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The Rowan Tree Country Hotel, with its sign on the gable and a terrace of pot plants and tables in front.
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The Rowan Tree Country Hotel

A small family-run hotel overlooking Loch Alvie, three miles south of Aviemore, whose restaurant serves dinner every evening to anyone who books.

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The Rowan Tree is a small, family-run hotel overlooking Loch Alvie, three miles south of Aviemore, and you don't have to be staying to have dinner there.

The Cassidy family run it, the building goes back to the 1700s, and there are real fires in the lounges on a cold evening. The kitchen cooks everything fresh with plenty of Scottish produce, from hearty favourites such as fish and chips to more adventurous plates, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free choices too. Dinner is relaxed and informal, from 5.30pm to 8.30pm, and the bar keeps a long list of malt whiskies. Dogs can't go into the restaurant, but they can join you for dinner in the bar. Phone 01479 810207 to book a table.

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Before you go

Dinner every evening from 5.30pm to 8.30pm, for residents and visitors alike; phone to book.

Where
Loch Alvie, by Aviemore, PH22 1QB, on the B9152 three miles south of Aviemore.
Dinner
5.30pm to 8.30pm every evening.
Booking
By phone, 01479 810207.
Diets
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free choices; tell them when you book.
Dogs
Not in the restaurant, but welcome with you in the bar for dinner.
Access
The restaurant, bar and lounge are wheelchair accessible; the toilets are not adapted, and there are steps down to the outside seating.
Parking
Free, for up to 30 cars, on large gravel.
Getting there
The 38 bus between Aviemore and Kingussie stops outside.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
8am–9.30am, 5.30pm–8.30pm
Tuesday
8am–9.30am, 5.30pm–8.30pm
Wednesday
8am–9.30am, 5.30pm–8.30pm
Thursday
8am–9.30am, 5.30pm–8.30pm
Friday
8am–9.30am, 5.30pm–8.30pm
Saturday
8am–9.30am, 5.30pm–8.30pm
Sunday
8am–9.30am, 5.30pm–8.30pm

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Where it is

Loch Alvie, by Aviemore, PH22 1QB: on the B9152 three miles south of Aviemore, above the loch.

Close byLoch Alvie, Aviemore and Rothiemurchus.
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  2. The Barn at RothiemurchusThe Barn at RothiemurchusThe café at the Rothiemurchus Centre by Aviemore, with a wood-burning stove, Cullen skink and cheese scones, and a corner for dogs.3 miles 5 min by road
  3. A handler in tweed raising a gloved hand as a golden eagle lands beside him, CairngormsRothiemurchus Farm ShopThe estate's own Highland beef and venison, trout and heather honey, with a deli counter, at the Rothiemurchus Centre by Aviemore.3 miles 5 min by road
  4. Loch an EileinLoch an EileinA loch in the Rothiemurchus pinewoods, with a castle ruin on its island and a three-mile path round the shore.5 miles 7 min by road
  5. Two Japanese macaques huddled in the snow.The Highland Wildlife ParkThe Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's park at Kincraig, with Scotland's only polar bears, snow leopards, wolves and a drive-through reserve.6 miles 9 min by road
  6. Uath LochansUath LochansSmall lochans in the pinewoods of Glen Feshie near Feshiebridge, with a one-hour trail round the water and a longer climb to a view over the Spey valley.7 miles 12 min by road
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