Welcome to Craggan Outdoors, one of the UK's leading outdoor activity centres, based in beautiful Speyside in the Cairngorms National Park. Offering one of the widest ranges of outdoor activities available in the Scottish Highlands, Craggan Outdoors serves groups from two to sixty-plus people, either as day visitors for activities, or residential packages with bunkhouse accommodation. Bunkhouse and bothy are also available for group hire, separate to the activities. Our licensed Clubhouse Cafe welcomes all visitors, whether doing activities or just stopping in for a meal or a drink.
Email Craggan Hostel Bunkhouse enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
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What we're all about: At Craggan Outdoors the emphasis
is on offering easy access to a wide range of fun and challenging activities,
enabling visitors of all ages and abilities to enjoy their time with us,
and to be pleased with what they have achieved.
With the majority of activities available on-site - minimising your time spent travelling and helping minimise our impact on the environment - instructors that are chosen for their people skills as much as their technical abilities, bright and spacious bunkhouse and cosy bothy accommodation, as well as a welcoming licensed cafe, Craggan Outdoors provides everything required by the activity seeking visitor.
What can you do? Activities include archery, clay pigeon, climbing (indoor bouldering and outside crags), golf, gorge walking, high ropes, kayaking, massage, mini-quads, mountain biking, paintball, pony trekking, quad treks, raft building, River Spey canoe trips, team-building, white water rafting, yoga and a zip wire.
Who can visit? Craggan Outdoors work with a wide range of customer groups, including families and friends, schools, colleges and universities, community groups and charities, clubs and societies, stag and hen parties, and corporate groups. If you want a guarantee of fantastic outdoor activity experiences in a beautiful environment, then Craggan Outdoors is for you!
We look forward to welcoming you!
BUNKHOUSE / HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION FOR 2 TO 60+ PEOPLE
Craggan Outdoors offer good value, comfortable accommodation for individuals
and groups in our Bunkhouse and Bothy, located side-by-side in a secluded
and picturesque spot at the top of the Glenbeg Estate, just a couple of
miles off the A95 Grantown-Aviemore road. Peace and quiet is guaranteed,
along with the fantastic views, yet it is just a 5 minute drive into nearby
Grantown-on-Spey.
We welcome everybody...couples and families, individuals that need a bed for a night or two on a hostel-style basis, friends having a party, groups large or small that are combining their stay with us with some of our activities, cyclists, bikers, walkers, paddlers that need accommodation as they pass through the area, through to companies that are seeking an 'away from it all' meeting base.
Basically, if you need somewhere to stay, then Craggan Bunkhouse and Bothy is the place for you! Price per person ranges from £12.50 for groups of 28+ staying five or more nights, up to £17 for 1-4 people staying 1 night. Bunkhouse and Bothy are both available for exclusive hire, either separately or together.
CRAGGAN BUNKHOUSE
Craggan Bunkhouse is a light, bright and airy converted farmhouse that
sleeps up to 27 people over three rooms, two bunk-rooms of 11 and 12 beds
each, and a cosier 4-bed room. Craggan Bunkhouse is double-glazed and
central heated.
Downstairs is a large open-plan kitchen and dining / common room area, along with bathroom facilities on a minimum of a 1:5 basis. The kitchen is well equipped, and bathrooms are clean, bright and well lit.
Entertainment-wise, other than the glorious setting to enjoy, books and games are provided, as is a TV/DVD for the playing of DVDs, and a radio/CD player. Don't forget your DVDs & CDs. There can't be many better bases in the Cairngorms for a large group. Please contact us to reserve the Bunkhouse. For smaller parties, the Bothy is also available.
THE BOTHY
Craggan Bothy is a converted steading offering snug and cosy accommodation
across a single floor. The bunk-room sleeps six people, with room to squeeze
in an extra bunk if necessary. A light and spacious wheelchair-accessible
wet-room adjoins the bunkroom.
The kitchen and dining area is at the other end of the building and includes a wood burner for cosy evenings, although Craggan Bothy is centrally heated.
Entertainment-wise, other than the glorious setting to enjoy, books and
games are provided, as is a TV/DVD for the playing of DVDs, and a radio/CD
player. Don't forget your DVDs & CDs. The Bothy is perfect for smaller
groups, particularly families and friends, but can also be used in combination
with the Bunkhouse to accommodate larger groups, particularly when there
is a requirement for separate sleeping areas for boys and girls, and male
and female group leaders.
Whilst the main focus for Craggan Bunkhouse and Bothy is pre-booked groups staying for a few nights or a week, we are also available for use as a 'turn up and stay the night' hostel. Groups of friends, couples and families touring the Highlands, groups of walkers, cyclists, bikers, paddlers and so on are all welcome, be it just for the one night or longer.
Whilst always best to call ahead to ensure availability and avoid disappointment, if we have the space then we are more than happy to accommodate you on the day, in either Bunkhouse or Bothy.
Getting there
Craggan Outdoors is conveniently located and easy to find. We are based
at Craggan Golf Course, 1 mile south of Grantown-on-Spey, right beside
the A95 to / from Aviemore. Please see our map to the left.
The River Spey and Speyside Way both run right past the golf course and the Dava Way is nearby, so we are easily accessible for those on foot, and paddlers for that matter.
Craggan Outdoors is also close to good public transport links. Buses run to Grantown-on-Spey, and trains to nearby Aviemore and Carrbridge. Broomhill Station (the location for Glenbogle Station in the BBC's 'Monarch of the Glen') on the Strathspey Steam Railway is also nearby. With prior notice, we can pick you up from any of these points.
For those coming in from further afield, Craggan Outdoors is only 45
minutes from Inverness Airport. Inverness is well served by a number of
airlines, particularly easyJet and FlyBe which both offer good value flights
from across southern England, including Gatwick, Luton, Southampton, Bristol
and Exeter. Pick-up from Inverness Airport can be arranged.
We really appreciate your time and look forward to working with you to
sort out a memorable trip to Craggan Outdoors.
Email Craggan Hostel Bunkhouse enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
