‘There is no finer place to stay to explore the Highlands,’ say fans of Carol and Gordon Bulloch’s ‘friendly’ B&B, ten minutes’ walk from town, on the edge of the Cairngorms national park.

A hammer throw from the annual Highland Games, ‘impressive, charming’ hosts Julian and Katy Fennema provide ‘unfussy’ accommodation and a treat for whisky lovers at their granite-built Victorian shooting lodge in the Cairngorms.

Surrounded by the Cairngorms national park, this restored Victorian shooting lodge has been given a a zesty finish by the Cowap family.