Plan your visit
Facilities
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Visitor centre is closed
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Car park
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Toilets are closed
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Accessible toilets are closed
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Baby changing is closed
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Pushchair friendly
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Refreshments facilities are closed
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Picnic area is closed
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Guided walks is closed
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Viewing points are closed
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Nature trails
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Shop is closed
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Educational facilities are closed
Accessibility
How to get here
Nearest mainline railway station is Aviemore (10 miles/16 km). From Aviemore take the B9150/A95 and follow RSPB Scotland Loch Garten Nature Centre road signs. A steam railway runs from Aviemore to Boat of Garten (4 miles/6.4 km) and Broomhill for Nethybridge (5.5 miles/8.8 km) April-October.
Nearest bus stop is on the B970. The bus route is Service 34 from Aviemore to Grantown on Spey (ask for Raebreck junction). From here a dedicated footpath leads to the Nature Centre (1.6 miles/2.5 km).
This reserve is on Route 7 of the National Cycle Network.
In Strathspey, from the outskirts of Aviemore and Grantown, follow RSPB Scotland Loch Garten Nature Centre road signs. Taxis include Aviemore Taxis, tel: 01479 810141; Gerry’s Aviemore Taxis, tel: 01479 812000.
Sat nav POI file: If you have a satellite navigation system that can accept POI files, please see our POI page for a download link and instructions.
The Speyside Way links Aviemore, Boat of Garten and Nethy Bridge close to the Nature Centre which connects via a dedicated path, or the bus will drop you at the Raebreck junction which is a 1.6 mile walk to the Centre.
A network of trails stemming from the Speyside Way footpath, links the Nature Centre with the villages of Boat of Garten and Nethybridge.
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Tear off trail mapContact Loch Garten, Abernethy
- Abernethy National Nature Reserve, Forest Lodge, Nethy Bridge, PH25 3EF
- abernethy@rspb.org.uk
- Abernethy Reserve Office Nature Centre 01479 821409; Osprey Centre 01479 831476
- @RSPBLochGarten
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