Culdearn House, Grantown on Spey, Speyside, Scotland
Travel directions and assistance for getting to Culdearn House in Grantown on Spey, from other parts of Scotland and abroad

Travelling to Culdearn House Hotel

Culdearn House is located in Grantown on Spey in the heart of the beautiful Spey Valley. It is easy to reach whether travelling by road, rail, air, or sea, with good connections from all major routes.

Grantown-on-Spey, the capital of Strathspey, was founded in the 18th Century, and nestles in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. It is an all year round centre. In addition to the obvious attractions of the area in spring and summer, there is excellent ski-ing and climbing in the Cairngorms in winter, and autumn is particularly beautiful with the heather and the autumnal colours in the trees and bracken, making Strathspey an ideal choice of venue for a short Autumn break.

Grantown is within easy reach of the West Highlands, Skye, Inverness, Loch Ness, Culloden, Aviemore.

map of Scotland showing the location of Culdearn House hotel, in Speyside, Scottish Highlands
Click the red spot for detailed map

For any general travel/timetable enquiries, there is a nationwide travel information service available, called Traveline Scotland. One number gives access to information about all rail, coach, bus, ferry and internal air services in Scotland. Telephone 0870 608 2608. All calls will be charged at the national rate.

travel to Inverness and Aviemore by train

Aviemore railway station is 15 miles away and well serviced, located on the main line from London to Inverness via Glasgow and Edinburgh. Taxis are readily available at the station.

The Scotrail website gives timetable details.

travel by road to Grantown on Spey
Travelling north on the A9 heading towards Inverness, take the righthand turn onto the A95 2 miles after Aviemore, signposted Elgin/Grantown-on-Spey. As you enter Grantown-on-Spey from the south-west on the A95, turn Left at the 30mph sign; Culdearn House is directly in front of you across the road.

When approaching from the North East (Elgin/Aberlour/Braemar) into Grantown-on-Spey, turn Left at the traffic lights, signposted for Aviemore, and Culdearn House is 500 yards along the road on the Right.
travel by air to Inverness airport, or Glasgow and Edinburgh

The nearest airport is Inverness, located 15 minutes north of the city. To reach Culdearn House, follow the signs from the airport to Inverness and then turn left onto the A9 and follow directions as above from the A95. Internal flights are scheduled from Gatwick, Luton, Glasgow and Edinburgh providing visitors from south of England as well as Scotland with good travel connections.
ferry travel between Rosyth and Zeebrugge

A new ferry service is operational from Rosyth (Edinburgh) to Zeebrugge (Belgium) with regular crossings. From Rosyth, either take the Edinburgh/Inverness train as far as Aviemore, or hire a car and drive north along the A9 following directions as above by road.


Here are a selection of links that you may find useful when planning your trip to Culdearn:

The AA : This contains lots of travel information including the latest on the road situation throught the UK.
It also has a very useful journey planner facility. For the planner, click here
The RAC : Again contains lots of travel information for the motorist.
Scotrail : Provides train timetable information for Scotland
thetrainline.com : For late deals on train tickets.
BAA : Contains information on many UK airports
HIAL : For information on air travel in the highlands including Inverness
Citylink : Information on coach times and fares
Glasgow Airport Millennium Taxis for taxi travel to Grantown on Spey
Multimap : A great site which provides interactive maps
Culdearn House, Woodlands Terrace, Grantown on Spey, Morayshire, PH26 3JU, Scotland
Tel : 01479 872106, Fax : 01479 873641, Email : Enquiries@culdearn.com