We've just stumbled across this wee snippet from the Telegraph...here's a precis. It's not always that cold, by the way!
From November, the Cairngorms National Park becomes a winter wonderland, with snow regularly dusting its pine forests and capping its mountains. Britain's strongest gust of wind (194mph) was recorded here on December 19 2008. The park also has the coldest town in the United Kingdom (the thermometer fell to -17F at Braemar on January 10 1982), and last winter it had snow drifts 16ft deep...try the Cross at Kingussie, a restaurant with rooms set in four acres of Cairngorms woodland. A converted 18th-century tweed mill with eight bedrooms, it serves up hearty Scottish cooking by an open fire and there are books and board games in the comfortable lounge. Outside you can spot snow buntings and Cairngorm sparrows when walking in the beautiful Rothiemurchus estate.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/8087577/UK-where-to-go-storm-watching-in-Britain.html
The Cross at Kingussie Restaurant with Rooms www.thecross.co.uk
From November, the Cairngorms National Park becomes a winter wonderland, with snow regularly dusting its pine forests and capping its mountains. Britain's strongest gust of wind (194mph) was recorded here on December 19 2008. The park also has the coldest town in the United Kingdom (the thermometer fell to -17F at Braemar on January 10 1982), and last winter it had snow drifts 16ft deep...try the Cross at Kingussie, a restaurant with rooms set in four acres of Cairngorms woodland. A converted 18th-century tweed mill with eight bedrooms, it serves up hearty Scottish cooking by an open fire and there are books and board games in the comfortable lounge. Outside you can spot snow buntings and Cairngorm sparrows when walking in the beautiful Rothiemurchus estate.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/8087577/UK-where-to-go-storm-watching-in-Britain.html
The Cross at Kingussie Restaurant with Rooms www.thecross.co.uk
