friday 3rd June Altnacriche Open Day - Altnacriche, Aviemore. 11am-4pm. www.alltnacriche.org.uk Platinum Jubilee Food Festival - Rothiemurchus, Aviemore. 11am-3pm. www.rothiemurchus.net Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration, Laggan Street Party - Laggan Village Hall. 2.30-5.30pm.
Accoustic Night with Stephanie Staples - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 8pm. T: 07510 035135.
Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Ballater Platinum Jubilee Service of Song Glenmuick Church, Ballater.
‘Little Top’ a magical first circus experience for babies to 18 months - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 1-3pm. T: 01479 831123. www.eden-court.co.uk/event/little-top
Ballater Platinum Jubilee Ballater Films present ‘A Royal Night Out’ - Victoria Hall, Ballater. www.visitballater.com
Saturday 4th June
Tuesday 7th June
Quiz Night - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 8.45-10.45pm. T: 01479 810233.
The Speyside Way ‘The Wrong Way’ Guided Walk - Grantown East to Auckernack. 10.45am. www.secretstrathspey.com
Wednesday 8th June
The Dell Market - The Dell of Abernethy, Nethy Bridge. 11am-5pm. T: 01479 821643. www.thedellofabernethy.co.uk/lineup
Thursday 9th June
Ballater Platinum Jubilee Hobby Horse Race Tote (11am-1pm), 1950’s Themed Afternoon Tea & Games (2-4.30pm), Live Streaming of Buckingham Palace Concert (7pm) - The Green & Victoria Hall, Ballater www.visitballater.com
Live Music with Anne Dickson & Callum Beange Guitarists/Singers - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm.
Live Music with Mother’s Ruin - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368.
Sunday 5th June Cairngorms Farmers Market - The Square, Grantown on Spey. 10am-3pm. T: 07708 169813. Car Boot Sale - Grantown East, Grantown on Spey. 11am-3pm. www.grantowneast.com The Nethy Bridge Big Jubilee Lunch/Picnic Nethy Games Field. 12.30-5pm. Live Music with Anne Dickson & Callum Beange Guitarists/Singers - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 6-8pm. Ballater Platinum Jubilee Big Jubilee Lunch (bring your own), Treeplanting, Music & Dance Extravaganza - The Green, Ballater. 11am-5pm. www.visitballater.com
Monday 6th June Live Music with Graeme Mackay Accordionist -
Chris Grant Guitarist Singer - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233. Live Music with Tweed - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368.
Friday 10th June Live Music with the Anne Dickson Band - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368. Wildlife Wander - RSPB Insh Marshes, Kingussie. 9.30am-1pm. T: 07719 079029. www.events.rspb. org.uk/inshmarshes
Saturday 11th June Live Music with Anne Dickson & Callum Beange Guitarists/Singers - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. Live Music with the Johnny Cash Duo - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368.
Sunday 12th June Cairngorms Farmers Market - The Square, Grantown on Spey. 10am-3pm. T: 07708 169813. Aviemore & Vicinity Community Council Market - Aviemore Village Green. 11am-4pm. T: 07925 150890. Carboot - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 12-3pm.
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WHAT’s ON Repair Cafe Cairngorms - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 2-5pm. T: 01479 831123. www.facebook.com/repaircafecairngorms
Live Music with Anne Dickson & Callum Beange Guitarists/Singers - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm.
Live Music with Scott Ramsay Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 6-8pm. T: 01479 810233.
Live Music with Gilly’s Gypsies - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368.
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Sunday 19th June
Newtonmore Seniors Golf Open (Ladies & Gents) - Newtonmore Golf Club. 8am-2pm. T: 01540 673878.
Kingussie Bikeathon Laggan Loop - KIngussie High School. Registration from 9.30am. Depart 10.30am. www.facebook.com/ CycleFriendlyKingussie
Live Music with Graeme Mackay Accordionist - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Tuesday 14th June The Storylands Sessions Open Mic Night Loch Insh Outdoor Centre, Kincraig. 7pm. www.badenochstorylands.com Quiz Night - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 8.45-10.45pm. T: 01479 810233.
