RELAX IN NATURE: For an immersive winter getaway, visit the vast Cairngorms National Park in Scotland for incredible walks, brisk air and big skies.
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Stay at the Condé Nast Traveller celebrated The Fife Arms Hotel in Braemar, packed with Victorian grandeur and over 16,000 antiques and artworks by Picasso, Freud and Bruegel along with a menagerie of taxidermy. The themed suites and locally-sourced menus tell of wild stories and taste incredible.
Drive to the Linn of Dee for that instagram shot of gushing peaty water cascading down a narrow pass, popular with Queen Victoria and her ghillie, John Brown. Take a bespoke fly-fishing course on the Royal Deeside and catch a salmon, before submerging yourself in a copper bath with a wee dram from Berties - The Fife Arms' in-house whisky bar offers over 390 whiskies from around the world arranged by flavour profile. Head down river to the neighbouring town of Ballater and its renowned restaurant Fish Shop (if you can get a table) to bag a plate of local langoustine and oysters... Lose yourself in this vast landscape steeped in royal history and unforgettable views.