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Aviemore and the surrounding area If you are planning to Visit Scotland then Aviemore should be high on your list of possible holiday destinations. Situated at the heart of the Highlands of Scotland and the newly established Cairngorms National Park , Aviemore is an ideal location for you to pursue an extensive range of activities. Set amidst spectacular scenery of mountains, lochs, rivers and glens; Aviemore and the Cairngorms boast facilities for walking, climbing, cycling, mountain biking, fishing, golf, horse riding, ski-ing and water sports. Aviemore Holiday Homes offer a choice of self catering accommodation from caravans in a quiet riverside setting on a bank of the River Spey to 4star holiday homes with superb views looking towards the Cairngorm mountains . Aviemore area is an ideal location from which families, couples or groups can enjoy all that the area has to offer. The Funicular Mountain Railway, the Strathspey Steam Railway, the Landmark Forest Heritage Park and the award winning Highland Folk Museum and Park are all easy to reach from Aviemore. Talking of awards, the Highland Wildlife Park , featured in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen, is rated the best in the world for its wolf enclosure and is also home to many of Scotland 's present native species and even to some of those from the past. Still on the subject of animals, Aviemore is home to the UK 's only wild roaming Reindeer Herd. The reindeer spend most of the year on Cairngorm, where you can join the herders to help feed them and to spend some time getting to know these majestic animals. |