Fiddichside Inn, Craigellachie

UPDATE 2020.

A refurbishment has recently been carried out which requires a re-assessment.

Please note - the photos are therefore out of date and the description is one written before the recent changes.

A marvellous rural survival, picturesquely sited by the Bridge of Fiddich. The building dates from 1842 and has been in the hands of the present family since November 1919. The tiny bar is at the end of a cottage and measures a mere 10 ft. x 15 ft. It has a panelled counter running down the length of the room and a gantry which was made by the local carpentry works of A. & R. Dunbar of Popine Mills. The servery takes up almost half the room and there is only space for some bar stools and a few plain benches.

The record number of people in the pub is said to be 40, achieved one Christmas Day – some way to go to rival the Nutshell in Bury St Edmunds, but at least some of the throng were playing the bagpipes. Behind the bar is a simple gantry with turned shafts and the walls have half-height panelling. There are also mirrors advertising William Younger’s and Robert Younger’s IPA. Listed in 2008 as a result of survey work by CAMRA.