The Invercauld Arms Hotel
- The Invercauld Arms Hotel dates back as far as 1645 when it was built as a coaching inn. The hotel remained standing throughout the Jacobite Rebellion.
- The Invercauld Arms is ideally located for golfing, fishing, walking and exploring Scottish Highlands. Scotland’s Premier Ski resort of Glenshee is only 9 miles away and the Lecht Ski Resort is 15 miles away making the hotel the ideal base all year round.
- Braemar is a small but very picturesque village located in the Scottish Highlands with the Cairngorms National Park nearby.
- The hotel is situated on Invercauld Estate, the third largest estate in Scotland
The Invercauld Arms Hotel manager is:Jane Barr
A warm welcome to The Invercauld Arms Hotel...
The impressive baronial style of the Invercauld Arms is set against the stunning backdrop of the Grampian Mountains. The first Saturday of every September is the world famous Braemar Royal Highland Gathering, held at the Duke of Fife Memorial Park at the other end of the village and attended annually by the Queen and several members of the Royal family. The Park is open all year round for viewing. Balmoral Castle is 9 miles east, where the Queen is in residence every August. The village of Braemar has two castles, Braemar Castle built by the Earl of Mar in 1628 and Kindrochit Castle, built by King Malcolm III. Braemar Castle looks like a fairytale castle and has a star-shaped defence wall. It is currently open during the summer months and has been restored by the Local Community Council. Kindrochit Castle was once named Ceann-drochit and is actually the ruins of ancient fortifications built between 1057 and 1093.
The Castle view Restaurant with its impressive windows and wood panelling adds to the character of the hotel and makes for an informal dining experience with us. The Rebel Lounge comes alive most evenings with our talented entertainers offering a relaxed style of entertainment for you to enjoy. In the winter months there is a traditional coal and log fire burning in the front lounge providing a warm welcome for weary travellers. The intimate atmosphere of our Slante Bar provides a very cosy and relaxed setting for unwinding at the end of the day.
The Invercauld Arms is ideal for those looking to partake in outdoor activities, explore the Highlands or just relax and enjoy the unrivalled world famous Scottish hospitality.
Jane Barr
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Exterior & Location
Reception & Dining
Entertainment
Rooms
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Room Types
The Invercauld Arms Hotel has 66 bedrooms, including a combination of newly refurbished modern Premier and Superiors rooms, as well as characteristic charming Standard and Scenic Rooms. The room are comfortable and well-equipped with colour TV’s, hairdryers, telephone and hospitality trays.
The Invercauld Arms Premier Room
Often our most luxurious room option. Most premier rooms have four-poster beds and spacious en suite bathrooms that have been beautifully re-fitted to accommodate separate bath and shower options. These Premier Rooms normally offer a 32 inch flat screen digital television, as well as a comfortable seating area. The rooms also include a hairdryer and shaving point as well as a tea and coffee making facilities.
- En-suite bathroom with bath and separate shower.
- Luxurious four-poster bed.
- 32 inch digital flat screen Television.
- Large rooms with comfortable seating.
- Hair dryer, shaving point and telephone.
The Invercauld Arms Superior Room
Our Superior rooms typically have luxurious beds, 26 inch flat screen digital television, and a spacious en suite bathroom with shower over bath. These Superior rooms also have a hair dryer, shaving point and facilities to make a hot drink.
- Flat screen Television.
- En-suite bathroom with bath, shower and WC.
- Large Rooms.
- Hair dryer, shaving point and telephone.
- Tea and coffee making facilities.
The Invercauld Arms Standard Room
Our standard rooms are contain everything you come to expect from a modern hotel. All our rooms have en-suite facilities as well as a television, hair dryer, telephone and tea and coffee making facilities.
- En-suite bath, shower and WC.
- Television.
- Hairdryer.
- Tea and coffee making facilities.
Highland Games
Devotees of Highland Games can, in September, accompany Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth to the great Braemar Gathering. Reputedly founded in the 11th Century by Malcolm Canmore, used as a front in 1715 by the Earl of Mar to plan the first Jacobite Uprising, and which has been run in its present form since 1832 by Braemar Royal Highland Society, the oldest surviving Friendly Society in Scotland.
Great for...
