Strathpeffer
Strathpeffer is a village and also spa town in Ross and also Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, with a population of 1,469. It depends on a glen 5 miles (8 km) west of Dingwall, with the altitude varying from 60 to 120 m (200 to 400 ft) above water level. Shielded on the west as well as north, it has a relatively dry and also warm environment. Strathpeffer's distinctive Victorian style has actually contributed to its allure. Strathpeffer has numerous huge hotels and several guest houses, holiday cottages and also B&B establishments. There is a scenic fairway, which boasts the lengthiest decline from tee to green of any kind of training course in Scotland. Strathpeffer is the house of one of the globe's most extreme mountain bike races, the Strathpuffer, a 24-hour occasion kept in January annually. Organised by Square Wheels bike store, it makes use of the local trail network as well as regularly draws in over 400 competitors. The Strathpeffer and District Pipe Band and local Highland professional dancers execute in the square every Saturday from end May to September, as well as this is a preferred event for both visitors and also citizens. Neighboring is Castle Leod, seat of the Earl of Cromartie, Chief of the Clan Mackenzie, which is currently open up to the public a number of times a year. The annual Strathpeffer Highland Celebration, one of the longest-established Highland Games in Scotland, takes place in the premises of Castle Leod every August.