Wednesday 15th June Chris Grant Guitarist Singer - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Thursday 16th June Live Music with Tweed - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368.
Friday 17th June Live Traditional Music with Jack Badcock St Margaret’s, Braemar. 8-10pm. www.stmargaretsbraemar.org.uk Live Music with Anne Dickson Band The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368.
Saturday 18th June
Cairngorm School of Dance Showcase Aviemore Village Green. 11am-5pm. www.cairngormschoolofdance.com Tomintoul Touler10k - Tomintoul. 2-4pm. www.touler10k.co.uk Live Music with Alfie McQuade - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 812368.
Monday 20th June Live Music with Graeme Mackay Accordionist Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Tuesday 21st June Quiz Night - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 8.45-10.45pm. T: 01479 810233.
Wednesday 22nd June Chris Grant Guitarist Singer Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Wednesday 25th May Yoga & yin/restorative - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 6-7pm. T: 07707 174314.
Speyside Triathlon - Loch Insh Outdoor Centre. 9am. www.entrycentral.com/event/110743
Live Music with Anne Dickson & Callum Beange Guitarists/Singers - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm.
Grease Singalong - Grantown Community Cinema. 2-4pm. T: 01479 872262. www.grantowncinema.co.uk
Live Music with Tweed - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368.
Boat’s BIG Charity Gig - Boat of Garten Community Hall. 7pm. T: 01479 831123. 6
Cairngorms Farmers Market - Gynack Gardens, Kingussie. 10am-3pm. T: 07709 169813.
Friday 24th June Live Music with the Anne Dickson Band - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368.
Saturday 25th June Live Music with Anne Dickson & Callum Beange Guitarists/Singers - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. Live Music with Gilly’s Gypsies - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368
Sunday 26th June
Shinty www.shinty.com Saturday 4th June Kingussie 2nds v Caberfeidh - The Dell, Kingussie. 12pm. Kingussie v Oban Camanachd - The Dell, Kingussie. 3pm.
Sunday 5th June Badenoch Ladies v Lochaber - The Dell, Kingussie. Time TBC.
Outdoor Yoga (No mat is required) - Meet Rothiemurchus Car Park opposite Centre, Aviemore. 10.30-11.30am. Booking Essential T: 07707 174314.
Saturday 11th June
Outside Qigong - Meet Rothiemurchus Car Park opposite Centre, Aviemore. 12.15-1.15pm. Booking Essential T: 07707 174314.
Newtonmore 2nds v Fort William - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 12pm.
The Dell Tipi Sessions - Dell of Abernethy, Nethy Bridge. 12-9pm. T: 01479 821643. www.thedellofabernethy.co.uk
Saturday 25th June
Artie’s Singing Kettle - Aviemore Community Centre. 1.30-2.30pm. www.ticketsource.co.uk
Monday 27th June Live Music with Graeme Mackay Accordionist Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Newtonmore 2nds v Lochcarron - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 2.30pm.
Saturday 18th June
Newtonmore v Kinlochshiel - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 3pm. Newtonmore v Lovat - The Eilan, Newtonmore. 2.30pm.
Sunday 26th June Badenoch Ladies 2nds v Strathglass - The Dell, Kingussie. Time TBC.
Tuesday 28th June Quiz Night - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 8.45-10.45pm. T: 01479 810233.
Wednesday 29th June Indoor Outdoor Yoga in the Tipi - The Dell of Abernethy, Nethy Bridge. 6.30-7.30pm. Booking Essential T: 07707 174314. Chris Grant Guitarist Singer - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233.
