Aviemore Glamping

Get to grips with the local area by taking a ride on the Strathspey Steam Railway (10 minutes’ walk) before setting your sights on all the numerous other attractions and activities in this action-packed region. There’s the Landmark Forest Adventure Park, where the kids can get stuck into the climbing wall, highwire course, maze and rollercoaster (10 minutes’ drive), as well as the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre (15 minutes) for meeting and greeting Santa’s fave four-legged friends. Pick up the pace with watersports like sailing on Loch Morlich and Loch Insh (15 minutes), then gaze at the big birds in the RSPB Loch Garten Osprey Centre (20 minutes). Critters can also be seen in the RZSS Highland Wildlife Park (25 minutes), a 105-hectare safari experience and zoo. Keep an eye out for animals, like mountain hares, in their natural habitat too during roams of Cairngorms’ peaks, which transform into ski spots in winter (20 minutes). Whatever time of year you’re visiting, it’s always worth indulging in a little whisky at the Speyside Distillery (half an hour), which specialises in the spirit that’s synonymous with Scotland.