Local Attractions & Activities

Walks

We have a Labrador, Tana. We welcome pets as we find owners who have pets are careful, and it is ideal for walks, 

whether along the coast, in the woods or beside the rivers. You do have to keep your dog leashed in the nearby wood as it is private and there are pheasants there.

This is a marvellous area for golf. In Lossiemouth there is a championship course. Just five minutes drive is Covesea, a fantastic course for children to learn to play on  (12 holes par three) a pitch and put course and golf range are adjacent. Near Kinloss there is a pay and play course which has recently been extended to eighteen holes. Hopeman is just two miles away and has some demanding holes and some of the most picturesque in the area, especially the Preisach. Elgin is a fine, wooded inland course and there are many others not far away.

Moray is the centre of Speyside whisky industry. The nearest distillery is Glen Moray which is on the western edge of Elgin, here they offer tours and also have a nice coffee shop and visitor centre. You can visit the famous Glenlivet, Glenfiddich and Glen Grant distilleries, or try Benromach which is a small independently owned distillery in Forres. The Whisky Trail is well worth a visit.

This is a fine area for fishing whether on the Spey or at Millbuies. I love to go to the Rothes Glen lochs and even

I sometimes return with a trout or two, often over two pounds in weight.

Moray is a county full of tradition and heritage. The best festival is the Burning of the Clavie in Burghead on January 11th when a burning barrel of tar is taken through the streets to bring back the sun and welcome the new year. There are the usual Highland Games in the Summer in most local towns.

 

Brodie, just outside Forres, is the finest castle, but others are interesting like the nearby Duffus Castle. You should not

miss Elgin Cathedral and Spynie Palace.

 

Elgin is a renowned centre for ancestral research, there is a superb Family History Centre located at East End School on Institution Road

which is amongst the best in Britain.

 

Moray is a world apart. It is friendly and peaceful, except when the jets from RAF Lossiemouth fly over. It does mean

that it is a prosperous county and many multiple retailers are either already in the area e.g. ASDA, Tesco and B&Q., but the best  are the local shops such as Gordon & MacPhail for whisky, Walkers, the bakers and shortbread experts and a little shop called Made in Moray for souvenirs 

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