Things to do in Speyside
There are various things to do, activities to partake in and sights to stay and see in Moray Speyside, Scotland.
Speyside Scotland offers a range of first-class whiskey and multiple sights such as unspoilt stunning beaches with seas of dolphins, fishing, kayaking down the Cullen of the River Spey, enjoying the cairngorms national park with the family, mountain biking on many renowned trails and walking on many of the highest peaks.
Search no further than Speyside for all the greatest and most interesting travel adventures to suit all the family.
The Speyside Whiskey Shop
Why not visit the Speyside Whiskey Shop, located in the heart of Speyside Aberlour, that opened in October 2018.
We're situated on the central high street, offering plentiful free parking to all visitors and customers. The shop is surrounded by iconic whiskey distilleries, such as Balvenie, Glenfiddich distillery and Speyside. It is also filled with sights such as Cardhu, The Macallan, Aberlour and GlenAllachie. Our company stores and stocks up on a wide variety of multiple craft gins, tonic waters, whiskey and plenty of merchandise. Our business specialises in highly collectable single malt bottles of whiskey with a vast range of distilleries.
Our winter opening times are:
Monday - Saturday, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Our summer opening times are:
Monday - Sunday, 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
These times have extended opening hours, mostly during local festivals. Our friendly staff and whiskey sellers look forward to welcoming you into the shop.
Speyside Golf Experience
You can visit the Moray Speyside Golf Experience. We aim to promote the outstanding high-quality areas of Scotland with a year-round golfing collaboration experience. We collaborate and work closely with golf courses, visitor attractions alongside plenty of hotels and other accommodation property sites to create a fantastic welcoming experience that is memorable and enjoyable.
The company has ten founding members, five of which are golf clubs and all have been established businesses and organisations for over 100 years' located from the Highlands across to the North East coast and bays of Scotland. Each of these businesses and clubs delivers full-spectrum course styles to our golfers.
You could even visit Forres or Elgin, two former royal burghs situated in the North on the Moray Coast, for further sights to see during the day after a morning game of golf on your own or with the family.
The Keith & Dufftown Railway
Take the opportunity to visit the Keith and Dufftown's railway in Scotland filled with northern heritage.
Engulf in some of the most picturesque Scottish scenery as you travel your way down from Dufftown to enjoy the Malt Whiskey Capital of the World and further down to the Drummuir castle and halt at Drummuir.
Finally, you will reach Keith to enjoy more stunning villages and sights. For those that deeply love their whiskey or have found a hobby in photography, this railway journey is an experience you won't want to miss.
You get the chance to view a wide range of beautiful wildlife, including birds of prey, wildfowl, deer and numerous other creatures.
Speyside Whiskey Tours
Our high-quality malt whiskey trail tours display and offer a wide range of excellent day trips to and around Speyside's most famous whiskey distilleries for customers and visitors to enjoy in the comfort of luxury Range Rovers.
We tend to offer various itineraries to suit your visit and your desires and wants. Many of the whiskey tours we offer are exclusively available to our customers. We highly recommend paying for these incredible experiences; there's no more refined way to explore Moray Speyside.
The chauffeurs we have to drive you around the site are incredibly knowledgeable as they have lived in and experienced the area for several years. They can spend the tour entertaining you with stories about and histories of the Whiskies, the Highlands, the smugglers and many more.
In addition to driving around in the comfort of a luxurious Range Rover Vogue, you may taste numerous rare malts that are unavailable to other visitors and gain access to parts of malt whiskey distilleries.
Find out more about the Speyside Whisky Trail in Scotland.
Speyside's Goat Farm
Speyside's goat farm is a small Scottish farm that produces natural, high-quality Boer goat meat from its herd of goats.
The farm shop supplies yarns and skins from the sheep and goats in the pens, alongside various fabric products and quality meats.
All the animals reared on the farm and are taken to the abattoir by the farmers and shop owners, and we ensure we don't use hauliers.
Visitors can enjoy and share a cuddle with the young livestock and goats on-site. We're so proud and happy of the goats we grow and take care of, and we're sure they and the staff look forward to meeting you.
Ballindalloch Castle
For stunning sights, visit Ballindalloch, one of Scotland's most romantic and beautiful castles to see.
