What do you think of when it comes to the Cairngorms?
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Whether you’re a seasoned thrill-hunter, or a novice starting out and looking for a gentler adventure and some guidance along the way, you’ll find it in the Cairngorms National Park. There are more mountains, forest trails, rivers, and lakes than you can imagine, so you can explore the beauty of nature, hiking, rock climbing, and canoeing. Cairngorms is a paradise for adventurers.
Want to see a wildcat, capercaillie, red squirrel, osprey, pine marten, golden eagle, or rutting deer? In the Cairngorms you can, with the 9 national nature reserves across the park protecting an amazing array of wildlife, so you can see them up close and personal. Cairngorms is home to wild animals.
What makes the Cairngorms National Park so unique is that, while being full of wild spaces, it’s also crammed with amazing attractions to visit, many of which are award-winning. Whether you want to wander around an open-air museum or castle, take a tipple on a distillery tour, Enjoy traditional music, dance, handicrafts and other cultural experiences,you can! Cairngorms is an important symbol of Scottish culture and history.
Much more than that! What you don't know about the Cairngorms, people were living very much at the mercy of the stars. Do you find the gifts from the seasons that come to you as the seasons go by, year after year? The first spring in spring, the mountains spreading their arms in summer, the ears of wheat baked into soft bread in autumn, the snow and the bonfires that burn in winter, what a celebration!
Stand on top of a mountain and talk to the sun, moon, or stars, dive under the sea and talk to the rivers and lakes, shake hands with every tree and whisper to every blade of grass, and realize the vastness of the universe, the beauty of nature and the respect for life.
Want to see a wildcat, capercaillie, red squirrel, osprey, pine marten, golden eagle, or rutting deer? In the Cairngorms you can, with the 9 national nature reserves across the park protecting an amazing array of wildlife, so you can see them up close and personal. Cairngorms is home to wild animals.
What makes the Cairngorms National Park so unique is that, while being full of wild spaces, it’s also crammed with amazing attractions to visit, many of which are award-winning. Whether you want to wander around an open-air museum or castle, take a tipple on a distillery tour, Enjoy traditional music, dance, handicrafts and other cultural experiences,you can! Cairngorms is an important symbol of Scottish culture and history.
But, is that all?
Much more than that! What you don't know about the Cairngorms, people were living very much at the mercy of the stars. Do you find the gifts from the seasons that come to you as the seasons go by, year after year? The first spring in spring, the mountains spreading their arms in summer, the ears of wheat baked into soft bread in autumn, the snow and the bonfires that burn in winter, what a celebration!
Stand on top of a mountain and talk to the sun, moon, or stars, dive under the sea and talk to the rivers and lakes, shake hands with every tree and whisper to every blade of grass, and realize the vastness of the universe, the beauty of nature and the respect for life.
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Cairngorms National Park Authority
14 The Square
Grantown on Spey
Scotland
PH26 3HG
Main switchboard: +44 (0) 1479 873 535
For all tourism-related enquiries,
please go to VisitCairngorms.com
14 The Square
Grantown on Spey
Scotland
PH26 3HG
Main switchboard: +44 (0) 1479 873 535
For all tourism-related enquiries,
please go to VisitCairngorms.com









