all change at the top of cairngorm

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Since its inception in 2001, the Cairngorm funicular has barred access from the top station to the plateau, mainly due to the 2.7m quid they’d have to repay the EU as letting visitors out of the train and onto the hill was forbidden due to the terms of the European funding element. Then last year they ran a trial that let walkers make their own way up the hill and take the train down and now, the inevitable has happened. Walkers will now be allowed out of the top station and onto the hill. Apparently this won’t affect the 2.7m pounds clawback as the designated fragile areas are 1.5Km from the top station, despite the entire Cairngorm plateau having a few Natura 2000 sites.

But it’s not as bad as it sounds. It looks like it’s going to be a ticketed system, where you can book a return funicular and guided walk package for the bargain price of 13 pounds. Considering a day’s hire of a Mountain Leader (ML) can cost you anywhere from 70 to 120 pounds, that is indeed a bargain. According to the company, a maximum of 140 bods per day could be doing the summit walk package but from the telly report, it’s starting at 7 walks per day with a maximum of 10 per group.

public discount for cairngorm funicular

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Not sure how to take this request for the public to come and clean up Cairngom. On the one hand, it’s an admirable call to arms for members of the public to come and spend the day cleaning up the litter on the slopes of Cairngorm.

introducing the cairngorm aws widget

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve ported my original code to a Wordpress widget that displays the latest reading from the Cairngorm Automatic Weather Station (AWS). You can download the widget here.

Cairngorm on eBothy Blog

all change at the top of cairngorm

public discount for cairngorm funicular

introducing the cairngorm aws widget