Make Yourself At Home

Our home is your home, so relax, enjoy the peace and sink into holiday mode.

Nestled within the Cairngorms wilderness and with easy access to Aviemore, our self-catering lodge and cottages offer the perfect escape for family holidays, retreats and events.

Unwind, stoke your fire, re-connect and breathe deep. Go barefoot on the lawn, pick a hammock, toast your toes and slow right down. Allow your ears to ring with silence amongst the trees.

Make yourself at home.
We are a 'Good to Go' venue and have in place all additional measures to make your stay safe and full of freedom and fresh air!

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For our guests and community we have put together a careful collection of our favourite things.

Made, Gathered and Grown from as close to the Dell as possible, our home is yours for this while and we want to make this really easy for you.

We now have our own little Grocer on site which is open Monday - Saturday (via walkie talkie) and is stacked with easy oven meals, delicious wine, fresh sourdough most Fridays, holiday treats and all the essentials. Also a piping hot espresso machine for your morning pick me ups and icy cold wine for sundowners. You can also pre-order your groceries with 48 hours notice and we can make sure your cottage is stocked for your arrival. Tasty things to throw in the oven, fun meal kits to get the kids involved or grazing platters to share around the fire with a carefully matched wine. We have brought together some of our favourite local producers, stuff you won't find with the big guys, each showcasing our unique local larder.

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The Dell is a peaceful retreat just on the edge of Nethy Bridge, ‘The Forest Village’ - a sleepy, friendly place reached by riverside walk or through the endless trails of the Abernethy Forest. The RSPB Osprey Centre at Loch Garten is just a 10 minute drive, to the north, the wild Moray Coast beaches and to the south, the heart of the Cairngorms. The Dell is an hour from Inverness airport, 20 mins from Aviemore train station and around 3 hours north of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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Keep The Dell Tipi Community Events Alive

‘Music is at the heart of all that we do here at The Dell’ ... It’s our rhythm, our soundtrack and the way in which we connect with each other, our guests and our community. Our plan is to continue to bring a regular culture of music and community to our unique Tipi space in the woods. But with the ever increasing costs, and lack of funding from support organisations, we need your help x

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The Line Up

Music . Workshops . Retreats

Gather Inn

4 Apr - 31 Oct

5 - 10pm

After the roaring success of last year, we are so excited to be bringing back the 'Gather Inn', our Friday night pub night in the tipi.
A space for you to unwind on a Friday evening and kick off your weekend in the right way, we'll even have cold frothy draft beer on rotation by the brilliant organic Black Isle Brewery!
The tipi has always been the perfect space for gathering and enjoying a drink around the fire, but to top it off we will be joined (most Fridays) by 'Highland Slice' serving up tasty pizzas from his gorgeous horsebox. You can pre-order with Andrew from the Tuesday prior through his website but he does sell out quick!
We don't take bookings for the Gather Inn, just turn up, we have plenty of seats inside and out, kids welcome until 8pm.
Our 'Gather Inn' nights will run from the beginning of April to the end of October, minus the odd Friday where we have other events running . A friendly reminder that if you're coming with kids, please keep them supervised at all times, particularly on the play area.
The Gather Inn will NOT be running on the following dates:
29th August, 5th and 19th September

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Woven in Wildness- a Creative Retreat with Ellis O'Connor

7 - 8 Oct

£395

Join the fabulously talented Ellis O'Connor for a two-day art retreat, where creative play meets rest and rejuvenation.
Immerse yourself in a supportive and inspiring environment as we explore mixed-media materials and alternative mark-making techniques designed to ignite your imagination and encourage bold, expressive creation. This retreat is about embracing the process rather than focusing on the outcome—allowing you to experiment freely, make mistakes, and uncover fresh perspectives in your art.
Between sessions, take time to enjoy the serene beauty of the Cairngorms, unwind in the cosy surroundings of The Dell, and connect with like-minded individuals in a nurturing retreat atmosphere. This is your invitation to pause, play, and create—an opportunity to rediscover the joy of making art in one of Scotland's most magical settings.
Both Tuesday and Wednesday's workshops will run from 10.30am - 4.30pm. Lunch is included and we have bed and breakfast rooms available here at The Dell for a price of £90 per person per night or £140 per couple per night.
For more information and to book with Ellis please get in touch

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Cheese making course with Kristen Allan

9 Oct

10am - 2.30pm

£95

Slowing down and making things from scratch is one of life's simple pleasures. In this class with the wonderful Kristen Allan, you'll learn how to make the creamiest, dreamiest ricotta, yoghurt, labne, marinated labne, cultured butter and a simple hard cheese 'ricotta salata' for you to mature at home. We'll also explore creative ways to use the leftover whey, ensuring nothing goes to waste. To finish, she will show you how to incorporate the freshly made cheese into a shared lunch, celebrating the flavours of the season and the satisfaction of food made by hand.
For more information and to book with Kristen please get in touch

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