Photo of Tomintoul, a village in the Cairngorms, Moray, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

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Tomintoul

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At around 345m, Tomintoul is one of the highest villages in the Highlands, laid out on a grid around a long green in 1775 by the Duke of Gordon. It sits on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park and makes a handy base for walking and for the whisky and castle trails around Glenlivet. The roads in can close with snow in winter, so check before you travel.

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Photo of the Cairngorms, a National Park in Scotland.

Cairngorms

You’re inside itNational Park near Aviemore

Britain's biggest national park — a high granite plateau of arctic tundra, ancient Caledonian pinewood and free-flowing rivers.

Photo along the Speyside Way, a long-distance trail running from Buckie to Newtonmore, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Speyside Way

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Follow whisky country's river from the Moray coast into the Cairngorms, distillery by distillery.

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Photo of Tomintoul Distillery, a distillery in the Cairngorms, Moray, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Tomintoul Distillery

Distillery near Tomintoul

Distillery in the high Glenlivet estate country producing 'the gentle dram', with tours.

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Photo of Abernethy, a National Nature Reserve near Nethy Bridge in the Cairngorms, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Abernethy

National Nature Reserve near Nethy Bridge

A National Nature Reserve in Highland.

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Photo of the Cairngorm Mountains, a National Scenic Area in Scotland.

The Cairngorm Mountains

National Scenic Area near Aviemore

Britain's high sub-Arctic plateau.

10.5 km S

Photo: Anagach Woods, a viewpoint near Grantown-on-Spey in the Cairngorms, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

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Viewpoint near Grantown-on-Spey

Community pinewoods on the edge of Grantown-on-Spey, with waymarked walks, red squirrels and capercaillie habitat.

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