Had a lovely time at Firbank where we stayed for 11 nights and didn't run out of things to do. We loved the space between pitches and convenience of the woods behind for walking the dogs. Great location for visiting all the Cairglngorms have to offer. Even though only pitches are hardstanding the drive over the grass is on firm ground so no big ruts to get stuck in. Lovely clean little toilet hut and lack of a shower not an issue for us as we use our caravan shower and each pitch has a tap. 10 units per night included and we only went a little over that (it was a chilly Apr/May and we had heating on). Very quiet especially at although some occasional logging trucks pass in the daytime on weekdays but not a noise problem. We spotted red squirrels and deer from our caravan window and heard a cuckoo. The pub up the road in Aboyne did good food and accommodated us and our 3 dogs inside in the bar. Beaches in Aberdeenshire within an hour (Balmedie and St Cyrus were great), we did Braemar (home of the Highland Games) and did a lovely circular walk (the Queens Drive). Glen Tanar was beautiful and worth the car parking fee of £5 to visit Glen Muick (never seen so many red deer so close up and the scenery was staggering). Ballater was very pretty for a walk around. The circular walk around Loch Kinord was a nice one. We drove the snow road up to Tomintoul one day great for a scenic drive and lots of stopping points along the way to stretch the dog legs. We didn't brave swimming in the river but it's just across the road so you could. We visited Balmoral on on Coronation day which we'll always remember and managed to buy some limited edition whisky. The Walk Highland app which is free was excellent for finding walks to do. Coop supermarkets nearby enough for our needs, great butchers in Ballater and The Highlander bakehouse was great (fab hot dogs and scones) if not the cheapest. So much to do within easy reach we could have stayed longer but needed to move to do laundry