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A grey vintage tractor with a red implement stands on the gravel outside the brick Glenshee Cafe and Gift Shop, its round sign on the gable.
Aberdeenshire

Glenshee Café & Gift Shop

A café, gift shop and farm shop on the A93 through Glenshee, a warm stop for walkers and skiers on the road to Braemar, open every day.

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Welcome

On the long road up Glenshee, where the A93 climbs from Blairgowrie towards the pass and Braemar, a low brick building with a round painted sign and an old grey tractor parked outside is the place to stop.

Glenshee Café & Gift Shop sits on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park, looking out over the neighbouring deer farm.

Inside, under the beams and skylights, it is several places at once. The café serves freshly prepared food, homemade bakes and hot drinks for warming up after a day on the hill, with choices for those with allergies, and dogs are welcome. The gift shop is full of local crafts, books and Glenshee keepsakes, and the farm shop sells local produce along with everyday essentials.

There is a tourist information point too, with maps and ideas for the glens around. It opens every day, from ten until four.

Before you go

Open every day, 10am to 4pm.

Dogs are welcome in the café.

Where
The A93, Glenshee, PH10 7LP.
Here
A café, a gift shop, a farm shop and tourist information.

Opening hours

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Monday
10am–4pm
Tuesday
10am–4pm
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–4pm
Saturday
10am–4pm
Sunday
10am–4pm
Where it is

On the A93 in Glenshee, on the road between Blairgowrie and Braemar.

Close byGlenshee.
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  2. Glen Shee from the road, heather and hills under a wide sky.GlensheeThe high glen and pass on the road to Braemar.5 miles7 min by road
  3. Devil’s Elbow ViewpointDevil’s Elbow Viewpoint9 miles11 min by road
  4. The Reekie Linn pouring white into its gorge among autumn trees.Reekie Linn13 miles23 min by road
  5. Farm café with beamed ceiling, mismatched chairs and cakes under glass domesPeel Farm13 miles23 min by road
  6. Saltire flag flies above the Fife Arms Hotel's stepped gablesBraemarA Highland village at the head of Royal Deeside.20 miles25 min by road
Directions
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Stay nearby

Places to stay near the café, and when each is next free.

The whole of Larch House across its meadow: the larch-clad gable and long roof with roof lights, the lower wing beside it, a ring of river stones in the grass and oaks behind.Larch House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Blairgowrie
  • Under a mile from Glenshee Café
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  • Sleeps 4
  • In Aberdeenshire
  • 11 miles from Glenshee Café
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  • Sleeps 6
  • In Aberdeenshire
  • 12 miles from Glenshee Café
Free 4–6 DecAn aerial view shows a stone and timber cottage with a round hot tub in the garden, hills rising behind a dry stone wall.Pheasant Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Aberdeenshire
  • 13 miles from Glenshee Café
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