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Undiscovered Scotland Wikipedia About Aberlour Aberlour & WhiskyAberlour has its own Distillery, and is overlooked by The Macallan Distillery, and the Spey Larder carries a fair selection of whiskies, but for specialist whisky shops you should go to Dufftown (Whisky Shop Dufftown) or Elgin (Gordon & MacPhail).
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On the OS map grandly titled as Charlestown of Aberlour. This refers to the founder of the town, Charles Grant who named it after his son Charles. He also named Archiestown across the Spey after another son. The brothers did not get along, and the Aberlour church tower lacks a clock on the side facing across the river to Archiestown, supposedly to prevent the residents of Archiestown knowing the time.
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Aberlour is on proposed National Cycle Route 79, but there has not yet been any development of this route. There are plenty of local cycle routes, including the Speyside Way, which passes through Aberlour. Aberlour's station is long closed - the platform and station buildings (now the Speyside Way Visitor Centre and a teashop) are near the river and the Mash Tun. Nearest stations are Elgin (ELG) (14 miles), Keith (KEH) (14) or Aviemore (AVM) (34). Live train times: ELG, KEH, AVM. There are two preserved sections of the railway which used to run through Aberlour (Strathspey Steam Railway at Broomhill (24); and the Keith & Dufftown railway at Dufftown (5). SleepingThe Dowans Hotel Dowans Road 01340 871488
Aberlour Hotel High Street 01340 871287 Norlaggan B&B 22 High Street 01340 871270 Fairy Knowe House 01340 871900 (half mile above Aberlour) The Mash Tun 8 Broomfield Square 01340 881771 5 rooms each named after a distillery - Glenlivet, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Macallan and Aberlour. EatingThe Dowans Hotel Dowans Road 01340 871488
Aberlour Hotel High Street 01340 871287 The Mash Tun 8 Broomfield Square 01340 881771 The Mash Tun provides meals until 9pm every night - as well as a good selection of whiskies - see under Drinking below. The Byre Grazing High Street 01340 871333 DrinkingThe Dowans Hotel Dowans Road 01340 871488
Over 150 Malts Aberlour Hotel High Street 01340 871287 The Mash Tun 8 Broomfield Square 01340 881771 Formerly known as The Station Bar, re-named The Mash Tun following closure of the railway. Features a good selection of malt whisky, including a collection of 46 of the Glenfarclas Family Casks. CyclingNearest Bike shops - Elgin:(14 miles), Huntly (20)
Bikes and Bowls 7 High Street, Elgin 01343 549656 Halfords Lossie Wynd N, Elgin 01343 552030 Charlie Millett Dufftown 01340 820991 Not a shop - has a page on the Dufftown.net website - provides repairs and spares - assisted Whisky Cyclist in 2014 when stranded in Craigellachie with a damaged tyre, and in 2017 with a broken pedal Bikespokes Forres 07801 365710 @ Van based mobile servicing & repairs - normally 25 miles radius from Forres, but will travel further for an extra charge
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