🌳 Outdoor🐐 AnimalsEducationalSeasonal opening🌲 Woodland
What’s there
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland, flowing 107 miles (172 km) from Loch Spey in the Scottish Highlands to the Moray Firth at Spey Bay. It is the third longest and fastest-flowing river in Scotland, famous for salmon fishing, whisky distilleries, and water sports.
The Spey offers excellent flat water and white water canoeing and kayaking, with sections suitable for beginners to experienced paddlers. The river passes through stunning Highland scenery including the Cairngorms National Park, ancient forests, and the famous Speyside whisky region. The Speyside Way long-distance footpath follows the river from Newtonmore to the sea.
The river is a designated Ramsar Wetland site (River Spey - Insh Marshes) and Site of Special Scientific Interest, supporting diverse wildlife including salmon, trout, otters, and a wide variety of birdlife. Popular access points for water sports include Aberlour, Craigellachie, and downstream sections toward Spey Bay.
During the fishing season we send out Spey fishing email once per week.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Swimming costume
- Towel
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Poncho towelGetting changed in a car park, solved.
- Hand sanitiser
- Beach shoes
- Waterproof jacket
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
- Kitchen roll
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