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Ballater's
tourist office
is in the disused, renovated train station (July & Aug Mon-Sat 9.30am-7pm, Sun 1-7pm; June & Sept Mon-Sat 10am-1pm & 2-6pm, Sun 1-6pm; April, May, Oct & Nov Mon-Sat 10am-1pm & 2-5pm, Sun 1-5pm; Dec-March Sat & Sun 10am-5pm; tel 013397/55306).
Bunkhouse
accommodation is available for groups or backpackers at the
Schoolhouse
, Ferndean, Anderson Road (tel 013397/56333,
schoolhouseballater@btinternet.com
; under A?40), while there are plenty of reasonable
B&Bs
in town, including the no-smoking
Inverdeen House
, on Bridge Square (tel 013397/55759,
; A?40-50), which offers a wide choice of breakfasts, most involving local produce and home baking. A few miles north of town on the road to Tomintoul is
Gairnshiel Lodge
(tel 013397/55582; under A?40). In a remote but beautiful setting, it's a particularly child-friendly place and a great base for walking or cycling. For
camping
, the
Anderson Road Caravan Park
(tel 013397/55727; Easter-Oct) down towards the river, has around sixty tent pitches. Other useful information
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