Dates for your diary
Spring Run - Sunday 23rd April 2017
Destination this year is the N.T.S. property, Drum Castle, Drumoak. The Coffee Stop will be at the Royal Deeside Railway Centre at Crathes. The run is about 36 miles long and will take about 1½ hours.
The run will meet at Aberdeen Beach Esplanade at 9:30 am. Line up along the Esplanade from the Beach Ballroom towards the Bridge of Don. If we all point north and park at an angle this should make a good photo opportunity and make parking easier.
The run will set off at about 10:00 along the Esplanade to the Bridge of Don. Turn left onto King Street then onto Union Street and Holburn Street. At the roundabout take the second exit onto Great Southern Road. Keep going until you cross the bridge over the Dee. Turn right and continue to the next roundabout at the Bridge of Dee. Take the second exit onto Leggart Terrace and continue onto the South Deeside Road. At the junction turn right and cross over the Dee at Durris Bridge and turn left. Continue to the Royal Deeside Railway Visitor Centre at Milton of Crathes ½ mile on the left. The Society has kindly opened their Carriage Restaurant for us again so that we can have a coffee stop and tour of their centre.
At 11:30 we leave the site and turn left. At Banchory turn right into Hill of Banchory West Road. Continue until you get to the T junction with Raemoir Road. Turn right and continue to the junction with the B977. Turn right. After 5 miles turn right just AFTER Lora’s Restaurant, signposted HOPTON. At the T junction turn right and follow the signs to the Castle entrance. Before you reach the castle turn left signposted FARM. Follow the road round to the rear of the castle. Park on the grass using the ramp provided. There will be limited catering available so packed lunches are recommended. The N.T.S has gone to some effort to prepare for our visit so please take a tour to the Castle and have a walk around the gardens. It would be appreciated if you can stay at least until 3pm.
Annual Rally - Sunday 11th June 2017
Autumn Run - TBA
AGM - TBA