A lovely cottage near the centre of the town (you can walk from the station). It has three comfortable bedrooms, plenty of amenities and a fine view from the kitchen over Strathspey to (in April, anyway) snow-covered mountains. Kingussie is a pleasant, friendly town with a strong sense of community. Go to the ‘hub’ to find out what’s going on. Ed, the local photographer with a gallery in the main street, has recommendations for walks. Glen Banchor, just the other side of Newtonmore, is a particularly beautiful one: vast and, apart from the river, silent (and with a place to park at the foot of the glen). I enjoyed haggis and chips at Joe’s. There’s also a comprehensive bookshop with a large section of books on Scotland and a specialist cheese shop. We’ll be back!