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 gatherings.
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.
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The Dell Grocer
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.
Explore
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.
The Line Up
Music . Workshops . Retreats
Gather Inn - our weekly Friday pub night
1 Sep - 30 Nov
5 - 10pm
Our favourite night is back! The Gather Inn will be opening again from Friday 3rd April and we personally can't wait.
A space for you to unwind on a Friday evening and kick off your weekend in the right way
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 and Rik's kitchen with their delicious plant based Asian inspired offerings. You can pre-order with both Highland Slice and Rik's kitchen from the Monday prior from 9am, just follow the links on our Instagram or Facebook pages.
We don't take table bookings for the Gather Inn, just turn up, we have plenty of seats inside and out, kids welcome until 8pm. 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:
12th June and 25th September
We hope to see you there sometime x
Pauli Pocket Eats Mexican Fiesta
24 Oct
Pauline & Lindsay will be cooking up a feast full of bold flavours and vibrant sharing plates taking you on a journey through Mexico with a nod to our amazing Highland produce. They will be joined by local story teller & author of cookbook 'The Native Mexican Kitchen'. Rachel will take you on a journey into Mexican cuisine, culture & mezcal!
Gather for an evening of long table feasting with new & old friends
To book email hello@paulipocketeats.com
In the Woods...Halloween party with The Wook
31 Oct
6 - 11pm
£8
Join us for a spooky gathering of dancing and good vibes to celebrate the end of an amazing event season at The Dell. We are delighted to be bringing back DJ The Wook (Brett) to see us through the night, we can confirm that his tunes are bangin! Halloween dress up is strongly encouraged, with a Dell goody bag up for grabs for the best dressed.
We'd love to see you here on the dancefloor! Get in touch to book
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