Visitor attractions and information - Ballater
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McEwan Gallery, Royal Deeside, Ballater. Tel:
013397 55429. Paintings, prints, pottery and books. www.mcewangallery.com.
Location: On the outskirts
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Balmoral
Castle and gardens. Set amongst the magnificent scenery of Royal
Deeside, in the shadows of Lochnagar is the Balmoral Estate.
Purchased by Queen Victoria in 1848, the Estate has been the
Scottish Home of the British Royal Family ever since. The Estate
extends to just over 50,000 acres of heather clad hills and ancient
Caledonian woodland, and the beautiful River Dee is nearby. www.balmoralcastle.com. About 7 miles
west of Ballater. |
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Royal Lochnagar Distillery, Ballater, Aberdeenshire
AB35 5TB. Tel: 01339 742273. A tiny distillery, established in
1845 by John Begg and visited by Queen Victoria, Prince Albert
and her two princely sons. They tasted the Fine malt whisky which
found a very royal approval. Today there are special exhibitions,
a fine, new Visitors' centre, a special exhibition of Queen Victoria's
visit, an illicit still hidden away in a cave and the opportunity
to relax in the coffee shop or browse in the gift shop, all set
in the natural outstanding beauty of Royal Deeside. About 7 miles west of Ballater. |
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