- Walking
- History
- Culture
Facilities
- 24 hour reception
- Castle View Restaurant
- Slante Bar
- Rebel Lounge for relaxation
- One small informal function room
- Check in time 3pm, check out time 11am
Entertainment
We offer casual entertainment at The Invercauld Arms Hotel
Entertainment Programme
On Tuesday Evenings
An evening of entertainment with
Tommy Millar
Vocalist
On Thursday Evenings
An evening of music and song
with either
Robbie Carran or Stephen Quigg
The entertainment programme advertised is subject to change for reasons beyond our control without prior notice.
Highland Games
Devotees of Highland Games can, in September, accompany Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth to the great Braemar Gathering. Reputedly founded in the 11th Century by Malcolm Canmore, used as a front in 1715 by the Earl of Mar to plan the first Jacobite Uprising, and which has been run in its present form since 1832 by Braemar Royal Highland Society, the oldest surviving Friendly Society in Scotland.
Great for...
- Walking
- History
- Culture
Dining
The Castle View Restaurant with its impressive windows and wood panelling adds to the character of the hotel and makes for an informal dining experience with us.
Sample Menu
Starters
Smoked Salmon Platter
Scotch Broth Soup
Camembert Bites
Main Course
Chicken Balmoral
Succulent chicken breast filled with Haggis on a whisky cream sauce
Poached Fillet of Cod
Served on a bed of red cabbage
Cauliflower Cheese Tart
Chef's dish of the day
Haggis, Neep's and Tatties
From the cold larder
Chef’s daily selection of Cold Meats, Cheeses or Tuna served with a Crisp Seasonal Salad
All served with Chef's selection of vegetables and potatoes
Desserts
Spotted Dick
Served with Custard
Raspberry Crannachin
Layer of Whisky and Honey Cream, Raspberries and Shortbread
A Choice of Ice Creams
A Choice of Vanilla, Strawberry or Chocolate Ice Cream
A Selection of Cheese and Biscuits
Served with Grapes and Celery
Fresh Fruit Basket
A Daily Selection of Fresh Fruit as displayed in the Restaurant
Freshly Brewed Douwe Egberts Coffee
Highland Games
Devotees of Highland Games can, in September, accompany Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth to the great Braemar Gathering. Reputedly founded in the 11th Century by Malcolm Canmore, used as a front in 1715 by the Earl of Mar to plan the first Jacobite Uprising, and which has been run in its present form since 1832 by Braemar Royal Highland Society, the oldest surviving Friendly Society in Scotland.
Great for...
- Walking
- History
- Culture
Location
The area is a haven for serious walkers and those who enjoy great scenery.
How to get to the hotel
By Car
Travelling to the hotel from the south on the A923, leave Blairgowrie to join the A93 (signposted Braemar) the hotel is on the main road going through the village on the right hand side.
Travelling from the North on the A939, join the B939 as you approach Balmoral Castle. Join the A93 and go south towards Braemar.
If you are travelling to the hotel from Aberdeen, follow the A93 to Braemar. The hotel is the first building on the left hand side as you enter the village.
By Public Transport
From Aberdeen – Stagecoach Bluebird, service 201 operates from Aberdeen Bus Station to Braemar. The hotel is on the left, clearly visible from the road.
By Air
Aberdeen airport is the closest to the hotel, car hire is available at the airport or you can take a taxi into the city and come on the bus.
The Invercauld Arms Hotel
The Invercauld Arms Hotel
Main Street
Braemar
Scotland
AB35 5YR
Res: 01339 741 605
Tel: 01339 741 605
How to get there
Invercauld Arms Hotel in Braemar. Situated in the heart of Royal Deeside. With the Grampian Mountains, spectacular untouched woodland scenery, historic castles and distilleries all nearby, there is so much to do you will be spoilt for choice!
Car Parking
At The Invercauld Arms Hotel we have a number of cars parks providing plenty of parking for all our guests.
Local Attractions
There are many walks in the surrounding area of varying levels of difficulty from an easy walk round the Clunie river to the Lairig Ghru, a high steep sided pass connecting the North of the Cairngorms to the South - not one for the fainthearted!
- The Auld Brig of Dee
- Linn o' Dee
- Crathes Castle and gardens
- Royal Lochmager Distillery
- The City of Aberdeen
- Glenlivet Distillery
- Mar Lodge Estate
- Invery
- Linn o' Quoich
- Crathie Kirk
- The Old Royal Station, Ballater
- Breamar Highland Heritage Centre
Local Insight
What may appear at first to some as a small sleepy highland village soon reveals itself to be a beautiful area rich in history and wild life with much to see and do in the immediate vicinity as well as the surrounding areas. We are 60 miles from the City of Aberdeen which in recent years has become the oil centre of Europe undergoing many changes and much updating. The village of Ballater is 17 miles away and is just one of the many villages on Royal Deeside which are just waiting for you to explore and enjoy them!
