Paul Murton explores the upper reaches of the river Spey, Scotland’s third-longest river, and travels through Badenoch to a hidden love nest, before working up steam on a heritage railway.
Paul Murton explores the upper reaches of the river Spey - Scotland’s third-longest river - from its source in the wilds of Badenoch to Broomhill, halfway down. He hears stories of clan chief Cluny Maherson, who hid with his gold for nine years in an inaccessible cave.
Heading to a hidden tributary, Paul discovers a secret aristocratic Victorian love nest located in a remote glen where the wilderness is returning. In Newtonmore, Paul sees traditional Highland houses that remind him of Hobbit dwellings, before he rides a steam train on a heritage railway that follows the river Spey.
