Click the map's Google logo to go to Google Maps - for Directions, Street View etc. Undiscovered Scotland Wikipedia Dufftown Website Greater Speyside
Moray Holidays The Dufftown website is a particularly good local site. Dufftown & WhiskyDufftown is almost synonymous with Whisky - it calls itself the Whisky capital of the world; it is the centrepoint of the Spirit of Speyside Festivals, which celebrate Whisky; it has a Whisky Museum, The Whisky Shop, Dufftown (not part of the Whisky Shop chain), and six active distilleries together with three former distilleries. The "traditional" figure of 7 ("Rome was built on seven hills, Dufftown stands on seven stills") is still reflected in the 7 stills tour during the Speyside Festival (though it covers all 9 sites). There is a nosing and tasting evening at the Commercial Hotel Hall in Dufftown every Wednesday at 20.00 throughout the summer.
Distilleries As mentioned above Dufftown has many - Balvenie Distillery - www.thebalvenie.com/ Convalmore Distillery (dismantled) Dufftown Distillery - www.malts.com Glendullan Distillery Glenfiddich Distillery - www.glenfiddich.com/ Kininvie Distillery Mortlach Distillery Parkmore Distillery (dismantled) Pittyvaich Distillery (obliterated) Also close to: Allt-a-Bhainne Distillery |
Dufftown's 4 main streets meet at The Square in the middle of which is the Clock Tower, which was once the town's jail, but is now more welcoming as the Tourist Information Office. Dufftown's broad streets were planned by James Duff, Earl of Fife in 1817, it has since spread to encompass the much older settlement of Mortlach surrounding the ancient church (parts of which are believed to date back to around the year 700) in the Dullan valley, and site of Dufftown's first distillery - Mortlach.
Despite the number of distilleries, they are now owned by just two companies - William Grant & Sons and Diageo. The original William Grant built Glenfiddich Distillery after learning the distilling trade while working at Mortlach. The other end of Dufftown also has a long history - Balvenie Castle dating back to the 1200s. Arriving & DepartingOpen Cycle Map Bing Map
Nearest National Rail stations are Elgin (ELG) (17 miles), Keith (KEH) (10) or Huntly (HNT) (14). Live train times: ELG, KEH, HNT. The preserved Keith & Dufftown railway runs up to 3 trips a day at weekends in summer and some Fridays too - also during Speyside Festivals, when there are special whisky tastings on the trains. SleepingBen Shea 21 Fife Street 01340 821359
Braehead Villa Braehead Terrace 01340 820461 (closed) Commercial Hotel* 4 Church Street 01340 820313 Davaar 17 Church Street 01340 820464 Dullan Brae 53 Fife Street 07818 892091 Dunvegan 21 Macduff Place 01340 821124 The Elms 54 Fife Street 01340 820471 Errolbank GH 134 Fife Street 01340 820229 (for sale May 2013) Fernbank Parkmore 01340 820136 (closed) Fife Arms Hotel The Square 01340 820220 Fournet House* Balvenie Street 01340 821428 Glen View 1 Corsemaul Drive 01340 821503/07740 440890 Glenernan 71 Balvenie Street 01340 820403 @ Gowanbrae B&B* 19 Church St 01340 821505 Highland Spirit B&B 51 Fife Street 01340 82136 @ Inveravon* 77 Balvenie Street (closed) Morven* The Square 01340 820507 Nashville 8a Balvenie Street 01340 820553 Old Schoolhouse Kirkton, Mortlach 01340 820076 Sandy & Helen Nicoll 9 Conval Street 01340 820565 Scorrybreck Balvenie Street 01340 820428 Tannochbrae GH 22 Fife Street 01340 820541 Tom-na-muidh House 32 Albert Place 01340820893/07732 545045 Maureen Turner 1 Coopersmill, Balvenie Street (no longer a B&B) Mrs Welsh 48 Balvenie Street 01340 820279 See the Dufftown site for Self Catering options Near Dufftown Castleview Auchindoun (A920) 01340 820941/07747 784462 (2 miles) The Gables Lettoch (B9009) 01340 821485 (2) Laggan Farm Auchindoun (A941) 01340 820392/07792 138054 (3) EatingCastle Chinese Takeaway* Church Street 01340 820100
The Coffee Pot 7 Balvenie Street 01340 820246 Commercial Hotel* 4 Church Street 01340 820313 DJ Chippie Cafe* 16 Fife Street 01340 821500 Spice of India 9-13 Church Street 01340 8280820 La Faisanderie* 2 Balvenie Street closed The Malt Barn* Glenfiddich Distillery 01340 820373 Noah's Ark* Balvenie Street 01340 821428 Tannochbrae* 22 Fife Street 01340 820541 Taste of Speyside* Balvenie Street 01340 820860 The Seven Stills* 30 Fife Street 01340 820880 The Stuart Arms* 22 Conval Street 01340 820302 DrinkingCommercial Hotel* 4 Church Street 01340 820313
Fife Arms Hotel The Square 01340 820220 The Seven Stills* 30 Fife Street 01340 820880 Formerly The Royal Oak.Good range of malts. Stables Whisky Bar (Tannochbrae)* 22 Fife Street 01340 820541 Probably the largest selection of malts in Dufftown. The Stuart Arms* 22 Conval Street 01340 820302 Formerly the Mason's Arms. Good range of malts. CyclingNearest Bike shops - Elgin:(17 miles),
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. ShoppingCostcutter & Co-Op have branches in Dufftown. The Costcutter, being in Dufftown, sells a wide range of whisky.
Asda (Elgin), Tesco (Elgin) Banking - RBS, 2 Fife Street with ATM. Raining??BBC Weather The Weather Channel (Aberlour)
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