📌 Dinnet, Aberdeenshire
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A few miles downstream of Ballater, a stately white suspension bridge spans the River Dee at Cambus o’ May. From the middle there are great views of the river surrounded by the Cairngorms foothills and forest. Somehow it’s just about survived what the worst of northeast Scotland’s climate has thrown at it over more than a century since its construction in 1905. This is no mean feat: the Dee rises high enough during spate events to throw debris against the slender span. Floods in 2015 caused serious damage leading to a lengthy closure, but happily it’s now open again, still standing proud above one of Scotland’s mightiest rivers. The Cambus o’ May Cheese Company is just up the road – if you like the stuff, it’s makes a perfect, potentially smelly lunch stop.
🌍 Location
📌 By the A93 3 mi west of Dinnet
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 421976
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.065825,-2.956768
🚌 Bus stops on A93 (1 mi to west via Deeside Way)
🚗 Car park nearby to east
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
