Your Sightseeing Options

The strength of Scotland as a touring destination is that it is sufficiently small to enable you to see a great deal within the space of a day. We at Drumgolf, can suggest and arrange a whole host of sightseeing and shopping options, which include day excursions to whisky distilleries, antique centres, castles and top retail centres selling the best in Scottish produce such as cashmere and tweed. We are delighted to list below some sightseeing suggestions for the areas which you will be visiting:

DAY 1
Edinburgh Castle
Contact: Historic Scotland  Tel. 0131 668 8656
Features: Scottish Crown Jewels Exhibition, Scottish National War Memorial, Mons Meg (500 year old siege canon) and much more.
Description:  To find Edinburgh Castle all you must do is go to Princes St and look up. It is perched high on its volcanic rock and looks down on a city where medieval lanes and elegant, sweeping terraces hold over 10 centuries of history.  The castle is a main attraction in Edinburgh, enjoy the rolling history lesson that leads up to the display of Scotland’s crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny. Tartan tea cosies on sale in the shop!

The Scotch Whisky Experience 354 Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh 0131 220 0441
This unique interactive visitor attraction Edinburgh, allows you to experience the sights, sounds and smells of whisky, and the opportunity to discover how scotch whisky is made and the origins of malt whisky distilling in Scotland.

The Royal Mile is the medieval main thoroughfare of Edinburgh following the trail from the volcanic crag of Castle Rock and connects the Castle to Holyrood Palace. Very busy during the festival but on a winters night with frost settling on the cobbles and there’s no-one around, it’s magical. Always interesting with its wynds and closes and abundance of tartan shops.

Strathspey Steam Railway
Perfect for sunny or rainy days. Old fashioned steam trains and carriages run through stunning scenery between Aviemore and Boat of Garten to Broomhill, 3 miles from Grantown. In the summer, there is a bus link every Wednesday which connects Broomhill to The Square in Grantown.

Highland Folk Museum at Newtonmore and Kingussie
Located at two towns, 2 miles apart, this Museum aims to include preserving and recording aspects of Highland life from the 1700s onwards, as well as interpreting the people's lives through interactive living history and activities. Kingussie, opened in 1944, is the spiritual home of the Highland Folk Museum. Here visitors may see parts of the core collections as well as the 'Blackhouse', Britain's oldest re-created building. Newtonmore, opened in 1995, is a mile long living history site that includes re-constructed buildings, a 1700s 'Township', a 1940 working farm, live interpretation and a range of visitor facilities.

Strathspey Steam Railway
Perfect for sunny or rainy days. Old fashioned steam trains and carriages run through stunning scenery between Aviemore and Boat of Garten to Broomhill, 3 miles from Grantown. In the summer, there is a bus link every Wednesday which connects Broomhill to The Square in Grantown.

Highland Folk Museum at Newtonmore and Kingussie
Located at two towns, 2 miles apart, this Museum aims to include preserving and recording aspects of Highland life from the 1700s onwards, as well as interpreting the people's lives through interactive living history and activities. Kingussie, opened in 1944, is the spiritual home of the Highland Folk Museum. Here visitors may see parts of the core collections as well as the 'Blackhouse', Britain's oldest re-created building. Newtonmore, opened in 1995, is a mile long living history site that includes re-constructed buildings, a 1700s 'Township', a 1940 working farm, live interpretation and a range of visitor facilities.

Strathspey Steam Railway
Perfect for sunny or rainy days. Old fashioned steam trains and carriages run through stunning scenery between Aviemore and Boat of Garten to Broomhill, 3 miles from Grantown. In the summer, there is a bus link every Wednesday which connects Broomhill to The Square in Grantown.

Highland Folk Museum at Newtonmore and Kingussie
Located at two towns, 2 miles apart, this Museum aims to include preserving and recording aspects of Highland life from the 1700s onwards, as well as interpreting the people's lives through interactive living history and activities. Kingussie, opened in 1944, is the spiritual home of the Highland Folk Museum. Here visitors may see parts of the core collections as well as the 'Blackhouse', Britain's oldest re-created building. Newtonmore, opened in 1995, is a mile long living history site that includes re-constructed buildings, a 1700s 'Township', a 1940 working farm, live interpretation and a range of visitor facilities.