Mel Weir, Assistant Manager
- Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle is the Queen's summer residence and stands on the banks of the River Dee between Braemar and Ballater in the shadows of Lochnagar. The 50,000 acre estate was purchased by Queen Victoria in 1848 and is a major visitor attraction during the summer months.
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- Braemar Castle
Braemar Castle on the outskirts of the village was built in 1628 by John Erskine,Earl of Mar and has been owned by the Farquharsons of Invercauld for the last 250 years. Recently the castle has been taken on by the community of Braemar with an ambitious restoration programme underway. The castle is filled with furnishings and personal memorabilia of the family and a secret corner that is home to Long John Silver and his creator Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote 'Treasure Island' in the village.
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- Linn of Dee
The Linn of Dee is a narrow gorge on the river Dee about 6 miles west of Braemar. It is a local beauty spot and one of the main starting points for walking in the Cairngorms.
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- Linn of Quoich
The Linn of Quoich is a narrow chasm on the river Quoich, and was a favourite place of Queen Victoria's.
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- Lochnagar Distillery
The Lochnagar Distillery is one of the smallest working whisky distilleries in Scotland on the Balmoral estate. This is just a short drive away and makes a fine destination for that rainy day.
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- Braemar Highland Safaris
Braemar Highland Safaris. The modern visitors, unless they are hill walkers, normally see the area from the bottom of the valley. They probably cannot imagine the beauty as seen by the birds flying high above. Now with the aid of Braemar Highland Safaris the visitor too can venture into the heart of the mountains to enjoy the picturesque landscapes of mountains and lochs, see the wildlife and the plants which make the area so beautiful and interesting.
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Local Events
Braemar plays host to many events and celebrations throughout the year. Here is a list of those we know about:
Highland Games
Devotees of Highland Games can, in September, accompany Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth to the great Braemar Gathering. Reputedly founded in the 11th Century by Malcolm Canmore, used as a front in 1715 by the Earl of Mar to plan the first Jacobite Uprising, and which has been run in its present form since 1832 by Braemar Royal Highland Society, the oldest surviving Friendly Society in Scotland.
Great for...
- Walking
- History
- Culture
The Invercauld Arms Hotel
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Mr Lees
Aberdeenshire
24 September 2010
Excellent!
Hotel staff at reception are very helpful! Dining room staff really good at what they do for clients. Bar staff attentive. Hotel is managed well. I will be back! Thanks, Jim.
Dottie
Stockport
24 January 2011
Very Good
Just got back, lovely hotel, it was nice and warm, looks like a newly installed lift to all floors, very pleasant room, tastefully decorated and very clean, with a very clean, and what seems newly refurbished en-suite, loved the shower, good food from a varied menu, good entertainment, nice helpful staff, couldn't ask for more, will go again.
Evelyn Ashpool
Blackpool
4 September 2011
Very good start & finish
Returned on Friday from a lovely holiday with my husband. Very happy with our room, plenty of helpful staff on duty. Good food & choice of menu. One thing that upset me was the gold necklace with a jade cross on it. When I arrived home & was sorting out presents for the family, from carrier bags, at the bottom of one plastic carrier bag I found my necklace. Thank the Lord my necklace had fallen off into one of the bag of presents. Thank the staff for their help & concern.
Geoff Adams
Knott End-on-Sea
30 September 2011
Top of the class
A hotel with a history as fine as its facade. Stay a night en passant and be looked after, but stay a few days and try to meet Carlos (the manager, who will usually be found helping out if any team is a bit short) and Chef, and Maitre d' (there are two - one has a moustache: the other hasn't.) In the dining-room you will receive five-star attention from young waiters trained by Maitre d'. Do look at your waiting staff as they work. It's like watching ballet. Waiting is a profession, not a job.
Mrs M Crawford
Scottish Borders
10 October 2011
Excellent
Back home, wishing we were still at Invercauld, very helpful, pleasant staff. Rooms: comfortable and clean. Food: super varied menu served by friendly but very professional waiters. We were a party of eight who have a Shearings holiday every October and we have never had to complain about anything in any of the Shearings hotels throughout Scotland. We haven't decided which hotel will have the pleasure of the eight of us next year!!!!
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