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Play golf in the Cairngorms

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If you are a golfer visiting the Cairngorms then bring your clubs and try out some of the 12 courses scattered around the National Park area.

Some are 18-hole courses and some have nine holes, spread across the National Park, so there is usually one near your base. Visit Cairngorms has a guide to the courses.

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The Daily for 31 October, from Scotland with love. A ring of standing stones set among mist and autumn birch
A little further outClava CairnsA cemetery of cairns and standing stones about 4,000 years old, in a small wood on a terrace above the River Nairn near Inverness.40 min by roadSee itClava Cairns

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  1. The Cairngorm BreweryThe Cairngorm BreweryAviemore's own brewery since 2001, home of Black Gold, Wildcat and Trade Winds, with a shop and a Tap Room by the tanks.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Fruit scones fresh from the oven.Route 7 CaféA family café upstairs on the Dalfaber estate at the edge of Aviemore, with hearty food, lighter dishes and a welcome for dogs.Under a mile 2 min by road
  3. The dining room at Delaneys', with dark tables laid by tall windows on Grampian Road.Delaneys'Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. Sunlight slanting across the tables and wooden chairs in the Old Bridge Inn's dining room.The Old Bridge InnA pub on the bank of the Spey in Aviemore, once a gamekeeper's cottage, with a log fire, seasonal cooking and dinner every evening.1 mile as the crow flies
  5. Floured hands shaping dough on a dark, flour-dusted worktopLa TavernaA family-run Italian restaurant and pizzeria at the south end of Aviemore, facing the Cairngorms, open Thursday to Monday.1 mile as the crow flies
  6. Two guests by the wood-burning stove.Foxfire CoffeeA speciality coffee bar just outside Aviemore, with cinnamon buns baked in house and views towards the northern Cairngorms.2 miles 6 min by road
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The Cairngorm Café at the foot of the mountain.CafeCairngorm Café0.7 miles
A steam train at Boat of Garten.AttractionsStrathspey Railway2.5 miles
A climber crossing between platforms among autumn trees.AttractionsTreeZone Aviemore2.6 miles
The Barn at Rothiemurchus, a timber building under the pines.CafeThe Barn at Rothiemurchus2.7 miles
A handler in tweed raising a gloved hand as a golden eagle lands beside him, CairngormsShoppingRothiemurchus Farm Shop2.7 miles
Pine trees line a rocky loch shore with an exposed root bankAttractionsRothiemurchus2.7 miles
Falconer in a field flying a bird of prey towards his gloved handAttractionsRothiemurchus Falconry2.8 miles
The Rowan Tree Country Hotel, with its sign on the gable and a terrace of pot plants and tables in front.RestaurantsThe Rowan Tree Country Hotel3.1 miles
Aerial view of a red-roofed cabin on a forested loch shoreAttractionsLoch Vaa3.1 miles

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Places to stay near Play golf in the Cairngorms, and when each is next free.

A landscape view of Park Cottage in the snow, its windows lit, forest and a white hill behind.Park Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Kincraig
  • 5 miles from Play golf in the Cairngorms
Free 31 Oct – 2 NovTimber-clad lodge with balcony overlooking a loch, framed by bare branchesStrathspey Lodge
  • Sleeps 8
  • In Carrbridge
  • 7 miles from Play golf in the Cairngorms
Check datesEast Dell in spring sunshine, a low stone cottage with a red door and a mossy roof beside its garden and an old oak.East Dell
  • Sleeps 5
  • In Nethy Bridge
  • 8 miles from Play golf in the Cairngorms
Check datesA wooden gate in a picket fence opens onto Little Dell's green garden, with cow parsley and a wooden bench beyond.Little Dell
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Nethy Bridge
  • 8 miles from Play golf in the Cairngorms
Check datesPlaces to stayEvery stay in the CairngormsAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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