Visit Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore
The locality itself has one place on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. If you have a day, head to Urquhart Castle, 40 km away.
Highlights of Aviemore
Alongside Cairngorm Brewery you find 2 attractions.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The outermost point is TreeZone, at 2.5 km.
The dashed line is Aviemore’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The list by type
They are all other attractions: 3 in all.
Green: inside Aviemore. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
First the one in town, then the 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Aviemore comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Aviemore’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Aviemore →
Within a day
Of the 12 day trips, Urquhart Castle (40 km) is the best known.
CathedralInverness Cathedral39 km northwest
Historic houseInverness Castle39 km northwestCastleCastleCawdor Castle37 km northCastleCastleBallindalloch Castle36 km northeastTheme parkTheme parkLandmark Forest Adventure Park8.9 km northCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandCorgarff Castle36 km eastMuseumMuseumHighland Folk Museum22 km southwestCastleCastleAldourie Castle38 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Aviemore (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Aviemore, answered
What are the main attractions in Aviemore?
The place to visit inside Aviemore’s locality is Cairngorm Brewery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Aviemore have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Aviemore.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Aviemore?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Urquhart Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 40 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Aviemore?
Within 40 km: Urquhart Castle (40 km), Braemar Castle (33 km), Strathspey Railway (8.6 km), Highland Wildlife Park (14 km).
Where are Aviemore’s historic buildings listed?
Aviemore has 7 listed buildings, 1 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Aviemore when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Inverness Cathedral: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Castle: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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