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The granite front of the Deeside Deli on Bridge Street, Ballater, flowers hanging by its windows.
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Deeside Deli & Garden Shop

A family deli in Ballater with a cheese counter and a Royal Warrant.

Welcome

Deeside Deli is a family-owned deli on Bridge Street, in the middle of Ballater, the village a few miles down the road from Balmoral, and it holds a Royal Warrant, the mark given to businesses that supply the royal household.

Older locals may still know it as Gow's, the name it went by before.

The cheese counter is the pride of the place, a mix of local and British artisan cheeses that people in the area reckon is the best for miles, with antipasti, olives and good things in jars beside it. There is fresh fruit and vegetables, home baking, and each day homemade quiches, soup and sandwiches made up from the deli counter to take away, which makes it the natural stop for a picnic before a day on Lochnagar or a walk along the Dee.

They make up cheese boards and hampers for special occasions, and there are fresh flowers and a garden shop too. It is a small, busy shop, and very much a part of village life.

Round the cornerBridge House CaféA family-run café on Bridge Street in Ballater for brunch, lunch, deli items and home bakes, open Thursday to Monday, and friendly to dogs.1 min by roadSee itCappuccino and sliced cake on a wooden table in a café
Before you go

On Bridge Street in the middle of Ballater.

Sandwiches, soup and quiche are made each day to take away.

Where
47 Bridge Street, Ballater.
Where it is

Ballater.

Close byAround Ballater.
  1. Fish Shop Restaurant, AberdeenshireFish Shop RestaurantUnder a mile1 min by road
  2. Stone arched bridge crossing a river below forested hills in autumnBallaterA granite village on the River Dee in Royal Deeside, planned in the late 1700s for the spa at Pannanich Wells, eight miles east of Balmoral.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. Balmoral ArmsBalmoral ArmsUnder a mile1 min by road
  4. ÖSLEY's granite front on Bridge Street, Ballater, a navy sign above the door.ÖSLEYUnder a mile1 min by road
  5. The Strong Water CoThe Strong Water CoUnder a mile1 min by road
Directions
Cappuccino and sliced cake on a wooden table in a caféCafeBridge House Café0.2 miles
The Albert Memorial Hall, with a red telephone box outside its turreted stone facadeRestaurantsLunch and a Wander in Ballater0.3 miles
Ballater Golf Course, AberdeenshireAttractionsBallater Golf Course0.4 miles
Darroch Learg, AberdeenshireBallaterDarroch LeargPlace to stay · 0.6 miles
Old gravestones in the round kirkyard at Tullich among trees, the ruined kirk wall behind.AttractionsTullich Kirkyard and its carved stones1.9 miles
Knock Castle, AberdeenshireAttractionsKnock Castle2.0 miles
Cambus O'May Suspension Bridge, AberdeenshireAttractionsCambus o’ May Suspension Bridge4.1 miles
Inverenzie Cottage, AberdeenshireBallaterInverenzie CottageSleeps 4 · 4.5 miles
Burn O’Vat, AboyneAttractionsBurn o’ Vat5.9 miles
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Places to stay near Deeside Deli & Garden Shop, and when each is next free.

Darroch Learg, AberdeenshireDarroch Learg
  • A hotel
  • In Ballater
  • Under a mile from Deeside Deli & Garden Shop
Check datesInverenzie Cottage, AberdeenshireInverenzie Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Ballater
  • 4 miles from Deeside Deli & Garden Shop
Free 24–26 OctTwo grey linen sofas face each other across a dark wooden coffee table, checked roman blinds at the windows and a framed landscape print on the wall.Old School Cottage
  • Sleeps 7
  • In Aberdeenshire
  • 6 miles from Deeside Deli & Garden Shop
Free 17–19 OctA wooden table and chairs with green cushions stand on a stone patio beside a gabled stone house, a lawn stretching in front.Laggan Cottage
  • Sleeps 8
  • In Aberdeenshire
  • 6 miles from Deeside Deli & Garden Shop
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