Bed and Breakfast
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation in Craigellachie, Banffshire.
The heart of the Whisky Highlands of Scotland.
"One of the authors favourites... special recommendation" -Scotland, The Rough Guide.
Green Hall Gallery Bed and Breakfast
Craigellachie
Banffshire
Scotland
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Stewart and Maggie offer an especially warm welcome to their home in Craigellachie, an ideal location from which to spend a few days exploring the castles, whiskey distilleries, abbeys and countryside of this part of the Highlands of Scotland. Their traditional house "circa 1850" overlooks the River Spey (and has steps from the garden down to the Speyside Way, a walkers' trail along the river Spey), and the wooden hall (above) on the side is The Green Hall Gallery, a shop selling antiques and collectables. The small village of Craigellachie is one of the prettiest in Scotland. Spanning the river below is the remarkable iron bridge built by Telford in 1814. This area is the heart of the Malt Whisky Trail, and concentrated within a few miles are more distilleries than any other area in Scotland, many of them open to visitors. Stewart is a member of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society! All around Craigellachie there are wonderful walks and places of interest to visit on foot... or you can rent a bicycle. Maggie and Stewart recommend you try to stay for a few days, there's so much to see and do! |
Perfect accommodation for May 2010 Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival!
Accommodation:
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The beds are all furnished with Egyptian cotton sheets and pillows and the double and twin beds all have goose-down duvets. Every room has its own tea/coffee making facilities and fresh milk and biscuits will greet your arrival. There is also a hair dryer, shampoo and conditioner in each room.
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Breakfast:
One of the two breakfast tables.
Generous Continental Breakfast.
A wide range of cereals including Luxury Muesli, yoghurt, several cheeses and fruit. In season we serve our own strawberries and raspberries.
Excellent "seeded batch" brown bread and white and oatcakes. A variety of Maggie's marmalades, jams and herb jellies from our own garden. She has also made a Peach Marmalade from the greenhouse, which goes very well with cheese. There is also chocolate spread, honey, peanut butter and Marmite.
Douwe Egbert coffee from Holland is made freshly for you, and Nambarrie tea which suits the lovely Craigellachie water, and herbal teas.
Your own Dualit toaster on the table ensures your own ready supply of fresh, hot toast.
Cooked Scottish Breakfast for a supplement of £4.00 per person.
Pin-head porridge (stone ground, soaked overnight to improve its flavour, is cooked in the morning with a dollop of double cream, water and salt – marvellous with either brown sugar or honey. Followed by either smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, or, smoked back bacon, local sausages, free range eggs, tomatoes and potato scones. Both choices are a perfect follow on to the porridge.
Eating and drinking in and around in Craigellachie
A few minutes walk from the Green Hall Gallery, and over the narrow stone bridge across the Water of Fiddich is one of Scotland's genuinely unspoilt traditional village pubs, The Fiddichside Inn. Also close by are the Highlander Inn and Craigellachie Hotel both of which serve evening meals.
Stewart and Maggie are always very happy to help find good places to eat, and advise on places to visit. For instance, on the other side of the river is the Macallan distillery (regarded by many as the Rolls Royce of malts). Also nearby is Cragganmore distillery (open June to September).
Tariff:
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Double and Twin Rooms at £30.00 per person per night. Mastercard and Visa accepted
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To enquire or to book:
The entrance.
Please contact:
Stewart and Maggie,
email:
greenhallgallery@btconnect.com
The Green Hall Gallery,
2, Victoria Street,
Craigellachie,
Banffshire, AB38 9SR
Scotland, UK
Tel: 01340 871010
or from outside the UK:
Tel: 44 1340 871010
Extract from Scotland, The Rough Guide, 4th Ed, page 460:
"In Craigellachie the most comfortable option is the extremely welcoming and homely B&B attached to The Green Hall Gallery on Victoria Street"
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Two Maggie Riegler paintings. The Still Life Studio in Aberlour is now the main gallery that exhibits and sells Maggie's much sought after paintings
Map of the area:
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