It is a much-loved family home, lived in by the Macpherson-Grants, the original family, since around 1546. The Ballindalloch is also known as the "Pearl of the North" and is the most magnificent, warm and welcoming surroundings of the Spey Valley.
It is stacked with family memorabilia and a stunning collection of 17th-century Spanish paintings by Sir John Macpherson-Grant in 1850 for all family members to learn its history.
Windswept Brewing Co. Taproom
Windswept Brewing Co, located in Lossiemouth, is a craft brewery set up by ex-RAF pilots Al Read and Nigel Tiddy, who had an extensive passion for outdoor sports in the stunning dramatic landscape's of Scotland and great tasting craft beers.
They offer visitors and customers an award-winning range of hand-crafted beers with unique, exceptional taste. We are proud to welcome all visitors and travellers to take a pit stop at our shop, brewery, and taproom and take one of our available tours.
Knockando Wool Mill
Whilst you're here, why not visit Knockando Woolmill, nestled in the very Highlands of Scotland. The wool mill ensures a tour where visitors can witness the craft of spinning, weaving and carding using the high-quality local wool passed down through numerous Scottish generations since 1784.
The shop here provides showcases that genuinely display the range of woollen blankets, accessories and scarves. The Knockando Woolmill creates small batches of various fabrics and yarns to suit the luxury market. Our professional's on-site use and knowledge on the many skills, historical methods, old traditions, and styles from 1784 have existed on the Scottish site.
Knockando Woolmill is situated 0.5 miles from the Speyside Way and is an ideal midway breakpoint for all distance cyclists and path walkers. On the section 4 route, from Craigellachie to Ballindalloch, the Knockando Woolmill is just down the road from the Tamdu station. The Tamdhu railway station offers a shop, visitor centre and shop and is the perfect stop location to purchase essentials for the rest of the journey.
Gordon Castle Walled Gardens
For those looking for a great day filled with stunning sights in the North-East region of Scotland, be sure to visit our beautiful Gordon Castle Walled Garden. The walled garden has been thoroughly restored to its former appearance and is a glorious sight to see for any traveller and visitor.
The cafe serves home-cooked, fresh food at our Walled Garden and a fantastic children's play area so that all family can enjoy a day out in Speyside. Luxury Scottish traditional food and drinks and hand-crafted gifts with some of the ingredients from our Walled Garden is offered for you to snack on and discover.
The family-friendly Scottish Garden offers products and attractions for everyone, including scarce plants and fruit trees for all avid gardeners and green thumbs.
Gedwood
Speyside travellers and visitors may want to be immersed in the local rewarding skill building practice of Woodcraft at Gedwood. Tutors and Countryside Rangers nearby and onsite can offer the chance to learn about various wood species and their unique properties for an environmentally conscious skill-building experience.
Master the use of the traditional techniques and classic tools of the age-old craft and come back from your trip with your hand-crafted creation to show off when you get back home.
Our bespoke courses offer the making of whiskey tumblers, ash gates, shave horses, rustic stools and pole lathe turning. Group bookings and private tuition are available to all customers and potential visitors.
Speyside Cooperage
Our award-winning five-star acorn to cask exhibition will whisk you through the journey of a casks lifecycle where all our visitors can witness our skilled and talented working coopers. They utilise all their years of experience using all the traditional tools and methods of the ancient barrel-making craft.
You may see our qualified Coopers with their apprentices and get the exciting chance to discover how they perform and learn this traditional ancient craft. Visitors can also witness the firing of casks where they will have many fantastic opportunities for photographs.
In the aftermath of the tour, the knowledgeable guides will escort you to a reserved area in our rustic barrel-themed coffee shop where you may enjoy an excellent wide selection of shortbreads, all locally made, and a dram of our finest 10-year-old malt whiskey. We especially bottle our whiskeys and offer them in Speyside Cooperage tasting glasses to be served to you to keep with all the vital tasting notes and flavours.
Read more about Speyside Cooperage Tours.
The Speyside Cooperage Tours is one of the popular attractions in the Speyside area. If you are planning a holiday or short stay in Speyside, we have some great luxury cottages available. For Speyside accommodation follow the link below.