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Highland Folk Museum
Open-air museum in Newtonmore recreating Highland life from the 1700s to the 1960s, with an authentic township used in the Outlander TV series.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Newtonmore
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
About Newtonmore
Newtonmore works well as a base: 10 minutes from Kingussie, 20km from Loch an Eilein.
Newtonmore is in Scotland, United Kingdom, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kingussie, about 4 km away.
Newtonmore (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr an t-Slèibh [ˈpˠalʲ uːɾˠ ən̪ˠ ˈt̪ʰlʲeːv]) is a village of approximately 1100 inhabitants in Badenoch, within the Highland council area of Scotland. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland.
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located within the Cairngorms National Park, approximately 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Kingussie and 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Aviemore. It is on the northeastern bank of the River Spey, between the River Calder and the Allt Lairaidh, at an altitude of approximately 250 metres (820 ft).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Newtonmore?
Within an hour or so of Newtonmore: Highland Folk Museum (1 km), Ruthven Barracks (5 km), Dalwhinnie Distillery (16 km), Loch an Eilein (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Newtonmore?
The nearest famous roads are Cairnwell Pass, Glen Lyon and The Lecht (A939 Old Military Road).
Where is Newtonmore?
Newtonmore is in Scotland, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Kingussie.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,100
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Scotland
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 57.0657, -4.1210
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Newtonmore
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Ruthven Barracks
Stark Hanoverian infantry barracks on a green mound near Kingussie, a free and evocative Jacobite-era ruin.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Dalwhinnie Distillery
One of the highest and coldest distilleries in Scotland, right beside the A9 at Drumochter — an easy stop on the road north.
16 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Loch an Eilein
A serene Cairngorms loch with a ruined island castle, ringed by an easy ancient Caledonian forest walk near Aviemore.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Loch Morlich
Beautiful freshwater loch in the Cairngorms with a sandy beach backed by ancient pine forest and views to the Cairngorm mountains.
28 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Cairngorms National Park
The UK's largest national park in the Scottish Highlands with arctic-alpine landscapes and ancient Caledonian pine forests.
29 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Cairngorm Mountain Funicular
A funicular railway climbing high into the Cairngorms near Aviemore for panoramic alpine views and winter snowsports.
29 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Falls of Foyers
A thundering 30m waterfall plunging through wooded gorge above Loch Ness, immortalised by Robert Burns.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Newtonmore
- 29 kmCairngorm Mountain FunicularA funicular railway climbing high into the Cairngorms near Aviemore for panoramic alpine views and winter snowsports.
- 42 kmQueen's View, Loch TummelA famous viewpoint on the B8019 looking west along Loch Tummel to the cone of Schiehallion.
- 44 kmSchiehallionA conical Perthshire Munro whose regular shape was used in 1774 to weigh the Earth — the experiment that produced contour lines.
- 47 kmCairnwell PassThe highest main road in Britain at 670m, where the A93 crosses the Grampians at Glenshee between Braemar and the ski centre. The famously steep Devil's Elbow hairpins lie just below the summit.
- 47 kmCairnwell Pass (A93, Glenshee)The highest public road in Britain at 670m, climbing the Devil's Elbow route through Glenshee to Braemar.
- 54 kmGlen LyonScotland's longest enclosed glen: 34 miles of single-track road along the River Lyon past Fortingall's 3,000-year-old yew, Bridge of Balgie tearoom and the Ben Lawers dam. Sir Walter Scott called it the longest, loneliest, loveliest glen.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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