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Invercauld Castle Estate and Hotel, Braemar, Royal Deeside, Scotland, UK 01339 741216

Invercauld Castle Braemar Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5TS

Invercauld is a private Castle and Estate offering guests fine accommodation and cuisine, a famous sporting heritage and leisure activities, all set in a glorious landscape.

Invercauld is set in the glorious landscape between Braemar and Crathie on Royal Deeside. The Estate extends to some 200 square miles set within the Cairngorm National Park, a wild and fascinating area, characterised by glacially carved valleys, stony tundra, long lochs, craggy peaks and deep corries.

The ability to have some peace and quiet in today's busy world is rare. Visit what Queen Victoria called her 'dear paradise' and enjoy our hills, glens and the famous River Dee in the seclusion of a private Estate.

The Castle can accommodate up to 20 people in single and double rooms. All enjoy luxurious linens, goosedown pillows and duvets, fresh flowers and our own toiletries.

Of the bedrooms available today, The Prince's Room was the suite used by Queen Victoria when she stayed at Invercauld. The furnishings and furniture are as well-preserved now as they were during her visits. The rose adorned carpet was made on the same loom to the same design as the carpet to commemorate Her Majesty's visit to Chateau Gutch in 1848.

Michel Roux advised on the design and installation of a new kitchen. He also translated his award-winning style into the gourmet menus and the wine list. Our resident chefs ensures that each dish is cooked to perfection using local produce and fresh ingredients to provide continuity of quality through the changing food seasons.

At Invercauld it is possible to achieve a 'McNab' by taking a grouse, a stag and a salmon all on the same day.

Invercauld has been rebuilt a number of times, with part of the present building dating back to the 13th century. In the early 1700s, Alexander Farquharson, the seventh Laird of Invercauld, was largely responsible for rebuilding and enlarging the Castle along with start of the landscaping.

The tenth Laird of Invercauld, James Farquharson, was responsible for planting over eighteen million trees on the Estate giving rise to timber production, which supplied the needs of the shipyards in Aberdeen. Game in and around the vestiges of the Mar Forest became abundant.

The start of the 1800s saw the division of the extensive Farquharson landholdings into individual farmsteads.

In 1817 the traditional Highland Games were resurrected under the aegis of the local Lairds, the venue of the annual gathering alternated between Mar Lodge, Braemar Castle and Invercauld. This revived fashion was confirmed by new Royal interest, initiated by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who were frequent visitors to Invercauld. The Highland Games season starts in July with the final Games held at Braemar always on the first Saturday of September and still enjoys Royal Patronage.

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