What to do and see in Tomintoul, Scotland: The Best Things to do

Guided single day walks and multi-day wild-camp treks in the Scottish wilderness. Enjoy exploring the landscapes and wildlife of UK's wildest areas with an expert guide with over 20 years experience. Photography and navigation tuition is also available.

The Whisky Castle has been selling the finest malt whiskies of Scotland from its premises in the quaint village of Tomintoul for over 100 years. It is located at the gateway to Scotland's Malt Whisky Trail. Tomintoul is the highest village in the Highlands of Scotland and The Whisky Castle is the highest whisky shop in the UK. Your hosts Sam and Scott, along with their team Maureen, Kirstin and Lauren would be delighted to welcome you to sample some of the finest Scottish malts and gins Scotland has to offer. We have over 500 malt whiskies with many being single cask, independently bottled and from small batches. We provide a unique tasting experience from a fantastic selection of products allowing us to match a malt to your palette and budget. Our single malts are personally selected by us with many being non-chill filtered so you are assured of some of the most unique drams from across Scotland including limited and rare collectables. We also stock some whiskies from distilleries that have closed and also those that have been demolished and lost forever! We also offer lager, beers, wine, champagne, vodka, gin, port, brandy, sherry and many Scottish liqueurs. There is an extensive gift shop and 18 seater café in our Highland Market serving hot food all day. We offer a full range of Scottish gifts, toys, unique jewellery and country clothing to suit all tastes. When you get the chance to visit us you will be given a traditional warm Scottish welcome and if you are looking for something extra special that we don't have in stock we offer a sourcing service and we can have your item shipped direct to your door. All of our products can be bought online. We love reaching out and spreading the word about the fabulous Malt Whiskies of Scotland in their natural state where there is no added caramel for colouring and whiskies have not been chill-filtered for clarity and/or diminished in flavour for consistency.

Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre is your gateway to the rich natural and cultural heritage of our amazing area. The centre provides visitors with information and advice personally tailored to your authentic Scottish experience. Our VR experience will transport you to a whisky smugglers hideout and along the smuggling routes used to transport the golden liquor to market. Our new exibition tells the stories behind objects such as the Tomintoul Coat and local residents such as Brookie the Blacksmith. So whatever your interest or reason for visiting our area be sure to stop by Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre.

Looking for something a little different? Here at Spindrift, we pride ourselves in offering a unique selection of gifts, local crafts, books, maps, cards, clothing, fine art and jewellery - much of which has a very local/Scottish 'flavour'. We also carry an extensive range of outdoor wear and accessories - just in case the normally balmy Highland climate turns a little inclement! We are open daily from April to October, but opening hours outside of that period can vary, so please phone ahead to check opening times, or check our Facebook page.

Bill and Jane Lannagan opened their Gallery by the Square in Tomintoul in December 2003. The quaint little building was built in the 19th century and has been a cobbler’s shop, restaurant and a woodcarver’s shop. Renovated by Bill, it has a delightful airy Gallery area showing traditional, contemporary and Jane’s batik fine art paintings, glazed tiles and art and crafts of other local artists.