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    Step Back In Time With The Boat Country Inn…

    Experience the charm of a Highland heritage adventure with our exclusive “Vintage Train & Cosy Escape” offer. Nestled in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, The Boat Country Inn invites you to a one-night getaway filled with nostalgia, stunning scenery, and timeless comfort.

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    Discover the real Scotland with our family group of properties and venues. Authentic, Scottish cuisine, hospitality and good times.

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    The Boat Country Inn is a 4-Star hotel, bar and restaurant near Aviemore. Nestled in a picturesque setting in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. Book your room direct for our best rates available.

    Deshar Road, Boat of Garten,
    Near Aviemore PH24 3BH

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    The Boat Country Inn in Boat of Garten is a country bar & restaurant with hotel rooms oozing rural charm and rustic character.

    ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ ๐š ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง
๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จโ€ฆ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐.

Since The Traitors filmed just along the Strathspey railway beside us, we thought weโ€™d make one thing clear about our Festive Menu:

Thereโ€™s no sabotage in the kitchen.
No alliances over starters.
No one plotting your downfall between courses.

Just proper festive food, winter favourites, and dishes that arrive safely to your table with zero deception.

If anything mysterious happens, itโ€™ll only be:
โ€œWho took the last roast potato?โ€
or
โ€œWhy is the Christmas pudding disappearing faster than expected?โ€

Join us this festive season for good food, good company, and absolutely no cloaks required.
    ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง
โ€ฆand donโ€™t worry, there are no secret missions required.

Since The Traitors filmed just along the Strathspey railway beside us, we thought weโ€™d make one thing very clear about our Black Friday celebrations:

No dramatic cloak swishing.
No tense round-table moments.
No one side-eyeing your dessert choices.

Just a brilliant Black Friday treat, festive vibes, and dishes that arrive without any plot twists.

The only mystery you might encounter is:
โ€œWho polished off the mince pies?โ€
or
โ€œWhere did those pigs-in-blankets disappear to so quickly?โ€

Join us this Black Friday for good food, good cheer, and absolutely zero deception. Just the fun kind of drama (like choosing between two desserts).
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    ๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐ข๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ญโ€ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š.

This weekend marks Stir Up Sunday, the traditional day to begin the Christmas pudding โ€” where everyone takes a turn, makes a wish and gives the mixture one good stir.

Since The Traitors filmed right along the Strathspey line by us, we thought we should clarify:
thereโ€™s absolutely no sabotage happening in our kitchen.
No whispers, no plotting, and definitely no one swapping ingredients when backs are turned.

Just classic festive prep, good wishes, rich flavoursโ€ฆ
and maybe one or two people keeping an eye on who takes the last glacรฉ cherry.

Raise a spoon, make a wish, and let the Christmas countdown begin at The Boat.
    ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌโ€ฆ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Something suspicious is happening at The Boatโ€ฆ
and we need your help to work out what on earth is going on in this photo.

Caption this mysterious moment:
What is our cloaked visitor really thinking?

Is it:
โ€ข Plotting the downfall of the Christmas pudding?
โ€ข Debating whether to stir clockwise or counter-clockwise?
โ€ข Trying to remember if they put the brandy in twice?

Best caption wins absolutely nothing except pride and gloryโ€ฆ
but we promise to share our favourites.

Readyโ€ฆ setโ€ฆ caption!
    Snow Day at The Boat Country Inn Winter has offici Snow Day at The Boat Country Inn
Winter has officially moved in, and our little corner of the Highlands looks like itโ€™s been plucked straight from a Christmas postcard.

Whether you're braving the snow for a warm meal, popping in for a hot chocolate, or simply admiring the view, weโ€™ve got the fires lit, the lights glowing, and the welcome waiting.

Bundle up, take it slow on the roads, and come enjoy the magic with us.
Because thereโ€™s no better place to watch the snow fall than The Boat.
    ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ ๐š ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง
๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จโ€ฆ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐.

Since The Traitors filmed just along the Strathspey railway beside us, we thought weโ€™d make one thing clear about our Festive Menu:

Thereโ€™s no sabotage in the kitchen.
No alliances over starters.
No one plotting your downfall between courses.

Just proper festive food, winter favourites, and dishes that arrive safely to your table with zero deception.

If anything mysterious happens, itโ€™ll only be:
โ€œWho took the last roast potato?โ€
or
โ€œWhy is the Christmas pudding disappearing faster than expected?โ€

Join us this festive season for good food, good company, and absolutely no cloaks required.
    ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซโ€ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง

With The Traitors filmed along the iconic Strathspey Steam Railway, right by us, weโ€™ve heard every twist, theory and dramatic whisper from guests passing through.

But hereโ€™s the real plot twist:
the closest we get to betrayal is someone taking the last sausage.

Stay the night, enjoy the calm, and if anyone starts acting suspiciousโ€ฆ
itโ€™s probably just because they want the window seat at breakfast.
    ๐๐š๐ง-๐’๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐œ๐จ ๐๐š๐ง-๐’๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง

Our Pan-Seared Scottish Salmon Fillet (GF) is cooked to a perfect golden finish and served with orange-braised fennel, parsley new potatoes, wilted greens and a rich caper butter. Fresh, vibrant and full of Scottish flavour.

And since The Traitors was filmed just by the train station next to usโ€ฆ
donโ€™t worry, thereโ€™s no sabotage in the kitchen.
No plotting.
No alliances.
Just really good salmon.

Although if someone at your table โ€œmysteriouslyโ€ claims the last potatoโ€ฆ
well, thatโ€™s between you and them.

Enjoy this beautifully balanced dish with absolutely zero betrayal attached.
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