Golf, Fishing, Shooting, Skiing

Golf is the obvious sport in Scotland and there are some truly wonderful options in the Banchory and Aberdeen area. Inchmarlo golf course is a particular favourite amongst hotel guests and the Raemoir hotel is fortunate to have a good relationship with them to the benefit of our visitors.

Winter country sporting opportunities are many and varied thanks to our landlords, Dunecht estate. We are particularly spoilt in the Deeside area with two of the finest Salmon and trout rivers in Scotland the Dee and the Don.

Fishing: Royal Deeside is one of the most famous areas in Scotland for fishing, and Banchory sits directly on the River Dee.  If you are interested in fly fishing for wild salmon on the Dee please visit www.fishdee.co.uk .  For trout fishing with fly or bait, we can recommend the Raemoir Trout Fishery which is just 1/2 mile from the hotel. Their website www.elbonsolutions.com/fish

Pheasant Shooting:  Shooting can be bought directly through the hotel.  Each year the hotel offers 8 days of 8 guns from mid October through to 31st January.  Days begin at the hotel at 9am with all the guns and guests gathering in the private sitting room for coffee, bacon rolls and sloe gin.  At 9.30 the shoot moves off for the first drive.  Lunch is provided back at the hotel and depending on daylight and weather conditions there is often an option of duck flighting on a lochan on the Hill of Fare, the hill that rises behind the hotel.  The scenery throughout the day is magnificent and the good sport reflects the careful shoot management that goes on all year round.  David Webster personally arranges the shoots and he can be contacted on 01307 840340, at our sister hotel, Castleton House Hotel, or email david@castletonglamis.co.uk

Stalking: The area offers world famous stalking grounds, this is the very landscape depicted by Sir Edwin Landseer famous as the artist of ‘Monach of the Glen’.  This is professionally managed by Dunecht Estate, please telephone 01330 860 223, for further information and mention that you wish to stay at The Raemoir.

Skiing: Two ski centres are available in the area there is The Lecht near Strathdon and Glenshee at Braemar, both sites offer training and equipment hire.

Some other possibilities when in the area are:Pony treking, archery, canoeing, mountain biking, orienteering, hill walking, gliding, skiing, snowboarding, quad biking, clay shooting, off road driving, tank driving and go karting.