Cambus O'May Hotel

About Cambus O'May Hotel

The Cambus O'May Hotel occupies a Victorian building dating from 1874, set within its own woodland gardens four miles east of Ballater, close to the Cambus o' May suspension bridge over the Dee and the birch woods that give the spot its reputation as one of Deeside's prettiest corners. The current owners have been renovating the hotel since 2020, gradually restoring its traditional Highland character.

A restaurant serves dinner most evenings, along with afternoon tea, in a dining room that keeps close to the hotel's period features rather than a modernised finish. The setting among mature woodland gives it a quieter, more rural feel than hotels within the village itself.

Its position close to the Muir of Dinnet reserve and the old railway path makes it a useful base for walkers who want to be out among trees and river rather than in the centre of Ballater, while still keeping the village within a ten-minute drive.