The Atholl Arms, Dunkeld, in the Daily Record Part 1
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PAGE 34 DAILY RECORD Saturday, January 11, 2014 TRAVEL THERE’S so much more to Seattle than Starbucks, Frasier and rain. Well, OK, maybe not the rain but if you visit this US seaport city, it’s well worth packing an umbrella. Neatly placed between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, Seattle is 100 miles south of the Canadian border. Boasting a lively waterfront area with plenty of tourist attractions, bustling neighbourhoods where you can shop for essential hipster clothes or score serious designer swag, a phenomenal bar scene and lovely natural beauty, Seattle has the whole package. You can’t visit Seattle without going to the top of the Space Needle. It’s 184 metres high and you travel in high-speed lifts. Handily, Seattle city planners put three of its most popular attractions all together on the 74-acres of the World’s Fair. Next stop is the Chihuly Garden and Glass, an amazing gallery and garden space filled with the playful, vivid work of American glass-blowing artist Dale Chihuly. Just across from the Space Needle is the dazzling Frank Gehry- designed EMP Museum. Covering all elements of popular culture from sci-fi and fantasy to comic book art but focusing on music, there are plenty of interactive exhibits. You can create music in the sound lab or unleash your inner rock star in front of a virtual audience. Capitol Hill is where you’ll find the city’s nightlife but it’s also home to some unique shops, try a loop exploring East Pike Street. Look out for designs by Beachstone, a rock climber who makes delicate stone trinkets. Rain or shine, the aquarium on the waterfront at Pier 59 is an excellent way to spend a few hours. Visitors with children may find that the hands-on exhibition areas, petting aqua-zoos, the chance to get kitted out in diving gear and wonderfully friendly staff make it the highlight of the trip. For nightlife, also try the Ballard area, one of the city’s most fashionably hip neighbourhoods. You’ll see it all in Seattle PERFECTION Bunkhouse is connected to Roundhouse by a timber walkway H ostels conjure up a very specific image in my mind. They are basic, with bunk beds and shared bathrooms. I’ve never been a fan. Frankly, the thought of sharing a dormitory with a bunch of people you don’t know from Adam is a bit off-putting. But what I didn’t know was that hostels can be set in the most beautiful of surroundings and sometimes you can hire the whole place for not a whole lot. We headed to the Bunkhouse at the Roundhouse, situated near the Highland village of Newtonmore, for a weekend away with a group of friends. Just over two hours from the Central Belt and we were in a winter wonderland. It’s a group-only bunkhouse, located on a working farm, overlooking the picturesque Spey Valley in the Cairngorms National Park. The hostel, part of Scottish Independent Hostels (hostel-scotland.co.uk), is rented out on an exclusive use basis only, which means it’s perfect for a group of friends or family to share a break away. Owned and built by farmer Roy Tylden-Wright, the Bunkhouse has been designed to sleep up to eight. There’s a family room which sleeps four with a double bed and bunk beds. Up in the loft, there are a further two rooms with two single beds in each. The Bunkhouse is linked by a timber walkway to the Roundhouse. Roy, a joiner by trade, told us the buildings were inspired by the Hobbit and Scottish crannogs. He built them on the land that once belonged to his grandfather and which he now uses to raise prize-winning Highland cattle – which, incidentally, he is happy to introduce you to. I was pleasantly surprised by our base. It has underfloor heating and wi-fi and a well-stocked kitchen. A large sundeck offers five-star views across the valley and is the perfect place for an early-evening drink as you watch the sun set. In the summer it would be a great spot for a barbecue. But we were there in the depths of winter and it’s the time of year this area of Scotland really shines. Strathspey and Badenoch is a place of outstanding natural beauty. And when the snow falls, as it did for our weekend away, the place takes on a RUSHTO Wintry weekend in Newtonmore dispels myth that hostels are just for backpackers News [email protected] SALLY MCLEAN THE award-winning Atholl Arms Hotel in the ancient cathedral city of Dunkeld, in Perthshire, is the perfect place to unwind after the festive season. Built in 1833 and situated in the heart of the town, overlooking the River Tay, this three-star hotel has bucketloads of character, friendly staff, brilliant food and stunning scenery on its doorstep. At the Hotel Awards 2013, the Atholl Arms Hotel won a Local and Seasonal Food Award and owners Christine and Neil Sinclair were presented with Dunkeld ATHOLL ARMS Great food and a warm welcome MODERN The well-stocked kitchen area
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The Atholl Arms, Dunkeld, in the Daily Record Part 1
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Page 34 Daily RecoRD Saturday, January 11, 2014
TRAVEL with MELANIE HARVEYTHERE’S so much more to Seattle than Starbucks, Frasier and rain.
