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.

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.

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Travelling by rail

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.

Travelling by road

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.

Travelling by plane

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.