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Cappuccino and sliced cake on a wooden table in a café
Part of Royal Deeside

Ballater.

Where to go, eat and stay, and the days between.

Bridge House Café, Ballater

The guide.

Welcome to Hidden Scotland’s guide to Ballater, in the middle of Royal Deeside.

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Eating and drinking

Where we would eat2

The story

Introduction, History, Getting around

Eating and drinking.

Where we would eat
All of them

The story.

The written parts of the guide, each on its own page
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History

The story of modern Ballater begins in the 18th century when the discovery of a nearby spring with supposed healing properties led to the development of a small spa town.

1 minute
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Getting around

Ballater is located on the A93, the main road that runs through Royal Deeside.

2 minutes
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Your own guide to Ballater.

Tell us when you are coming and who with. We build your days round where you sleep, from the places on this page, with the drives worked out. Print it and take it in the car.

Free to start. Members keep it, print it, and can ask the Desk anything.

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