Well, OK, maybe not the rain but if you visit this US seaport city, it’s well worth packing an umbrella.
Neatly placed between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, Seattle is 100 miles south of the Canadian border.
Boasting a lively waterfront area with plenty of tourist attractions, bustling neighbourhoods where you can shop for essential hipster clothes or score serious designer swag, a phenomenal bar scene and lovely natural beauty, Seattle has the whole package.
You can’t visit Seattle without going to the top of the Space
Needle. It’s 184 metres high and you travel in high-speed lifts.
Handily, Seattle city planners put three of its most popular attractions all together on the 74-acres of the World’s Fair. Next stop is the Chihuly Garden and Glass, an amazing gallery and garden space filled with the playful, vivid work of American glass-blowing artist Dale Chihuly.
Just across from the Space Needle is the dazzling Frank Gehry-designed EMP Museum. Covering all elements of popular culture from sci-fi and fantasy to comic book art but focusing on music, there are plenty of interactive exhibits. You can create music in the sound lab or unleash your inner rock star in front
of a virtual audience. Capitol Hill is where you’ll find the city’s nightlife but it’s also home to some unique shops, try a loop exploring East Pike Street. Look out for designs by Beachstone, a rock climber who makes delicate stone trinkets.
Rain or shine, the aquarium on the waterfront at Pier 59 is an excellent way to spend a few hours.
Visitors with children may find that the hands-on exhibition areas, petting aqua-zoos, the chance to get kitted out in diving gear and wonderfully friendly staff make it the highlight of the trip.
For nightlife, also try the Ballard area, one of the city’s most fashionably hip neighbourhoods.
You’ll see it all in Seattle
PeRFecTioN Bunkhouse is connected to Roundhouse by a timber walkway
Hostels conjure up a very specific image in my mind. They are basic, with bunk beds and shared bathrooms.
I’ve never been a fan. Frankly, the thought of sharing a dormitory with a bunch of people you don’t know from Adam is a bit off-putting.
But what I didn’t know was that hostels can be set in the most beautiful of surroundings and sometimes you can hire the whole place for not a whole lot.
We headed to the Bunkhouse at the Roundhouse, situated near the Highland village of Newtonmore, for a weekend away with a group of friends. Just over two hours from the Central Belt and we were in a winter wonderland.
It’s a group-only bunkhouse, located on a working farm, overlooking the picturesque Spey Valley in the Cairngorms National Park. The hostel,
part of Scottish Independent Hostels (hostel-scotland.co.uk), is rented out on an exclusive use basis only, which means it’s perfect for a group of friends or family to share a break away.
Owned and built by farmer Roy Tylden-Wright, the Bunkhouse has been designed to sleep up to eight. There’s a family room which sleeps four with a double bed and bunk beds. Up in the loft, there are a further two rooms with two single beds in each.
The Bunkhouse is linked by a timber walkway to the Roundhouse. Roy, a joiner by trade, told us the buildings were inspired by the Hobbit and Scottish crannogs.
He built them on the land that once belonged to his grandfather and which he now uses to raise prize-winning Highland cattle – which, incidentally, he is happy to introduce you to.
I was pleasantly surprised by our base. It has underfloor heating and wi-fi and a well-stocked kitchen.
A large sundeck offers five-star views across the valley and is the perfect place for an early-evening drink as you watch the sun set.
In the summer it would be a great spot for a barbecue. But we were there in the depths of winter and it’s the time of year this area of Scotland really shines.
Strathspey and Badenoch is a place of outstanding natural beauty.
And when the snow falls, as it did for our weekend away, the place takes on a
RuSH to tHE top buNkWintry weekend in Newtonmore dispels
myth that hostels are just for backpackers
News
[email protected] mclean
THE award-winning Atholl Arms Hotel in the ancient cathedral city of Dunkeld, in Perthshire, is the perfect place to unwind after the festive season.
Built in 1833 and situated in the heart of the town, overlooking the River Tay, this three-star hotel has bucketloads of character, friendly staff, brilliant food and stunning scenery on its doorstep.
At the Hotel Awards 2013, the Atholl Arms Hotel won a Local and Seasonal Food Award and owners Christine and Neil Sinclair were presented with
Dunkeld hotel’s packed full of character and flavour
aTHoll aRMS Great food and a warm welcome
MoDeRN The well-stocked kitchen area
