Avimore attractions

[Mistopheles]

Just been offered a free week in Avimore, Scotland. I've been once before (to ski) but it was when I was a lot younger, and I don't really remember it. Can anyone suggest anything interesting to do in the area? I've got a car, so can drive to places, but don't want to spend every day travelling for hours.

[Lindylou]

We spent a week at Avimore and one trip was to Culloden (near Inverness).  Not to far to travel and very interesting.  And sad.  Apparently a new Visitors Centre opened in Spring 2005. 

[Romaz]

Have a look here, should give you some ideas

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/aviemore/aviemore/

[denisegordon]

Do you like walking?  If so there are lots of walks on the Forestry Commission land, go to the visitor centre near Loch Morlich and do the Green Loch walk, beautiful especially if the sun is shining.  Also good is the walk from the centre up to the ski centre car park, or Loch an Eileen on Rothiemurchas land.  The beach at Loch Morlich is lovely when the sun is rising or setting.  If it's a nice day, go north to Findhorn Bay for the beach.

[GarryD39b]

I travel north at least once a year  up to Grantown on Spey which is about 15 miles from Aviemore very nice town with friendly people.The Highland wildlife safari park is 10 minutes south of Aviemore with a very good range of animals such as bison,wolves otters,lynx and many others.There is the finicular railway which takes you up the cairngorm mountains to the highest cafe in Britain where the views are quite stunning,this is also about 10 minutes from Aviemore.The steam railway from Aviemore will take you into Boat of Garten past the golf course where there is an osprey centre and the golf course if you do play golf you are spoiled for choice as there is excellent courses in almost every town.

Nairn is about 1 hours drive away but well worth the trip it has a cracking beach and at this time of year there is normally a fairground or 15 minutes from there you can visit the baxter soup centre and spey bay if you like looking for dolphins.Aviemore has a tourist information centre as you come into the town and almost every shop or pub has brochures of what's on that month.

If you are travelling by car take the A9 going up with a stop off at Pitlochry and take the scenic road on the way home which takes you through Fort William,Glencoe and Ben Nevis

Have a great holiday I'M sure you will