Steading 5 Balvatin Cottages

14/11/2024

Advance notice! Come and see some wonderful ideas for Christmas gifts 🎁🎁. We will be there on Sunday 1st December so please come and say hello and enjoy a drink and cake!

13/11/2024

Holidays are for having the time to try something new and make your own souvenirs of the Highlands.

Classes on 2nd Nov and 6th Dec now full!
Additional Xmas date Fri Nov 29th 2-4.
Full intro courses run on request.

12/11/2024

This weekend! In Newtonmore Village Hall

We will be at Newtonmore village hall this coming weekend at the Christmas market…
Pop along for lots of goodies will be on offer!!!

12/11/2024

Celebratory Newtonmore weekend with family and friends in Newtonmore to celebrate Mr@orangepaintpot birthday. Thank you to who made the special cake, Newtonmore Golf Club who provided the perfect venue who fed us all so well and who sang to us so beautifully.

11/11/2024

🎿We are delighted to announce our snowsports season will open on Friday 20th December and our early bird season passes are now on general sale.

Following updates from our parent company Highlands and Islands Enterprise we continue to expect the funicular to be back in service for the upcoming snowsports season. We can’t provide any further updates right now, however keep an eye out on our page and website for further updates.

Here’s some key points for our snowsports customers:
✔️ Winter season opens Friday 20th December and runs to Sunday 20th April 2025 (weather permitting).
✔️ Early bird season passes are on general sale now, with prices held from last year.
✔️ If you buy your early bird pass you’ll save over 35% off the standard price, when buying by 30th November 2024 (based on an adult ticket price).
✔️ Day passes will go on sale closer to the opening date, however you can browse our day prices online now.
✔️ Check out our FAQ’s on our website regarding our season passes.

We’ll share progress as soon as we can and look forward to welcoming you this winter!
www.cairngormmountain.co.uk/season-passes/

17/10/2024

In need of a short break? want to admire the Scottish Highland autumn colours, enjoy a walk, cosy supper in a local pub, retail therapy in the local shops, time to read or simply relax ? 🍂🍁

We have availability next week from Tuesday 22nd October for a three or four night break. Price for 3 nights from £345. Availbility and booking online via www.balvatinsteading.co.uk

14/10/2024

11/10/2024

Spooky 👻😳

🧟‍♀️ HALLOWEEN TRAIL 🧟‍♂️

Starting tomorrow you'll need to keep an eye out while visiting the Museum as several zombie eyeballs have gone missing! Pick up your trail sheet from reception (£1.50 per trail) and see how many you can spot! 👀 Don't forget to pick up your prize in our gift shop before you leave.

The trail is on every day from the 12 - 31 Oct, when we close for this season, so don't delay, come and see us sooooon! 👻👻

High Life Highland VisitCairngorms Badenoch The Storylands The Highland Council Museums Galleries Scotland Museums and Heritage Highland

10/10/2024

Snow anyone?

Fresh snow overnight on the higher hills

04/10/2024

🎃🎃Special menu for October 🎃🎃
🌟🌟Please phone or msg to book🌟🌟
🌟Saturday & Sunday nights from🌟
🌟🌟🌟🌟5pm - 7.30pm🌟🌟🌟🌟

21/09/2024

Today made the most of the sunny skies and did a new version (to us) by Walkhighlands of a much loved walk to the Iron Age Fort in Laggan. The panoramic views from the fort were memorizing. Varied walk through woodland and open hill side and we did not see another person all afternoon.

We had an added bonus of watching 3 sea eagles circling over head too. Wonderful views and a great variation to the walk going through the Black Wood from the Pattack Falls car park. A bit overgrown in places but well worth the effort.

20/09/2024

A beautiful breakfast guest arrived on our doorstep this morning! Wonderful autumn colours in her feathers.