Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail, Aberlour

#5 among attractions in Aberlour

Eat and drink, Distillery, Whiskey distillery

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Facts and practical information

Eight malt whisky distilleries and a cooperage form the Malt Whisky Trail in Scotland's Speyside. Seven of the eight distilleries are in production and operational, whilst the Dallas Dhu distillery is a historic distillery. The Malt Whisky Trail is a local theme route marketing initiative, established to promote the region's whisky-related cultural heritage and encourage tourism. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°28'2"N, 3°13'48"W

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Aberlour United Kingdom

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Day trips

Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Balvenie Castle, Mortlach Parish Church, Knockando Woolmill, Craigellachie Bridge.

4 miE
13th-century ruin with curtain wall
Balvenie Castle, Dufftown
103 min walk • Balvenie Castle is a ruined castle 1 km north of Dufftown in the Moray region of Scotland.
4.3 miSE
Church
Mortlach Parish Church, Dufftown
109 min walk • Mortlach Parish Church is a church within the Church of Scotland serving the parish of Mortlach, in Moray, close to the village of Dufftown.
4.7 miW
Historical place, Watermill
Knockando Woolmill, Aberlour
119 min walk • The Knockando Woolmill is a historic woolmill in Moray, Scotland. Wool production has taken place at the site since at least the eighteenth century, and the surviving buildings house a number of pieces of historic machinery which are still in operation.
2.1 miNE
Bridge
Craigellachie Bridge, Craigellachie
55 min walk • Craigellachie Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge across the River Spey at Craigellachie, near to the village of Aberlour in Moray, Scotland. It was designed by the renowned civil engineer Thomas Telford and built from 1812 to 1814. It is a Category A listed structure.
6.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Ballindalloch Castle
165 min walk • Ballindalloch Castle, known as the "pearl of the north", is a Scottish castle located in Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland. It has been the family home of Macpherson-Grants since 1546.
4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ben Rinnes
113 min walk • Ben Rinnes is a mountain in Banffshire, in northern Scotland. The mountain is popular with hikers. The mountain is 20 km² in total and is located 8 km southwest of Dufftown.
4.1 miE
Tower
Dufftown Clock Tower, Dufftown
104 min walk • Dufftown Clock Tower is a stone tower with a clock at the crossroads in the centre of Dufftown, Banffshire, at the focal point of the town square. It became a Class B listed building in 1972.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Strathspey, Craigellachie
65 min walk • Strathspey is the region around the strath of the River Spey, Scotland, split between the Moray council area and the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area of Highland.
2.1 miNE
Factory tours, Tours
Speyside Cooperage, Craigellachie
54 min walk • The Speyside Cooperage is a cooperage located in Craigellachie, Aberlour, Scotland. Its visitor centre, the only such in Britain, is part of the Malt Whisky Trail, started in the early 1980s.
4.4 miW
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Cardhu distillery, Aberlour
114 min walk • Cardhu is a Speyside distillery near Archiestown, Moray, Scotland, founded in 1824 by whisky smuggler John Cumming and his wife Helen. The distillery is now run by Diageo and the distillery's Scotch whisky makes up an important part of the Johnnie Walker blended whiskies.
4.5 miN
Tours, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Glen Grant distillery, Rothes
116 min walk • Glen Grant is a distillery founded in 1840 in Rothes, Speyside, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. Previously owned by Chivas Brothers Ltd, best known for their Chivas Regal blended scotch whisky, Glen Grant was purchased by the Italian company Campari Group in December 2005.