The Green Lodge Aviemore

03/07/2024

I am delighted to announce that The Green Lodge Aviemore will shortly be reopening its doors under new management - follow this page for more details soon, and have a lovely summer!

10/07/2023

End of a very happy era for this owner, and I feel sure the house will be the setting for much more laughter and adventures. ❤️

4 bedroom detached house for sale in The Green Lodge, 8 Ski Road Cottages, Coylumbridge, Aviemore, PH22 for £595,000. Marketed by Rettie and Co, St.Andrews

09/07/2023

This will not be news to most of our lovely guests, but it’s time to tell the wider world:

After five wonderful years of fabulous guests, great coffee, mouthwatering pizzas and amazing Cairngorm adventures, The Green Lodge Aviemore is going on the market next week.

It’s been an honour to provide you with the base for your unforgettable family memories, and I hope the new owners will generate as much happiness, whether they keep it as their own holiday home or decide to share it.

If you know of anyone looking for somewhere gorgeous on the Rothiemurchus estate please pass this on - thank you!

Helen x

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15/05/2023

Just one of the gorgeous views of the Rothiemurchus Estate, along my favourite little loop walk from The Green Lodge Aviemore - you'll find the route in our digital guidebook with all manner of insider tips for making the most of your stay in this wonderful part of Scotland. ❤️

02/02/2023

Oh my days!!! Welcome back, gang!

25/01/2023

Wonderful news for this week’s guests!!! The funicular has reopened- we’ve all been waiting a long time for this!

https://m.facebook.com/cairngormmountainscotlandltd/photos/a.141840099242850/5795475860545884/?type=3

It’s the announcement all our snowsports enthusiasts have been waiting for… the reinstatement works for Cairngorm Mountain’s funicular railway are now complete. After a complex engineering project to strengthen the viaduct and install a new control system, journeys on the funicular railway can now recommence.

The funicular will run regularly subject to weather conditions from tomorrow. We’re looking forward to welcoming back our first passengers as they travel to the top slopes for snowsports this season.
cairngormmountain.co.uk/mountain-railway/

29/11/2022

Winter in the Cairngorms is magical. I was driving home from The Green Lodge last night and had to keep stopping the car to take photos, trying to capture the dusk. The crisp clean night air, the promise of brisk walks and toasty fires, the mountain hares taking on their white winter colouring - and that's even before the Aurora Borealis appeared (gutted I missed it!).

09/10/2022

If you are tempted to enjoy a really special autumn break with family in the Cairngorms this October half term, I've just had a cancellation for the week of Saturday 22 to Saturday 29 October, £2457.

Amazing location just along from Rothiemurchus farm shop, four luxurious bedrooms, sleeps 8, pet friendly, wood burning stove, amazing coffee machine, traditional pizza oven and masses of red squirrels scampering about the woods at the back of the house.

Details and booking here: www.greenlodgeaviemore.co.uk, with more pics, floorplans and reviews from our happy guests (below is a screen grab of our 35th 5 ⭐️ review on Airbnb - but it's always better value to book direct!)

19/08/2022

This is a perfect short, mostly level walk for little (& not so little!) legs, with the added bonus of ice cream from the White Croft Co half way around!

A lovely 5 mile loop from The Green Lodge Aviemore’s front door ❤️🥾🌲🌳❤️

https://www.relive.cc/view/vXOdYjWJrk6

View my hike: Lily Loch - easy loop from Green Lodge Aviemore

18/07/2022

Feeling in need of a proper break, and looking for somewhere gorgeous that you can drive to, and not be at the mercy of airlines?

Due to a cancellation, we have 7 or 8 nights available, from Saturday 13th to Saturday 20th or Sunday 21st August 2022.

Seven nights £2500 or eight nights £2600 (message me saying you've seen this FB post and I'll apply the discount manually).

This is the view from Ord Ban, a short walk from The Green Lodge Aviemore. (There's a craft shop selling ice cream at the foot of this small hill too!)

23/06/2022

At The Royal Highland Show, finding new lovely things for our guests - I really love this part of my job!!

No prizes for guessing which one I chose ❤️🌲❤️

22/10/2021

A gentle stroll around Loch an Eilein with Soda the spaniel (the boys were golfing Spey Valley).

It’s wonderful just setting out on foot (or paw), and not having to use the car.

07/09/2021

Hello dear people of Comrie,

Please read this if you want to support local. I'm broadening that concept beyond buying local...as I'll explain.

2021 is the year of shortages, and I'm not talking Nando chicken, McDonald's milkshakes or IKEA furniture. Every hospitality business owner I talk to is struggling for staff, and you'll notice that some of our local food businesses have announced closures for a day a week because of that. Brexit and Covid have created the perfect storm.

At Wild Hearth we haven't yet had to cut back production, except for a week or so where Covid hit us, but there are bakes where we all have to dig deep and put in heroic days to get everything done, and that's not sustainable.

