Dalwhinnie

Dalwhinnie

Coordinates: 56°56′10″N 4°14′38″W / 56.936°N 4.244°W / 56.936; -4.244

Dalwhinnie
Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh
Dalwhinnie Distillery.jpg
Dalwhinnie Distillery
Dalwhinnie is located in Badenoch and Strathspey
Dalwhinnie

 Dalwhinnie shown within the Badenoch and Strathspey area
OS grid reference NN634849
Council area Highland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Dalwhinnie
Postcode district PH19
Dialling code 015282
Police Northern
Fire Highlands and Islands
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland •

Dalwhinnie (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh) "Meeting Place" is a small village in the Scottish Highlands.

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Location

Dalwhinnie sits at an altitude of 351 m. It is one of the coldest villages in the UK, having an average annual temperature of 6.5oC, making it suitable for winter walking and mountaineering. It is north of Drumochter, just off the A9 road from Perth to Inverness. It is about 2 to 2½ hours drive from both Edinburgh and Glasgow, 25 miles from Aviemore, 13 from Newtonmore and 17 from Kingussie.

Dalwhinnie railway station lies on the Highland Main Line from Perth to Inverness.

Tourism

The area is teeming with wildlife and there are walks along the River Truim and in Cairngorm and Monadhliath Mountains in the Cairngorm National Park.[1]

Dalwhinnie is on the Sustrans National Cycle Route No. 7, Glasgow to Inverness. There are several cycle routes in the area including one alongside Loch Ericht.

Distillery

Diageo owns the local distillery, the highest-elevation working distillery in Scotland. Dalwhinnie Single Malt is a light, heathery whisky.

Activities

  • Golf
  • Walking
  • Mountain Biking
  • Watersports
  • Horse Riding and Pony Trekking: The popular outdoor sport of Pony Trekking was credited with being started in Badenoch at nearby Newtonmore in 1952 by Ewan Ormiston, it is still possible to ride in Newtonmore with his grandson Ruaridh at the Newtonmore Riding Centre. Ormiston Highlands
  • Fishing
  • Shooting

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