Scot Mountain Holidays

Name: Scot Mountain Holidays
Address: Fraoch Lodge, Deshar Road, Boat of Garten, PH243, GB
Telephone: +441479831331
Price range: ££

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Tourism adventure holidaying in Scotland. Lodging in the Cairngorms. Guided walking and cycling of Loch Ness, castles, munros and more. Come join us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70xbvJMXddo We are Andy and Rebecca, and along with our son Gregor we provide friendly, hospitable and all-inclusive adventuring in Scotland. We are based out of our home which we also run as a hostel and B&B in the Cairngorms National Park. A tour with Scot Mountain Holidays is an immersive and comprehensive exploration of a piece of Scotland at a time. Come taste the local produce, eat our fantastic home cooked meals, and immerse yourself in wild Scotland while we will share our stories, experiences and expertise. At Scot Mountain Holidays we specialize in our passions for hiking, mountain biking, travel and food. We are happy to advise you and offer other outdoor packages through our colleagues during your stay. We hope you join us for outdoor Scotland tourism and adventuring. See you at Fraoch Lodge! https://www.facebook.com/fraochlodge/

31/10/2026

End 2026 with an unforgettable winter mountain hiking holiday in the Highlands of Scotland... Learn the necessary winter skills before heading up to snowy summits for some stunning winter views in the safe company of our expert, local guide Andy Bateman. ❄️

🪓 Learn ice axe and crampon skills for safe mountain travel
🌅 Catch the setting sun on Cairngorm's Summit (Munro)
🏔️ Climb Ben Macdui (UK's second highest peak and a Munro)
📸 Explore the beautiful Cairngorms National Park under your own steam (rest day)
🏔️ Climb to the dramatic wintry summit of Sgor Gaoith (Munro)
🌲 Pass beautiful native Caledonian pines on the way to Bynack Mor (Munro)
🎇 Join Grantown-on-Spey Hogmanay Ceilidh Celebrations

https://scotmountainholidays.com/?re-product-id=196105&rwstep=product

29/10/2026

Eyes to the Skies on Halloween!

Aurora creating solar plasma incoming!

Coronal hole #07 is now facing Earth and a high speed solar wind stream flowing from this zone is expected to reach our planet by Halloween (Oct 31). A minor (G1) geomagnetic storm watch was officially added for that date. Image by SDO/AIA using the 193 angstroms channel.

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28/10/2026

With another winter season approaching, we’ve been looking back through some of Andy’s photographs from previous trips. Here are a few of the scenes and moments that remind us why we look forward to returning to the hills each winter. 🏔️

https://scotmountainholidays.com/all-things-hiking/winter-walking-in-scotland-a-season-in-photographs/

25/10/2026

Mixed emotions wondering through some of the chard remains of upper Abernethy Forest!

What came across was the intensity of the fire!

If allowed to it will no doubt eventually come back better than before but possibly not in my lifetime!

Hopefully, the passive reforestation of rank heather dominated moorland (which in itself inhibits tree regeneration) below the tree line will be a thing of the past!

Ironically the fire (and the enormous amount of digging involved putting it out) have massively increased the seedbed availability, something that was lacking before the fire.

The suggestion of increased conservation grazing by cattle is a good thing!

24/10/2026

Look closely …. our distant base camp for our 4 day Fisherfield Munros trip making 2 relatively easy Munro days.

24/10/2026

A nice encounter with a pair of Ptarmigan high on An Teallach last weekend.

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23/10/2026

Embrace the magic of the Scottish Highlands in autumn — crisp air, long nights, and the chance to witness one of nature’s most
awe-inspiring spectacles.

Join us for our special Night Skies and Northern Lights weekend combining Highland hospitality at Fraoch Lodge with an overnight experience under the stars in our heated tentipi.

🌟 night out under the stars
🌌 chance to spot the northern lights
🏕️ stay in our luxury heated tentipi for a night

https://scotmountainholidays.com/walking-holidays-uk/?re-product-id=319286&rwstep=product

18/10/2026

Why do we always use a single base for our trips? 🥾

We’ve always liked to run our trips more like family holidays and distinctly unlike road trips. We prefer to do the majority of the travelling at the beginning and end of a trip, then spend the rest of the time exploring the local area. Rather than packing up and moving on every morning, we can get to know a place properly, discovering different corners of the landscape and finding walks that we might otherwise miss.

https://scotmountainholidays.com/all-things-hiking/what-makes-a-good-base-for-a-walking-holiday/

18/10/2026

The Trig Pillar on Bidein a’ Ghlas Thuill (An Teallach) smashed to smithereens by a very obvious lightening strike (lifted rocks, etc)!

Not an uncommon sight on West Highland Mountains as big thunder clouds come on shore and the resistance is suddenly lost as the land rises abruptly to the base of the cloud!

It can mean lightening strikes with little warning!

16/10/2026

Our 2027 Fisherfield Munros trip is now live!

4 days doing the 5 Munros of the very remote Fisherfield Forest ….

https://scotmountainholidays.com/walking-holidays-uk/munro-bagging/?re-product-id=233520&rwstep=product

Address

Fraoch Lodge, Deshar Road
Boat Of Garten
PH243

Telephone

+441479831331

Website

http://www.scotmountainholidays.com/

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