Linn of Muick, Ballater
#3 among attractions in Ballater
Facts and practical information
Linn of Muick is a waterfall on the river Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. ()
Ballater United Kingdom
Linn of Muick – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Balmoral Castle, Glas-allt-Shiel, Crathie Kirk, Lochnagar.
Royal residence with ballroom art showBalmoral Castle, Ballater
150 min walk • Balmoral Castle stands as a quintessential emblem of Scottish heritage, nestled in the verdant landscape of Aberdeenshire, near the village of Ballater, United Kingdom. This private residence of the British Royal Family is steeped in history and grandeur, offering a...
Hiking, Wilderness hutGlas-allt-Shiel, Cairngorms National Park
143 min walk • Glas-allt-Shiel is a lodge on the Balmoral Estate by the shore of Loch Muick in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In its present form it was built in 1868 by Queen Victoria, who called it Glassalt, to be what she called her "widow's house" where she could escape from the world following the death of her husband Albert.
ChurchCrathie Kirk, Cairngorms National Park
136 min walk • Crathie Kirk is a small Church of Scotland parish church in the Scottish village of Crathie, best known for being the regular place of worship of the British royal family when they are in residence at the nearby Balmoral Castle.
Mountain with hiking and bird watchingLochnagar, Cairngorms National Park
150 min walk • Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing.
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castlesKnock Castle, Cairngorms National Park
95 min walk • Knock Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It is typical of the traditional type of residence of a laird, a Scottish landed gentleman. Knock Castle is in Royal Deeside, about 1 mile west of the town of Ballater, and about 6 miles east of Balmoral.
Forts and castles, Reportedly hauntedAbergeldie Castle, Cairngorms National Park
116 min walk • Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, SW Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands at an altitude of 840 feet, on the south bank of the River Dee, five miles west of Ballater, and about two miles east of the royal residence of Balmoral Castle.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLoch Muick, Cairngorms National Park
123 min walk • Loch Muick is an upland, freshwater loch lying approximately 5 mi south of Braemar, Scotland at the head of Glen Muick and within the boundary of the Balmoral estate.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Keen, Cairngorms National Park
129 min walk • Mount Keen is a 939 m high mountain in Scotland and the most easterly Munro. It can be accessed from several directions, South from Glen Mark, North from Glen Tanar, and East to Braid Cairn. It is a moderate walk which is most popularly started by mountain bike, riding through the native Caledonian pine forest of Glen Tanar from Aboyne.
Nature, Natural attraction, WaterfallFalls of Glas Allt, Braemar
141 min walk • Falls of Glas Allt is a 50-metre waterfall near the head of Loch Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Queen Victoria liked to take walks here beside the stream flowing from Lochnagar down to Loch Muick.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainBroad Cairn, Cairngorms National Park
191 min walk • Broad Cairn is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about sixteen miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
Brewery, Distillery, Whiskey distilleryRoyal Lochnagar Distillery, Ballater
124 min walk • Royal Lochnagar distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery based on the Abergeldie Estate on Royal Deeside, in the Highland whisky-producing area of Scotland. It is close to the mountain Lochnagar.
Scotland