Visit Braemar Places

Welcome to Visit Braemar Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Braemar

  

Braemar Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Braemar

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Braemar history

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The modern village sits over the Clunie Water, a strategically important crossing on an ancient trackway used by Picts and Romans. It is located in the upper end of the historical Earldom of Mar, literally the Braes o’ Mar. The Scottish Gaelic name Bràigh Mhàrr or upland of Mar was originally applied to the general area.

Braemar geography / climate

Braemar is within a one-and-a-half-hour drive of Aberdeen, Dundee, and Perth. It is approached from the South on the A93 from Glen Clunie and the Cairnwell Pass and from the East from Deeside.

Climate

Braemar is the third-coldest low-lying place in the UK after the villages of Dalwhinnie and Leadhills with an annual mean temperature of 6.8 °C (44.2 °F) It has 102 days of air frost and 153 days with 1 mm or more of rainfall .

You can visit Braemar places with Walkfo Braemar to hear history at Braemar’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Braemar has 10 places to visit in our interactive Braemar map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Braemar, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Braemar places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Braemar & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 10 audio facts unique to Braemar places in an interactive Braemar map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Braemar Places Map
10 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Braemar historic spots	Braemar tourist destinations	Braemar plaques	Braemar geographic features
Walkfo Braemar tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Braemar

  

Best Braemar places to visit

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Braemar has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Braemar’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Braemar’s information audio spots:

Clunie Water Clunie Water is a tributary of the River Dee in Aberdeenshire, Scotland . The river flows alongside the A93 road, joining the river at Braemar, among grey stone buildings .

Morrone Morrone (Scottish Gaelic: Mór Bheinn) is a Scottish hill immediately southwest of the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire .

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Visit Braemar plaques