Dog Friendly — Pubs in Aviemore
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Found 4 dog friendly pubs in Aviemore
Old Bridge Inn
23 Dalfaber Road, Aviemore PH22 1PU
Converted from a riverside cottage in 1982 and greatly enlarged, Old Bridge Inn lies on the road to the car park to the Strathspey Steam Railway, although there are normally places in their own car park opposite. On balmy summer afternoons, you can watch the River Spey gently flow past from the comfortable covered outdoor area. OK, wrap up and watch whilst the snow falls! Thistly Cross Scottish cider is served alongside the four handpumps which offer local beers from Cairngorm (Trade Winds / Stag) and a rotating selection from Windswept. Further afield Williams Brothers and Fyne Ales Jarl has been seen regularly and normally Caledonian Deuchars IPA. This is a very busy pub, popular with outdoor enthusiasts and booking is highly recommended for the restaurant with its menu, all with low food miles. Local entertainment most nights, and a selection of games and books to pass the time away over a pint. Handy for the Strathspey steam railway. Children and dogs are welcome and there is a bunkhouse attached. Live music plays twice weekly regularly featuring traditional and modern Scottish music and bands.
Winking Owl
123 Grampian Rd, Aviemore PH22 1RH
Cairngorm Brewery have been making award winning beers in Aviemore since 2001, and “The Winky”, their first pub, was taken on by them on 19 November 2014 under an innovative “partial” tie with Caledonian / Heineken. Once a farmhouse, the pub, is probably one of the oldest hostelries in Aviemore and Robert Burns is reported to have breakfasted here in 1787. Just to the right of the steps up to The Winky, the access to “The Bothy Bar” is via the rustic courtyard which uses re-purposed corrugated tin sheet, upcycled wooden pallets and cable drums to form a covered outside seating / smoking area. At night, gently changing “mood” lighting sets a comfy scene. The addition of the Bothy Bar downstairs in 2018 massively increased its capacity to cater fro thirsty and hungry visitors and locals alike including wheelchair users and those who might find the steps difficult, and those with doggie “best friends”! The walls of the Bothy are stripped back and there is a section of the floor plan which has a raised dias for the regular musical events. Upstairs, the roomy Winky bar has commanding views out over the Cairngorm mountain range. Both bars have six hand pumps which offer four Cairngorm beers, usually Trade Winds, Stag and Wildcat and one seasonal, plus two from Caledonian list such as Flying Scotsman, Deuchars IPA and Fyne Ales Jarl and an array of font beers, including Cairngorm’s award winning “Black Gold”. Food is available in both with “hearty pub grub” being featured downstairs and international and Scottish themed dishes upstairs. Well behaved dogs are allowed in the Bothy Bar, but only guide dogs upstairs in the Winky restaurant area. Well worth a visit is the Cairngorm “brewery tap”, just North about ½ mile away, and has two rotating Cairngorm beers on hand pump, normally a “regular” beer, and the current seasonal, with some available on font. Please see the “Cairngorm Brewery” WhatPub entry for more details. There you can take a tour and tutored tasting and stock up on some bottles, or fill up a four pint “growler” to take away. Please note, some of the images on this page have been supplied by Samantha Faircliff of Cairngorm Brewery who has given permission for them to be used by CAMRA but still may be subject to copyright.
Macdui's
72 Grampian Road, Aviemore PH22 1RH
Macdui's is a family friendly bar / restaurant in the heart of Aviemore right next to the station serving two Cairngorm ales. Food is locally sourced with all the meats coming from the local butcher and seafood primarily from Kyle of Lochalsh. A daily changing menu has a very reasonable two course lunch as well as a daily roast. There is entertainment on every weekend with music on Fri and Sat.
Balavoulin
125 Grampian Road, Aviemore PH22 1RL
Located in the middle of Aviemore, The "Bally" re-opened its doors mid September 2019 after a short closure for major refurbishement and offers three real ales from Belhaven, or their "guest list", and a font offereing Thistly Cross cider. On cooler days, a wood burning stove radiated its warmth and welcome. The lunch, dinner and kids menus offer well chosen dishes to satisfy those just looking for a light snack to meals for the hungry. Six en suite bedrooms offer cosy accommodation Aviemore lies inside the famous Cairngorm National Park and it the hub of the local year round tourist industry, with snowsports during the winter, and hill walking and watersports during the summer. Served by a main line service, it is possible to get a train direct from London, alight at Aviemore, cross the platform and take an onward journey on the Strathspey Railway which runs steam trains nearly all year. Please note, The pub was called the The Balavoulin many years ago, but was renamed Mackenzies Highland Inn before "re- establishing" itself during the summer of 2019 and is now run by Struan and Angie Robertson. Please note, - more pictures to follow.