Royal Deeside : Balmoral Road Races

The truly magnificent Royal Estate of Balmoral on Royal Deeside
plays host, once again, to the

Balmoral Castle Road Races
Saturday 28th April 2007

Voted by readers of Runners World as the most scenic race in Scotland, the main race offers a combination of a stunning course and magnificent scenery as the course winds it's way through the Royal Estate. Some general information is given below: for more details visit the official website.

Balmoral Estate is approximately 50 miles west of Aberdeen, just off the A93 in scenic Royal Deeside and can be reached from the South on the A93 (Deeside Tourist Route) via Perth and Glenshee

Aberdeen Airport also accommodates excellent UK connections with the mainline railway station enabling easy access from throughout the country. There are also good bus sen/ices from the city of Aberdeen to Deeside and Balmoral.

The organisers have arranged for competitors' family and friends to receive free entry to the Balmoral Estate on race day, so why not make a holiday of it and spend the weekend in Deeside - surely one of the most spectacularly beautiful regions of Europe? Several thousand visitors are expected on that day.

Accommodation and information on the area

This website contains a wide variety of information on Royal Deeside (see blue buttons above). For those wanting more specific information on one of the four main areas of Braemar, Ballater, Aboyne and Banchory should click one of the red buttons above. A list of the accommodation providers in Royal Deeside is given in the Accommodation and Food section.

Need some help to make the most of your trip to the area?
Aberdeen and Grampian Tourist Board has 3 Tourist Information Centres within easy reach of Balmoral Castle:

Crathie (0.2 miles) phone 013397 42414
Ballater (7.9 miles) phone 013397 55306
Braemar (9.2 miles) phone 013397 41600

The friendly, experienced staff at these Tourist Information Centres will be happy to help with advice on the tremendous range of outdoor activities and pursuits which you can enjoy while visiting Aberdeen and Grampian. Alternatively you can visit www.aberdeen-grampian.com or E mail info@agtb.org to find out more about the area.

VisitScotland.com offers an accommodation booking service. To book your accommodation in advance of your visit phone 0845 22 55 121 or book online at www.visitscotland.com

Car Parking
Parking adjacent to the Balmoral Estate will be in operation at this year's event.

Note The information in this page has been taken from a leaflet produced by the organisers of the race.