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Former railway station, opened in 1866 by Aboyne and Ballater Railway and subsequently rebuilt. Originally a single platform terminal station, with an elaborate wooden single-storey platform building. Weatherboarded timber exterior with distinctive pierced bargeboards, porte cochere and Royal waiting room. There is a steel-framed glazed awning. The goods shed was wooden. The platform is of modern concrete paving and edging. Integral weighing machine by H. Pooley and Son Ltd of Liverpool. Used by the Royal family when going to Balmoral. Closed in the 1960s. Restored to form Tourist Office, museum and restaurant in 2005. This is a particularly good example of a timber railway station with its Royal connection giving rise to some outstanding internal and external detailing. The swan-necked iron lamps, the porte-cochere and outstanding decoration in the Royal waiting room set the station apart. Much of the station building was destroyed by a fire in May 2015. Now restored and open to the public.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)