Auld Kirk Hotel & Johnson's Restaurant, Ballater, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire

Set in the heart of Royal Deeside, within the Cairngorms National Park, the Auld Kirk is a fine example of a Victorian Scottish Free Church building.

Sensitively converted in 1986 to a small hotel , the Auld Kirk has built a reputation for good food, comfortable accommodation and a warm welcome that is the hallmark of Scottish hospitality.

A programme of refurbishment was commenced in 2006 and the Auld Kirk was re-launched as a ‘Restaurant with Rooms’ to more accurately describe the emphasis placed on the provision of fine local food and the scale and high standard of accommodation offered.

At the Auld Kirk we take food seriously. We aim wherever possible to provide the best of fresh, local, seasonal produce cooked and presented with care.

We avoid prepared, processed and frozen food and therefore keep our menus relatively small.

In addition to using the best of Scotland’s larder we are keen to use traditional Scottish recipes, giving them an appropriate contemporary twist.

Whilst we are serious about our food, we believe that eating should be a pleasure. We are therefore happy to vary dishes (where it is possible) to suit the taste of our diners, we do not have a dress code in our restaurant and we will do our best to cater for customers with special dietary needs.

Having only six letting bedrooms enables us to provide a very personal service to our guests.

All our bedrooms are on the first floor and most have now been fully refurbished. We provide a range of guest amenities in each room including refreshment trays, iron and ironing boards, hairdryers, televisions, direct dial telephones with voicemail and, in the majority of rooms, wireless internet access (bring your own laptop).

Broadband is also accessible in the bar and on the outside terrace and is free to resident guests.

Rates from: £42.50 per person per night.
Children Welcome. Dinner is available.
Ample off street parking.
Pets welcome. No smoking.