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The Strathdearn shop and café in Tomatin, a Highland cow bench on the lawn and the viaduct behind the trees.
Inverness

The Strathdearn

A community-owned café and shop in Tomatin, just off the A9, looking across to the Findhorn viaduct, with e-bikes to hire at the hub next door.

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Welcome

Tomatin is the kind of stop that makes the A9 feel shorter.

Just off the road between Inverness and Aviemore, The Strathdearn is the village's own hub, owned and run by the community, with a café and shop called Tastes of Tomatin and a bright new hall beside it. The café does homemade breakfasts, soups, sandwiches, fresh baking and daily specials, made with local and seasonal ingredients, and there's a fire to cosy up by when the weather turns. Watch the trains cross the viaduct over the River Findhorn while you eat, and keep an eye out for the red squirrels and woodpeckers that call in. Well-behaved dogs are welcome inside. There is a play area for the children and a charger for electric cars. If you fancy staying longer, hire an e-bike from the hub and explore the glen, with National Cycle Route 7 close by. The café is open every day from half past nine until four.

A short drive awayTomatin DistilleryA Highland distillery beside the A9, making single malt since 1897, with a visitor centre and guided tours.5 min by roadSee itTomatin Distillery, Inverness
Before you go

The café is open every day from 9.30am to 4pm, with last food orders at 3.30pm; the shop opens from 8.30am to 5pm, and from 9am on Sundays.

E-bikes are hired from the hub for £30 a day (£15 for IV13 residents), to anyone over 18, with photographic ID.

Where
On the main street in Tomatin, IV13 7YN.
Café
Every day, 9.30am to 4pm.
Shop
Mon to Sat 8.30am to 5pm, Sun 9am to 5pm.
Telephone
01808 517230.
Also here
A play area, EV charging and e-bike hire.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
9.30am–4pm
Tuesday
9.30am–4pm
Wednesday
9.30am–4pm
Thursday
9.30am–4pm
Friday
9.30am–4pm
Saturday
9.30am–4pm
Sunday
9.30am–4pm
Where it is

On the main street in Tomatin, IV13 7YN, just off the A9 about 25 kilometres south of Inverness and 25 kilometres north of Aviemore.

Close byStrathdearn and Strathspey.
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  2. CarrbridgeCarrbridgeA village on the River Dulnain with the packhorse bridge, the Golden Spurtle and red squirrels in the pines.9 miles13 min by road
  3. A boardwalk through the pinewood.Landmark Forest Adventure ParkAn adventure park in the pinewoods at Carrbridge, with water coasters, treetop nets and a Forest Tower.9 miles13 min by road
  4. Clava CairnsClava CairnsA prehistoric cemetery of cairns and standing stones about 4,000 years old, above the River Nairn.13 miles20 min by road
  5. Lochindorb CastleLochindorb CastleA ruined island castle of the 1200s in a lonely loch on Dava Moor.20 miles27 min by road
  6. Dulsie BridgeDulsie BridgeA high stone bridge of 1755 leaping a rocky gorge of the River Findhorn, on the old military road.22 miles30 min by road
Directions
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Stay nearby

Places to stay near the café, 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
  • 13 miles from the Strathdearn
Free 23–25 OctA white harled cottage with a slated roof and gabled porch sits behind a garden of wildflowers, a table and chairs on the patio.Garden Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Inverness
  • 14 miles from the Strathdearn
Check datesA stone cottage with a slated roof and dormer windows sits behind a gravel drive, ivy covering one gable end.Ivy Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Inverness
  • 14 miles from the Strathdearn
Check datesA stone steading with green shutters and a slated roof sits beside a gravel drive, mature trees framing the entrance.South Bothy
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Inverness
  • 14 miles from the Strathdearn
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