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From £90 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

Highland Shepherd Huts

From £90 For 1 night, 2 adults

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Well-equipped shepherd’s huts in Cairngorms National Park
Nethy Bridge five minutes’ drive; Cairngorm Mountain half an hour
Access to Speyside Way from nearby Nethy Bridge; wildlife watching

Wide open spaces, lush forests and spectacular mountains: if you fancy waking up to all these, then Highland Shepherd Huts, in the northern fringes of Cairngorms National Park, might just be the place for you. These modern shepherd’s huts sit in 16 acres of woodland five minutes’ drive (or a 20-minute walk) from the village of Nethy Bridge. From here, you can join the long-distance Speyside Way for a couple of easy hikes to Grantown-on-Spey (six miles) or Boat of Garten (five miles). This latter stretch can also be cycled, and you can hire a set of wheels on site. For something more challenging, head to Cairngorm Mountain (half an hour) – it's a steep old climb but there's always the option of catching the Mountain Railway if you'd like the scenery without the struggle. Other local activities include watersports on Loch Morlich (25 minutes). If the point of your holiday is to slow down and chill out… well, what’s your pleasure? If it’s fishing, you can go angling on the Nethy and Spey rivers (not to mention several local lochs); if it’s golf, there’s an 18-hole course at Boat of Garten (plus a nine-hole in Nethy Bridge). And if it’s wildlife watching, then you’ve really hit the jackpot, for you can simply sit on your hut's deck to spot pine martens, hares and deer. Whichever activity you fill your day with, you'll be coming back to a cosy shepherd's hut that's got its own bathroom and kitchen corner. Bedding and towels are provided to keep life easy, and it's all kept nice and warm thanks to a lovely woodburning stove.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, 1 Apr to Sat, 30 Nov 2024

Pitch types & availability

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Features

Portable toilet

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Picnic table

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Lake and/or mountain

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Highland Shepherd Huts

Mondhuie Lodge

Aviemore

Highlands and Islands

Scotland

PH25 3DF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

57.2665°N
-3.67774°W

Route directions

What3Words: ///wades.horn.signed

Nearest transport

Coach

25.3 mi Bus Station

Rail

5.7 mi Carrbridge Rail Station

7.8 mi Aviemore Rail Station

19.2 mi Kingussie Rail Station

Ferry

26.5 mi Inverness Loch Ness Ferry Landing

Airport

23.8 mi Inverness Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Birdwatchers might want to check out RSPB Scotland Loch Garten Nature Centre (five minutes’ drive), a renowned breeding site for ospreys. Here you may also be able to admire great spotted woodpeckers pecking at the lichen-encrusted trees, plus flocks of geese and several types of tits – some of which will feed from your hand outside the Nature Centre. At the Cairn Distillery in Grantown-on-Spey (10 minutes) you can learn more about the processes that go into the production and maturation of Scotland’s classic spirit… before being welcomed to the tasting room to sample a few wee drams. The prehistoric stone circle within a quiet residential area is just one of the attractions in Aviemore (15 minutes). You can also tee off at the Spey Valley Golf Course or ride the Strathspey Railway, which loosely follows the course of the River Spey.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Nairn (Central)	23.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	N/A
Nairn (East)	23.6 mi	Sea	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Findhorn	27.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Good	Good
Rosemarkie	27.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Speyside Heather Centre 2 mi

Glenlivet Estate 11.3 mi

The Glenlivet Distillery Visitor Centre 13.7 mi

Braemar Castle 20.4 mi

Braemar Highland Heritage Centre 20.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Nethy Bridge - Grantown (Speyside Way) 0.7 mi

Explore Abernethy - King's Road 0.8 mi

Explore Abernethy - Puggy Line Trail 0.8 mi

Explore Abernethy - Riverside Walk 0.8 mi

Explore Abernethy - Broomhill Walk 1.2 mi