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Morayshire

The Fiddichside Inn

A tiny, unspoiled riverside pub outside Craigellachie, built for railway workers in 1842, with a garden by the Fiddich and a fine shelf of drams.

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Welcome

On the edge of Craigellachie, right beside the River Fiddich, stands a tiny, unspoiled country pub.

The Fiddichside Inn was built in 1842 as refreshment rooms for the men building the railway, and very little has changed since.

For almost a century it was the home and life's work of one family. The Smiths bought it in 1919, when their daughter Dorothy was a baby; Dorothy ran it for decades, and after her death her husband Joe kept it going until 2017. The new owner keeps the same spirit: a warm welcome, lively talk, a log fire, a fine shelf of drams and staff who know their whisky.

In summer the garden is a sun trap by the river, and anglers and walkers stop in. There is a holiday cottage next door. The pub opens from Wednesday to Sunday, from early afternoon.

A short drive awayAberlour HotelA hotel on the square in Aberlour.5 min by roadSee itWar memorial with poppy wreaths in front of a stone church tower
Before you go

Open Wednesday to Friday 2pm to 8pm, Saturday 12.30pm to 8pm, Sunday 12.30pm to 6pm, in Google's current record; closed Monday and Tuesday.

Where
By the River Fiddich, Craigellachie, AB38 9RR.
Built
1842.
Stay
A cottage next door.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
2pm–8pm
Thursday
2pm–8pm
Friday
2pm–8pm
Saturday
12.30pm–8pm
Sunday
12.30pm–6pm
Where it is

On the edge of Craigellachie by the River Fiddich, AB38 9RR.

Close byCraigellachie.
  1. A cast-iron arched bridge with castellated stone towers spans a rocky river gorge, pine-covered cliffs rising on the far bank.CraigellachieThe village where the Fiddich meets the Spey.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. Speyside CooperageSpeyside CooperageThe cooperage up the road.1 mile4 min by road
  3. Sidings CafeSidings CafeA cafe in two 1950s railway carriages at Dufftown station, serving light lunches, home bakes and cream teas for the heritage trains.4 miles7 min by road
  4. Dufftown station sign mounted on a wooden shed with railway carriage alongsideThe Keith & Dufftown Railway4 miles7 min by road
  5. Glenfiddich DistilleryGlenfiddich DistilleryThe family-owned distillery at Dufftown that William Grant built by hand in 1886, with tours, tastings, a cafe and the Malt Barn.4 miles9 min by road
Directions
War memorial with poppy wreaths in front of a stone church towerRestaurantsAberlour Hotel2.5 miles
BEINN Coffee & Books, MorayshireShoppingBEINN Coffee & Books4.7 miles
Dufftown's clock tower rising at the end of a parked high street, MorayAttractionsDufftown4.8 miles
Ruined stone castle atop a grassy mound beneath a cloudy skyAttractionsAuchindoun Castle7.5 miles
Cardhu distillery building with pagoda roofs and red door under grey skyAttractionsCardhu Distillery8.1 miles
Long spinning frame with wound bobbins fills a stone-walled mill roomRestaurantsKnockando Woolmill8.6 miles
The Inveravon Pictish stones in their lit porch at the church, grey slabs carved with an eagle, discs and a crescent.AttractionsInveravon Pictish Stones9.2 miles
Turreted grey castle with ivy-covered wing and yellow flag against a blue skyAttractionsBallindalloch Castle and Gardens11 miles
Concrete trig point overlooking layered hills at sunsetWalksBen Rinnes11 miles
Stay nearby

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

The timber cabin lit at dusk against a pink sky, a hot tub steaming on the deck beside two chairs.Callie Bothy
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Morayshire
  • 11 miles from the Fiddichside
Free 16–18 OctThe Gatehouse, MorayshireThe Gatehouse
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Morayshire
  • 12 miles from the Fiddichside
Check datesA yellow-harled tower house with battlements flies a flag above conical yew trees and a lawn.Innes House
  • Sleeps 38
  • In Morayshire
  • 12 miles from the Fiddichside
Check datesA white harled farmhouse with a slate roof and chimneys stands amid greenery under a blue sky.Viewfield Farmhouse
  • Sleeps 8
  • In Morayshire
  • 12 miles from the Fiddichside
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