Grantown on Spey
in Highland of Scotland, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
57.331 and -3.609 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 57° 19' 49" and W -3° 36' 31"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:57 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:26 am and 8:56 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Delve into Grantown on Spey

Grantown on Spey in Highland (Scotland) with it's 2,440 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 426 mi (or 685 km) north of London, the country's capital town.

Current time in Grantown on Spey is now 12:57 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports close to Grantown on Spey, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Kinloss in a distance of 22 mi (or 36 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Old and New Towns of Edinburgh in a distance of 100 mi (or 162 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Elgin, Inverness, Highland, Perth and Forfar. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 40 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 64%
Air Pressure 1004 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 73% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

16°C (61 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Muckrach Hotel

Address
2,9 mi
Dulnain Bridge
PH26 3LY Grantown-on-Spey
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Rosehall Guest House

Address
0,1 mi
13 The Square
PH26 3HG Grantown-on-Spey
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Seafield Lodge Hotel

Address
0,1 mi
Woodside Avenue
PH26 3JN Grantown on Spey
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Craiglynne Hotel

Address
0,4 mi
Woodlands Terrace
PH26 3JX Grantown-on-Spey
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Heather Holiday Homes

Address
2,8 mi
The Speyside Centre
PH26 3PA Grantown-on-Spey
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Nethybridge

Address
4,8 mi
Inverness-shire
PH25 3DP Nethybridge
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


CRAIGLYNNE HOTEL

Address
0,4 mi
WOODLANDS TERRACE 1
PH26 3JX GRANTOWN ON SPEY
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Thunder in the Glens - the Harley Davidsons arrive in Grantown on Spey

Published: August 27, 2011
Length: 49:45 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: alhcookboy

At the end of their 2011 mass Ride-Out, the Harley Davidsons arrive in the The Square, Grantown on Spey.


Happy New Year 2013 from Grantown-on-Spey!

Published: January 02, 2013
Length: 31:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CandGGrantown

Every Hogmanay around midnight hundreds of people gather in The Square in Grantown-on-Spey to welcome in the New Year. They enjoy bands and pipers playing, join in Scottish ceilidh dancing...


Ferry Gliding Grantown on Spey

Published: July 21, 2012
Length: 03:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Dave Craig

Paddling solo for the first time, this young canoeist, on www.spiritofthespey.co.uk 5-Day River Spey Journey ~ in relaxed fashion, practices 'ferry-gliding' by Old Spey Bridge, Grantown-on-Spey,...


thundering in the glen grantown on spey

Published: July 17, 2009
Length: 04:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: lewisw776

When a storm hit Grantown on Spey 16/7/09.


Grantown New Year

Published: January 02, 2015
Length: 33:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Claudia Perry

New Year fire works 2015 Grantown-on-Spey.


Snow blizard Janury 28th 2015

Published: January 28, 2015
Length: 35:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tulach Ard House Claire Mackenzie

Snow Blizzard on A95 en route to Grantown on Spey.


Thunder in the Glens part 1

Published: August 31, 2007
Length: 37:31 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: feralkid141

The Harley Davidson rideout arriving in Grantown on Spey. 25 August 2007.


grantown to cromdale 04.01.10 16-30.

Published: January 05, 2010
Length: 25:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: hotrodloon

grantown to cromdale 04.01.10 16-30.


Rowan - Grantown 2009 13.2hh to 14.2hh

Published: August 18, 2009
Length: 54:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Niki Pargeter

Rowan and Emma at Grantown show 2009.


Thunder in the Glen 2011 Grantown 026

Published: August 31, 2011
Length: 11:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: blackbirdkernow


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Inverallan

Inverallan is one of the parishes which formed the ecclesiastical (later civil) parish of "Cromdale, Inverallan and Advie" in Morayshire in Scotland. It is generally equivalent to the area now known as Grantown.

Located at 57.329, -3.61 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parishes of Scotland, Moray

Castle Grant

Castle Grant stands a mile north of Grantown-on-Spey and was the former seat of the Clan Grant chiefs of Strathspey in Moray, Scotland.

Located at 57.352, -3.59472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Castles in Highland (council area), Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Highland (council area), Listed castles in Scotland, Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland

Ballifurth Farm Halt railway station

Ballifurth Farm Halt railway station was one of four halts, Imperial Cottages Halt, Gibley's Cottages Halt, Dalvey Farm Halt, and Ballifurth Farm Halt, opened on the Speyside route between Elgin and Aviemore on 15 June 1959, on the introduction of railbuses. Drivers were warned when approaching the halts by white boards stating 'Request Stop 100 Yards Ahead'.

Located at 57.2923, -3.6379 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Highland (council area), Railway stations opened by British Rail, Railway stations opened in 1959, Railway stations closed in 1965, Beeching closures in Scotland

Castle Grant platform railway station

Castle Grant platform railway station was a railway station serving Castle Grant, in Strathspey in Scotland.

Located at 57.3521, -3.60894 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Highland (council area), Railway stations opened in 1863, Former private railway stations

Grantown-on-Spey (West) railway station

Grantown-on-Spey (West) railway station was opened with the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway in 1863. Originally appearing on timetables as 'Grantown', the name was changed by British Rail. At the same time, the former GNSR station 'Grantown-on-Spey' was renamed similarly as 'Grantown-on-Spey (East)'. Preceding station Historical railways Following station Castle Grant Platform   Inverness and Perth Junction Railway   BroomhillLine and Station(southbound)Re-opened by the Strathspey Railway

Located at 57.3228, -3.6218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Highland (council area), Railway stations opened in 1863, Railway stations closed in 1965, Former Highland Railway stations, Beeching closures in Scotland

Seafield Park

Seafield Park is also a football playing field in the east of Edinburgh. Seafield Park is a football ground in Grantown-on-Spey, Highland. It is home stadium of Highland Football League side, Strathspey Thistle The stadium has a maximum capacity of 1,600 with 150 seats after adding a stand and floodlights during the summer of 2009 when Strathspey Thistle were elected into the highland league.

Located at 57.3324, -3.60092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Highland Football League venues, Sports venues in Highland (council area)


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Grantown, Grantown on Spey