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Alexandra Hotel, Ballater

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Opens at 12:00pm
12 Bridge Square, Ballater, AB35 5QJ (View on Google Map)
(01339) 755376
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Originally built as a private home in 1800 and becoming the Alexandra Hotel in 1915, this smart, friendly and family owned lounge bar, is popular with locals for bar suppers and regular bar drinkers also.

Beer garden to rear of hotel for alfresco drinking.

Ales exclusively supplied from Cairngorm and always in excellent condition. Three in summer, but generally just two in winter.

Handy for a stop off on your way to Braemar for the Highland Games or for a visit with the Royals at Balmoral.

Please note the venue is usually closed for the month of January as the owners take their annual vacation

Information for this venue is provided by the Aberdeen Grampian & N Isles Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Aberdeenshire
Last updated
23/03/2025
Last surveyed
12/12/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
ABE/000380
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - Midnight
Tuesday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - Midnight
Wednesday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - Midnight
Thursday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - Midnight
Friday
1:00pm - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
Monday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Friday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Saturday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Sunday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:30pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Cairngorm - Trade Winds TasteMatch Prediction

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Cairngorm - Trade Winds
Cairngorm - Trade Winds Flavoured Speciality Beers • 4.3% Spotted 6 times.
Cairngorm - Trade Winds
Cairngorm - Trade Winds

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 6 times. recently. Last spotted 4 days ago at Alexandra Hotel, Ballater.

ABV 4.3%
Dispense Handpump
Style Flavoured Speciality Beers
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Cairngorm - Black Gold TasteMatch Prediction

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Cairngorm - Beers - Black Gold - Cask Ale
Cairngorm - Black Gold Session Stout • 4.4% Spotted twice.
Cairngorm - Beers - Black Gold - Cask Ale
Gold Award
Cairngorm - Black Gold

Spotted twice. recently. Last spotted 4 days ago at Alexandra Hotel, Ballater.

ABV 4.4%
Style Session Stout
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

exclusively Cairngorm

Changing beers typically include: Cairngorm - Stag

Source: Regional

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Sky + TNT
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Last orders 8.30pm
Garden Garden
Beer Garden to rear
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Outwith meal times
Accommodation Accommodation
6 rooms
Camping Camping
Restaurant Restaurant
Smoking Smoking
Front of hotel
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes (150m)
stagecoach: 201
Directions
Easily spotted on entering village from east side

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