From monster spotting and canal cruising to dolphin spotting and fashion-shopping, the Inverness area offers plenty to do indoors and out.
Inverness Inverness is no sleepy Highland village. Far from it – it’s got great shopping and a vibrant cultural and nightlife, plus full city status. More...
Great Glen This fault line splits Scotland coast to coast, its ancient sideways slippage resulting in the granites of Foyers on the east side matching the same rocks at Strontian, 65 miles to the south-west. More...
Loch Ness Scotland’s most famous loch can be scanned from viewpoints on the Inverness – Fort Augustus road, from the battlements of Castle Urquhart and from the deck of a cruise boat. More...
Forts & Battlefields That Culloden Battlefield and Fort George are a few minutes apart is very apt. The massive fort was a government response to the rebellion of 1745 that finally ended at the Battle of Culloden.
Castles The area’s castles include Urquhart, a fortress to control the Great Glen route, as well as ancient family homes like Cawdor.
Historic Towns The area has many attractive towns, Nairn with its beaches and harbour, historic Beauly, and across the Firth the cathedral town of Fortrose and Cromarty – a fascinating 18th century Royal Burgh with courthouse, fishertown and harbour.
Speciality Shops Craftwares of all kinds, watercolours inspired by Highland settings, yarns and fabrics of subtle colours and even a Highland winery – lots of speciality shops in town and country
Festivals & Events Events here include the well known Highland Festival – plus a range of happenings from Highland Games to a packed programme from Eden Court’s ‘programme in exile’.
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