Thursday 30th June Live Music with Scott Ramsay - Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. 9pm. T: 01479 810233. Live Music with Tweed - The Bothy Bar, The Winking Owl, Aviemore. 9.30pm. T: 01479 812368. 7
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Picnic Queen LIKE A
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The east side of the Park is steeped in royalty, hence its name ‘Royal Deeside’, and makes the perfect location for a summer’s day picnic which feels that bit more special…
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Deeside locals have reported many sightings of the Royal family over the years enjoying a picnic in the vicinity of their beloved holiday home, Balmoral, which is on the SnowRoads running from Grantown-on-Spey to Blairgowrie.
Balmoral Castle
The grounds of Balmoral Castle itself, with its glorious gardens, make for an idyllic picnic spot.
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The Park is full of fantastic local food suppliers. Why not go premium with your picnic and pick up some homegrown meat while you’re here? Or try the produce of local artisans from our cheesemakers to bakers to chocolate makers to whisky distillers? Many of our food suppliers in the Park have Royal warrants, issued when they’ve supplied goods or services to the Royals. So, you really can eat like a Queen!
Similarly Blair Castle and its gardens is a uniquely Royal location. The story goes that Queen Victoria stayed here for 3 weeks in 1844, thought to be the start of her lifelong love of the Cairngorms. A third is the abandoned old settlement of Auchtavan by Braemar. This, according to local guide of Yellow Welly Tours, Simon Blackett, was the late Queen Mother’s favourite spot.
For more ideas see: www.visitcairngorms.com/ picnic-in-the-park
Other picnic spots fit for a Queen (or King!) in the Cairngorms National Park include: • Loch an Eilein, Rothiemurchus Estate - voted Britain’s favourite picnic spot in a poll in 2010 • Glen Doll, Glen Clova, by Kirriemuir - picnic tables along the riverside with nearby car park • Loch Insh, Kincraig - picnic tables, watersports and cafe/restaurant • Loch Muick, Ballater - picnic tables, you can walk around the loch and pass the stunning Glas-allt Shiel house, built by Queen Victoria • Loch Morlich - picnic tables, sandy beach, watersports, cafe • Cambus O’May, near Dinnet - picnic benches and a range of accessible, marked walks • Glen Tanar Estate - pebble beaches and several marked walking trails, as well as a visitor centre with parking and toilets
Loch an Eilein: Voted Britain’s Favourite Picnic Spot 2010
The Japanese Pagoda
Escape Rooms
Pagoda Bistro
Cairngorms Escape Rooms
Treat yourself to a delicious meal and sample a cocktail or two!
Locked in a mysterious room with only 60 minutes to break out, do you have what it takes to escape the Japanese POW Camp or overcome the Wolf of Badenoch to break free? Find the clues, solve the puzzles, make your escape! Great fun for all the family.
Indoor & Outdoor dining available. Open Tues-Sat 10am -8pm, Sun 10am-6pm We look forward to welcoming you!
www.escape-cairngorms.co.uk Tel: 01479 873877 Seafield Avenue, Grantown, PH26 3JF
Fancy trying something different during your time in the Cairngorms National Park, or an alpaca lover looking to get your alpaca-fix. Bookings are essential so please contact us via one of the following;
Our Alpaca experiences:
www.cairngormalpacas.co.uk
MEET AND GREET
30 minutes - Suitable for all ages, kids under 3 go free.
1 HOUR VISIT AND TREK
Suitable for children aged 5 and over, children under 12 must share an alpaca with an adult. Bookings are essential so please contact us via one of the following;
www.cairngormalpacas.co.uk E: info@cairngormalpacas.co.uk • T: 07798 658 028
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Clay Pigeon Shooting • Monday to Saturday. Age 12 and above. • Ground available from 2pm. Last booking time - 4pm. • 7 trap styles including a ‘running rabbit’. • Prices: 25 shots - £50.00. 50 Shots - £75.00 All equipment provided.Instruction & Safety PPE all provided. Instructor always remains with participants. Call 01540651255 to book. Bookings to be made 24hrs in advance if possible.
Please click the activities link on our website for further information, how to get here and to discover the other activities & attraction available at Alvie Estate
www.alvie-estate.co.uk
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