When I opened the bakery in May 2017 there were always several rental properties and several houses for sale. I never had a problem finding accommodation for new employees. These days, accommodation is the biggest barrier I have to recruitment -- people contact me with enthusiasm and experience, wanting to work in a bakery that is respected internationally for the quality of what we produce and the quality of life we provide for staff. But after searching and failing to find accommodation they choose not to come.

The dog you see here is a working spaniel owned by a woman who will be working with us for two months from 22 September. If you know of any dog friendly accommodation in Comrie over that period, I'd be super grateful if you could drop me a line. She doesn't have a car so it would need to be within cycling distance of the bakery and town. It seems we'll be able to find dog minding while she is working at the bakery -- four 10-hour weekday daytime shifts -- but accommodation is the sticking point.

Comrie is a fabulous place to live, raise a family, and to run a business like Wild Hearth, which now employs 22 local people. I regularly reflect on how lucky I am to live in such a strong community, surrounded by such natural beauty. If you think you can support local by helping me find accommodation for Savannah and her lovely pooch, and other new recruits longer term, I'd be very very grateful.

Oo roo, and thanks in advance,

Sourdough John

23/08/2021

Great opportunity to join a wonderful team

We are on the lookout for an awesome bakery hand to expand our amazing wee team.

This position is for a bakery allrounder, some of the duties will include:

Serving our amazing customers
Preparing top notch food with Kj
Making banging coffees
Weighing out scone & bread mixes
Putting away deliveries
Making team lunches
Sandwich prep & making sandwiches
Cleaning & working the dish-wash area
Prepping vegetables for soups & quiches
Generally just being a support to our team

Applicants must have an honest love for awesome food, ingredients & excellent customer care.

Hospitality experience preferred but not essential. Willingness to learn more important.

Full training will be given, but applicants must be committed, motivated, hard working & have great communication skills.

We pay above the living wage & offer an excellent team package.
We are closed for 31 days of the year for time off & this includes two weeks over Christmas & New year.

This position is for someone who wants to be part of our kick ass bakery family & will join in with our creative ideas, friendly banter & add to our business dreams.

Apply to Kj on
[email protected]
Email only nae Facebook or Instagram messages please, please attach a current CV

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06/06/2021

A lovely short walk up Ord Ban - a 5 mile loop from The Green Lodge and amazing 360• views of the surrounding hills. Soda the Spaniel approves!

05/06/2021

2nd live video of the morning! This has to be the loveliest morning dog walk ever ❤️

05/06/2021

Early morning dog walk while the others sleep in! 🐶❤️🐿🎉🥂🤣

04/06/2021

Early summer in the Cairngorms ❤️❤️❤️

04/06/2021

Latest from squirrel kit cam!!! ❤️❤️🐿🐿❤️🤩

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0XShmGMRBJBIZZmHtmqHm0zTg -_Coylumbridge

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24/05/2021

I am delighted to donate to this wonderful initiative - Aviemore Ice Rink will be loved by locals and visitors alike. A massive well done to the Aviemore Community Ice and Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust for getting things this far - thank you for the huge amounts of time and effort you have put into this - this October is going to be very exciting! ❄️⛸❤

https://gofund.me/56bbeffa

Aviemore Community Ice Is a project being developed by Aviemore and Gle… Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust needs your support for Aviemore Community Ice

07/05/2021

It is wonderful to be welcoming guests again, and it seems the feeling is mutual! Lovely guests have just left this review for us on Google:

"We loved our trip to The Green Lodge. The lodge and setting are beautiful. We experienced exceptionally high standards of comfort and cleanliness which are very important to us. Much care is taken by Helen the owner to ensure all visitors have a truly wonderful experience. It is easy to see that she really cares and is passionate about this. As a family We have rented many properties over the years and The Green Lodge filled all our expectations and more! It’s so lovely that we are revisiting in June and we highly recommend a visit to anyone considering a short break or holiday."

30/04/2021

How about a last minute break watching squirrels play in Rothiemurchus? They are at their most active right now and impossibly adorable.

I have a cancellation* six nights 4 May to 10 May, £1875. One household or bubble only, as per Scot Gov regs.

*the cancellation was us, I’m gutted, May in the Cairngorms is enchanting 😭😭😭

Ps video taken when I was up painting the new kitchen window but before I laid the new turf - garden is currently looking immaculate!

20/04/2021

It turns out that putting in the new larger kitchen window during lockdown was absolutely the right thing to do - the kitchen is flooded with light and our guests can now watch the antics of the red squirrels while sitting at the kitchen table! (The guests, that is, not the squirrels). Now a for a lick of paint and a new blind, and everything will be perfect to welcome our first guests on 26th ❤️❤️❤️

It is SO great to be up and hosting again, I can’t wait for our guests to arrive- these holidays have been a long time coming!