Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust

06/08/2026

We are absolutely delighted that our community-owned Glenmore Visitor Centre and Allt Mòr Café will reopen their doors from 9am tomorrow.

It's been an incredibly difficult few weeks, especially for Glenmore residents, as well as Glenmore and Cairngorm area businesses, their staff teams and everyone connected with Glenmore.

Our sincere thanks go to everyone who worked
to bring the wildfire under control and support our communities throughout this incredibly challenging time.

We also warmly welcome today's announcement of a £3 million Scottish Government recovery package for businesses affected by the wildfire and would like to thank the Cairngorms Business Partnership, Cairngorms National Park Authority, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, The Highland Council and Aviemore & Vicinity Community Councilfor working together to help secure this support for Glenmore.

Finally, we're incredibly grateful to Highland Wildlife Park for welcoming our Visitor Centre staff during the closure, giving them the chance to spend time together, learn from another local visitor attraction and take a positive break from what had been a difficult few weeks for everyone.

As we begin to recover, we also hope this experience helps strengthen the resilience of our communities and informs the development of a stronger local wildfire response for the future.

Please support Glenmore over the coming weeks. Every visit to a Glenmore business will make a real difference to our recovery.

👇 See the Glenmore Visitor Centre's reopening post below.

We're so pleased to be reopening our doors from 9am tomorrow (Friday 7th August).

While some paths remain closed as recovery work continues, there's still plenty to enjoy in Glenmore. Make the Visitor Centre your first stop for maps, advice and the latest information on trails and activities, then enjoy breakfast, coffee, cake or lunch at the Allt Mòr Café before heading out to explore.

See you tomorrow - we’ll have the coffee and cake ready! 😁☕️🧁

16/07/2026

Thursday 16 July - Glenmore Visitor Centre: CLOSED

Due to the ongoing wildfire incident, Glenmore Visitor Centre will remain closed today

The road into Glenmore remains closed. Please follow the advice of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and avoid travelling to Glenmore Forest Park and Loch Morlich while the emergency response continues

We are currently in attendance at a large fire in the open near to Ryvoan Bothy within the Cairngorms National Park.

Operations Control were first alerted at 11.49am and we have mobilised four fire appliances and specialist wildfire resources to the area. There are no reported casualties.

Due to large volumes of smoke travelling towards populated areas nearby, residents in Aviemore, Glenmore and the surrounding communities should keep their windows and doors closed. If you are within this area and can see or smell smoke, please follow the same advice.

While we want people to enjoy the good weather, we ask that anyone in the Cairngorms National Park near to Aviemore and Glenmore avoids the area.

This part of the Cairngorms National Park is popular with hillwalkers, and we ask that people remain vigilant while active firefighting continues.

08/07/2026

Over the past few weeks we've loved seeing the Saving Wildcats mural at Glenmore Visitor Centre come to life.

Earlier this year, Saving Wildcats approached Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust about creating a mural celebrating Scotland's native wildlife and the success of the Saving Wildcats project, including the return of wildcats to the Cairngorms.

Together, we wanted to create something that would welcome visitors to Glenmore Visitor Centre and inspire them to explore Glenmore Forest Park, discovering more about the native species that share this special place with the Scottish wildcat.

Following an open artist commission, Scottish artist Michael Corr was selected to create the mural. It has been a pleasure working alongside Michael, Helena Parsons and the Saving Wildcats team throughout the project.

One of the highlights was welcoming pupils from Kingussie High School at the start of the project to meet Michael, learn about his work and hear from Helena about the important conservation work taking place through Saving Wildcats.

Now complete, the mural has quickly become a real talking point. It's been lovely to see visitors stopping to admire it, take photographs and discover more about the wildlife around them.

Partnerships like this are an important part of Glenmore Visitor Centre's continued development. They bring together conservation, art, education and community to create something that will be enjoyed by local people and visitors alike.

Saving Wildcats Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) Kingussie High School Michael Corr Artist Glenmore Visitor Centre & Cafe

Photo Credit: Frances Porter, Badenoch and Strathspey Herald

08/07/2026

Over the past few weeks we've loved seeing the Saving Wildcats mural at Glenmore Visitor Centre come to life.

Earlier this year, Saving Wildcats approached Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust about creating a mural celebrating Scotland's native wildlife and the success of the Saving Wildcats project, including the return of wildcats to the Cairngorms. Together, we wanted to create something that would welcome visitors to Glenmore Visitor Centre and inspire them to explore Glenmore Forest Park, discovering more about the native species that share this special place with the Scottish wildcat.

Following an open artist commission, Scottish artist Michael Corr was selected to create the mural. It has been a pleasure working alongside Michael, Helena Parsons and the Saving Wildcats team throughout the project.

One of the highlights was welcoming pupils from Kingussie High School at the start of the project to meet Michael, learn about his work and hear from Helena about the important conservation work taking place through Saving Wildcats.

Now complete, the mural has quickly become a real talking point. It's been lovely to see visitors stopping to admire it, take photographs and discover more about the wildlife around them.

Partnerships like this are an important part of Glenmore Visitor Centre's continued development. They bring together conservation, art, education and community to create something that will be enjoyed by local people and visitors alike.

Saving Wildcats Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS)Michael Corr Artist Kingussie High School Glenmore Visitor Centre & Cafe

Photo Credit: Frances Porter, Badenoch and Strathspey Herald

18/06/2026

This Sunday, Glenmore Visitor Centre & Cafe is hosting its monthly Gaelic Breakfast Club. Everyone is welcome - from beginners to fluent speakers - from 10am to 11.30am.

Gaelic Breakfast Club is on this Sunday, 21st June!
Everyone is welcome - from absolute beginners to fluent speakers. A relaxed, informal chance to use or pick up some Gaelic. Come & join us!

08/06/2026

This is exactly what community ownership is all about.

A huge congratulations to everyone who took part in the 3rd Aviemore Skating Competition. Well done to Amanda and the team at Aviemore Ice Rink for organising such a fantastic event!

21/05/2026

It was fantastic to help bring together pupils from Kingussie High School, artist Michael Corr and the Saving Wildcats project for this fantastic session.

We’re really looking forward to seeing Michael’s mural come to life!

18/01/2026

We’re delighted to be partnering with Saving Wildcats on a large-scale mural at the Glenmore Visitor Centre.

The mural will wrap around the entrance to the Allt Mòr Café and will celebrate native species found across the Cairngorms, including those that share the same landscape as the recently released Scottish wildcats.

It will be a distinctive feature of the building and part of the welcome as people arrive at the Glenmore Visitor Centre.

Saving Wildcats have shared full details of the artist opportunity in their post, shared below👇