Further Information
Accommodation
Tourist
Board recommended accommodation
Local attractions
General
attractions in Aberdeenshire, including Deeside
Events
General
Events
Calendar
Events
on Deeside
Ballater
Walking Week (held annually in May)
Public transport
- Bus: Aberdeen-Braemar and infrequent seasonal service
Pitlochry-Braemar: tel. Stagecoach Bluebird (01224) 212266. Rail:
Aberdeen Railway station. Air: Aberdeen Airport (01224
722331)
Books and Maps
Usually available from newsagents or outdoor shops in Aberdeen,
Banchory, Aboyne, Ballater and Braemar. For particular information
on outdoor activities see this sites section on "What to do"
- walking, cycling, skiing, climbing etc Local History and Folklore books
- Geddes, Jane: Deeside and the Mearns: an architectural guide.
The Rutland Press 2001
- Murray, Ian: In the Shadow of Lochnagar. Lochnagar Publications
& Marketing 1992.
- Smith, Robert: A Queen's Country. Perthshire: Pioneer Associates
Ltd. 2000
Maps
- Ordnance Survey (OS) 1:50 000 Landranger: 37 (Strathdon) 44
(Ballater and Glen Clova) 43 (Braemar and Blair Atholl)
- Ordnance Survey (OS) 1:25000 Outdoor Leisure: 3 (The Cairngorms)
- Ordnance Survey (OS) 1:25 000 Explorer: 395 (Glen Tanar), 388
(Lochnagar, Glen Muick and Glen Clova)
- Harvey 1:25 000: Superwalker; Lochnagar
Click
here for Ordnance Survey website. Guides
- The Cairngorm Glens Book 1,Peter D Koch, Osborne pub. Cicerone
Press, 1991
- The Cairngorms, Adam Watson, Scottish Mountaineering Trust,
1992
- Scottish Hill Tracks (fourth edition), 1999, Scottish Rights
of Way Society,
Scotways, 24 Annandale Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4AN
- Heading for the Scottish Hills, Scottish Mountaineering Trust
on behalf of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland and the Scottish
Landowners Federation.
Mountain Rescue
Braemar
Mountain Rescue Team
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