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The Square, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY, PH26 3PP

The Grant Arms Hotel on the main road through the town.

The number of hotels in Grantown-on-Spey reflect its role as a tourist centre, started perhaps by Queen Victoria who stayed, almost incognito, at the Grant Arms Hotel in September, 1860. Today the Grant Arms is a 55 ensuite bedroom hotel with meeting and conference facilities http://www.grantarmshotel.com/

Taken in the Main Street of Grantown

Popular hotel at the northern end of the town.

Largest hotel in Grantown on Spey, a town established in 1765 by Sir James Grant. The present hotel dates mainly from 1875, but in an earlier form it played host to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in September 1860. This must have been during the period when the Queen spent much time in the Highlands, thus making it a fashionable place to explore for those from further south.

A 48 bedroom hotel on the main road through Grantown-on-Spey. It specialises in wildlife tourism.

Now branding itself as the UK's Wildlife Hotel, the Grant Arms has recently been refurbished, and caters especially for visitors who are interested in wildlife.

An original regality cross dating from 1694 disappeared without trace in 1766 following a procession in which the cross was carried. In 2015, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of Grantown, a new cross was made. The stone pillar came from the original war memorial at nearby Advie, which dated back to 1919 but was replaced by a new memorial. Grantown's new addition was unveiled in The Square in June 2015. It is now known as the Regality Cross because of its links with the old Burgh of Regality.

In The Square stands this grand looking stone built hotel, a traditional Scottish building from 1765. It specialises in Bird Watching and Wildlife holidays as it stands in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park and near the River Spey. Queen Victoria stayed here in 1860.

Category C listed. Listing reference LB34074. 1875, with substantial additions 1879-90, incorporating earlier building. Large 2- and 3-storey hotel with Scottish Baronial detailing; 12 bays to The Square and further 3 wide bays to S return gable. Tooled rubble with tooled and polished ashlar dressings. Former centre entrance (to 7-bay 1875 range) now as window; late 19th century centre entrance with wide shallow headed doorpiece with centre coat of arms. 2nd floor oriel in crowstepped gable; angle bartizans with bellcast conical fishscale slate roofs; gabled dormers break wallhead. Varied glazing; coped end and ridge stacks; slate roofs.