The Blackwater Inn was opened in 1985 by Ivy Bailey and her family. It has now closed. Hear Ivy’s story here, and to see some old brochures for the inn click here.
Blackwater Inn
In the 1960s, 15-20 years before the Inn opened, the building was a garage which had a cafe called The Haggis Trap.
A packed Blackwater Inn watching a performance. Ivy says that people sometimes couldn't get through the doors, they were so full.
This page was added by Sally Gingell on 11/11/2013.
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Has anyone any idea how to get in contact with monty or the others?
Hello Neil
Ivy, Monty & Jackie are still living there. Jackie works at the village shop.
I probably should have said ‘Glenshee Inn’ as I never knew it as anything different in 1980 and 1981.
I worked for Ron and Elaine at the Blackwater Inn – two ski seasons 1980-81 and 1981-82. Very happy memories. It was busy especially the first year as it was a good ski season with lots of snow. I enjoyed working there – Ron and Elaine were great – their children were small and they also had a friendly black lab called Ben. The visiting musicians were good and also the film nights showing Colorado – skiing (I think). The girls who worked there shared a large room above the front door. On our days and evenings off we used to go up the Glen to parties or to ski. Great fun.
I stayed here in February 1985, on trip from Australia. I remember a new parrot on a stand in the lounge. Drank Tenents Larger till early hours and woke with a terrible hangover!!
I was owner of The Glenshee Inn 1982 to 1984.
Sold it to the Texan and wife one of you mentioned. I met them again in 2019 and they’ve never been able to renovate the Inn again. One of my girls were born while I was living there, she’s now 37.
Nikki, if you google Glenshee Inn under ski-glenshee.co.uk
There is a picture of your Dad outside the hotel with some of us. That was in 1977.
To Marj, yes Ron and Elaine owned the Glenshee Inn 70’s and early 80’s and Dave D had the shop next door
My parents owned the Blackwater Inn which they renamed the Gen Shee Inn from early 70’s to early 80’s I think some of these pics are from their times there, they had regular folk & music nights
Spent many happy times at the blackwater inn in the late seventies, with my wife Linda a d two young children. We came up the last week in October for six or seven years, staying at dalnaglar castle. Fond memories of Ivy Tom who introduced me a low flyer drink,( wild turkey). Hope you are keeping well. Brian Linda Swift.
Often used to stop there on our way back to Dundee after yet another (brilliant) day skiing at Glenshee.
Miss it an awful lot. Great days.
(Also used to stop the bus there (and back) on our skiing day trips from Laings Bar)
Amazing to hear Ivy speaking, after all those years, I worked there 87/88 winter season. Tom was a true gent Blackwater Inn was one of a kind!
Did this use to be The Glenshee Inn in the 1970s run by a man called Ron and his wife? Dave Dalrymple had a ski hire shop next door.
Did this used to be the Glenshee Inn in the early 70s? Think Ron was the manager/owner at the time and Dave Dalrymple had the ski hire next door. John King used to bring people up from Glasgow for the weekend. High tea and ceilidhs at Ma Flemings and magic nights at the Spittal.
Stayed at the Blackwater in the 90s.
An interesting American gent, possibly Texan, was in charge on that day and breakfast was served by a lovely lady.
A local tug of war team came in mid evening and livened the place up !
What a shame that it has gone, had some fantastic nights with Ivy , Tom , Monty and the crew when we we stayed on a motor bike tour or skiing in Scotloand
Wow, brings back memories. I was an Aussie working a snow season as a barmaid at The Blackwater Inn in 1987/88. Lived in the staff accommodation up the road.
The accordionist with Jim Petrie is Jim Fairweather.
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