Braemar & Braemar Gathering
Braemar
A highland village on the upper Dee. Each September it hosts the Braemar Gathering, attended by the royal family, and the Highland Games Centre in the village is open to visitors.
Braemar is the highest village in Deeside, surrounded by mountains. It is the gateway to the eastern part of the Cairngorms National Park. The village is best known for the Braemar Gathering, held on the first Saturday in September at Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park. Events include tossing the caber, throwing the hammer, pipe bands and Highland dancing, and the British monarch usually attends. The Highland Games Centre in the park is open year-round and displays the history of the Gathering and items linked to royal participation. The village's Fife Arms hotel is known for its art collection, and visitors can go in for tea and to look around. Behind the village, the Morrone hill has a birch-wood trail with views over the valley.
Opening hours
all day (Highland sports center approx. 10:00–17:00; shorter in winter)
Nearby sights
- Braemar Castle
- Glenshee Ski Centre
- Linn of Dee
- Lochnagar
- Balmoral Castle
- Crathie Kirk
- Royal Lochnagar Distillery
- Corgarff Castle